Luke Bracey is an Australian actor whose career began with his role in the popular soap opera Home in Australia and On the Road. He later moved to the United States, where he managed to build a successful career not only on television but in films. He also acted as a model for the Ralph Lauren perfume advertising campaign.
Biography
Luke Bracy was born April 26, 1989 in the Australian city of Sydney. Despite the publicity of his profession, the actor usually does not talk about parents, childhood, education. He prefers to attract people's interest with his work, rather than his personal life.
Central Sydney Photo: Adam.JWC / Wikimedia Commons
Nevertheless, it is known that before becoming famous Luke was actively involved in sports, loved surfing and dreamed of a rugby player's career. Later, he planned to go to university and study the design and construction of buildings. But, having received an invitation to audition in the TV series "Home and the Way", he abandoned his plans.
Career and creativity
The acting career of Luc Bracey began in 2009, when he was approved for the role of Trey Palmer in the Australian soap opera Home and the Way. The series went on the channel Seven Network. The character that went to the aspiring actor was described as a guy with an "angel face" and a "devilish character."
Indiana Evans, Mark Furz and the crew while working on the TV series Home and the Way Photo: Cls14 / Wikimedia Commons
Everything was complicated by the fact that Luke had to show a decent acting game for a short period of time, which could attract the attention of viewers and film critics. And he managed to do it. Although later the actor, who at that time was 2 years old, admitted that it was rather difficult for him to play this role.
In 2010, after the filming of the film "Home and On the Road, " Luke Bracy moved to Los Angeles. His "American" film debut began with a role in the adventure melodrama Monte Carlo (2011). He got the role of an Australian tourist and a former rugby player named Riley. The key characters in the film were played by Selena Gomez, Katie Cassidy and Leighton Mister.
American actress and singer Selena Gomez Photo: Lunchbox LP / Wikimedia Commons
A few years later, he appeared as Scott in the short film American Dream, which was introduced in 2012. The next character, whom the actor played already in 2013, was the Cobra Commander, the leader of a terrorist organization and the main antagonist in the military science fiction action movie "GI Joe: Throw Cobra 2". Luke replaced Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who portrayed this hero in the previous part of the film. And the actor’s partners on the set were the popular Hollywood actors Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum and others.
In March 2013, Luke Bracey won the lead role in the ABC West Side pilot. However, soon the leadership of the channel decided not to continue shooting the picture. Then the actor appeared in the spy thriller "Man of November" (2014) in the image of a young operative David Mason. The film became an adaptation of one of the books of the American writer Bill Granger, which is part of the series of novels "No Spies."
In 2014, he played the young years of the character in the melodrama "Best in Me" by Dawson Cole. The plot of the film was based on the novel of the same name by the world famous American writer Nicholas Sparks.
In 2015, the actor appeared in the role of Brendan Erlik in the comedy "I, He, She, " which premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival. In the same year, Luke Bracey starred in a remake of the 1991 film of the same name "On the crest of a wave." He played one of the main roles of the FBI agent Johnny Utah. In the first version of the film, this character was played by Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves. However, unlike the original picture, in the 2015 version, Johnny Utah is not a former footballer.
Luke Bracey, Vince Vaughn and Mel Gibson with a fan, 2016 Photo: Greg2600 / Wikimedia Commons
In the military drama “For Conscience” (2016), Luke played Private Smitty Riker, an ally of the American combat doctor-pacifist and World War II veteran Desmond Doss. The film was directed by a famous American actor, screenwriter and producer Mel Gibson.
In 2018, Bracey got the lead role in the film Dundee: The Son of the Legend Returns Home. A year later, he played Sergeant Bob Buick in the Australian military drama Dangerous Intimacy: The Battle of Longtan. The film is dedicated to the famous battle for Longtan, which occurred in 1966 during the Vietnam War.
Luke Bracey continues to act in films. In the coming years, several films are planned to be released with the participation of the actor. Among them are Holidate, American Dream, Violet and the short film by screenwriter, director and Academy Award winner Roger Avery Happy Day.
