Luke Arnold | |
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 Luke Arnold at the launch of The Last Smile in Sunder City at The Vanguard in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Marcel Bracks | |
| Born | Luke Arnold Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
Luke Arnold is an Australian actor and author, who is well-known for portraying John Silver in the Starz drama series Black Sails . [1]
Arnold was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and went to primary school there until his family moved to Sydney. [2] He moved to Queensland for his last two years of high school at Sunshine Beach High School on the Sunshine Coast. At the age of 18, he worked as an assistant swordmaster on the 2003 film Peter Pan . [3] He graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in 2006, [4] and made his film debut as the lead in Broken Hill in 2009.
On stage he appeared in Tim Conigrave's Like Stars in My Hands, directed by Robert Chuter at La Mama Courthouse, Melbourne in 2008. He appeared in television guest roles in City Homicide , McLeod's Daughters , and a recurring role in Winners & Losers . [1]
In 2014, he appeared in two major television roles: playing INXS singer Michael Hutchence in INXS: Never Tear Us Apart , [5] and as the pirate John Silver in the Starz drama series Black Sails . [1] In 2017 he appeared in all six episodes of the second season of Australian paranormal drama Glitch . [6] In 2018 he co-starred in the movie Half Magic as Freedom.
In January 2020, Hachette Australia published Arnold's first novel, The Last Smile in Sunder City. [7]
In 2020, he took on a temporary role of Lewis Hayes in the TV soap opera Home and Away, playing a nurse with grudge against a doctor. [8]
In 2023 Arnold was named for upcoming Stan production Scrublands. [9] In 2024 Scrublands was renewed for a second season with Arnold reprising the role. [10]
In 2024 Arnold was announced for the second season of Last King of the Cross . [11]
As of July 2022 [update] Arnold is an Ambassador for Save the Children Australia. [12]
Luke Arnold Published a trilogy named The Fetch Phillips Archives, an urban fantasy story. It consists of:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Peter Pan | Stunts | |
| 2006 | One Perfect Day | Short video | |
| 2009 | Broken Hill | Tommy McAlpine | |
| 2010 | Letters to Sally | Tim / Damian | Short film |
| 2011 | Dealing with Destiny | Blake | |
| The Tunnel | Jim 'Tangles' Williams | ||
| 2012 | Loaded | Sammy | Short film |
| 2013 | Murder in the Dark | Kevin | |
| 2018 | Half Magic | Freedom |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | McLeod's Daughters | Rhys Plaidy | Season 7, episode 26 ("My Enemy, My Friend") |
| 2008 | The Elephant Princess | Jago | 4 episodes |
| The Strip | Muz | Season 1, episode 7 | |
| 2009 | Rush | Constable Elliot Ryan | 2 episodes |
| Rescue Special Ops | Rick Jones | 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | The Pacific | Augie | Episode 4 ("Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika") |
| 2011 | Twentysomething | Backpacker #1 | Season 1, episode 2 |
| City Homicide | Drew Preston | Season 5, episode 4 ( "Tangled Web") | |
| Panic at Rock Island | Tyson | ||
| 2012 | Winners & Losers | Lachie Clarke | 6 episodes |
| Lowdown | Leon | Season 2, episode 3 ("One Fine Gay") | |
| Event Zero | Tully | Season 1, episode 3 | |
| 2014 | INXS: Never Tear Us Apart | Michael Hutchence | 2 episodes |
| 2014–17 | Black Sails | John Silver | 38 episodes |
| 2016 | MacGyver 2016 | Karl | Season 1, episode 10 ("Pliers") |
| 2017 | Glitch | Owen Nilsson | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Salvation | Bass Sheperd | |
| 2018–19 | Box Peek | Bronze Fang | 3 episodes, web series |
| 2020–21 | Home and Away | Lewis Hayes | 27 episodes |
| 2021 | Preppers | Fig | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | True Colours | Nick Gawler | 4 episodes |
| 2023 - | Scrublands | Martin Scarsden | 4 episodes |
| TBA | Nautilus | Captain Billy Millais | 10 episodes (post-production) |
| TBA | Last King of the Cross | In production |
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