Luke MacFarlane (full name Thomas Luke MacFarlane Jr.) - Canadian film and theater actor, musician. Luke began his career with performances on stage, becoming the youngest actor in the Playwrights Horizons. The actor received his first roles in television projects in the early 2000s. The greatest popularity brought him work in the series "Brothers and Sisters."
McFarlane’s creative biography has more than two dozen movie roles. Mostly he starred in television projects, but also continues to work on the stage in Canada. The actor is a frequent guest of television entertainment shows. He was repeatedly invited to the role of leading cinema awards ceremonies.
early years
The boy was born in Canada in the winter of 1980. Luke has two sisters: Ruth and Rebecca. The boy's parents were involved in the medical field. My father was the head doctor of a student university hospital, and my mother worked as a nurse in a local psychiatric clinic.
In school, Luke became interested in music. He assembled his own group, which lasted several years. During the musical activity of the band several popular singles and albums were recorded. The boy was also a soloist of the school choir and performed at all festive events conducted by students.
Studying music did not become for him the work of a lifetime. Luke dreamed of an acting career and, in order to get a professional education, he entered the Academy of Arts in New York. There he studied acting and drama.
Creative way
Luke began his creative career with performances on the stage. After graduating from the academy, he was enrolled in the troupe of the famous non-profit New York theater Playwrights Horizons. In the early 2000s, Luke toured with the production of "The Busy World is Hushed" across the country and performed on the stage of the famous theater in Los Angeles.
Then, for several years, MacFarlane performed on a non-Broadway stage, receiving the main role in one of the famous productions - "Where Do We Live".
A career in cinema began with small roles in television projects. The debut took place in the film "Kinsey", where his partner on the set was the popular actor Liam Neeson.
Two years later, MacFarlane received a regular role in the Brothers and Sisters project. Already from the third season of the series, Luke entered the main cast and played in the film for several years. This role brought MacFarlane wide popularity. The actor began to receive new offers from producers and directors.
McFarlane got the lead role in 2009 in the Railroad project. He also took part in the filming of famous series: "In sight", "Life as a show", "Beauty and the Beast", as a guest actor.
For several years, Luke starred in the TV series "The Night Shift", which talks about the work of doctors in the hospital of San Antonio.
As a guest star, MacFarlane appeared in the Supergirl project, where he starred in several episodes. In the same period, the actor received an invitation to the Canadian science fiction series "Killjoys", which later became a cult film.
The series "Kaifolomy" was launched in 2013. The last season should be released in 2019. Luke received one of the main roles in the project. He played a character named D'Avin "Dove" Jacobi.
McFarlane became one of the main characters in the drama series Streets of Mercy. The project appeared on the screens in 2016, but a year later it was closed.
In the cinematic career of MacFarlane mainly roles in television films and the series. In a big movie, he appeared in only a few low-budget films, which did not add to his popularity.
