Lucas Black

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Lucas Black
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Black at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival
Born (1982-11-29) November 29, 1982 (age 41)
Decatur, Alabama, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Spouse
Maggie O'Brien
​
(m. 2010)​
Children3

Lucas Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as Sean Boswell in Fast & Furious 3: Tokyo Drift (2006), which he reprised in Fast & Furious 7 (2015) and Fast & Furious 9 (2021). He also portrayed Caleb Temple in the CBS television series American Gothic (1995–1996) and Special Agent Christopher LaSalle on CBS's NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2019). His other notable films include Sling Blade (1996), Flash (1997), Crazy in Alabama (1999), All the Pretty Horses (2000), Friday Night Lights (2004), Jarhead (2005), Get Low (2009), Legion (2010), Seven Days in Utopia (2011), and 42 (2013).

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Early life

Black was born November 29, 1982, [1] in Decatur, Alabama, [2] to Jan Gillespie, an office worker, and Larry Black, a museum employee. [3] He has two older siblings and was raised a Southern Baptist. [4] He grew up in Speake, Alabama, [2] played football for the Speake Bobcats, and graduated from high school in May 2001. [5]

Career

At age 11, Black made his film debut in Kevin Costner's film The War . [6] He subsequently was cast as Caleb Temple in CBS's television series American Gothic , which ran from 1995 to 1996, and in the films Sling Blade , Ghosts of Mississippi , and The X-Files . [7] Later Black starred as Conner Strong in the TV film Flash (1997), which aired on The Wonderful World of Disney; in the movie his character visits a horse every day in the hope of buying it. [8]

Black played a supporting role as Oakley in the historical drama Cold Mountain (2003). [9] In 2004, he starred as Vernon, an autistic piano prodigy, in the indie musical drama Killer Diller (2004), [10] and as Mike Winchell in the football-themed drama Friday Night Lights (2004), directed by Peter Berg. [11]

Black starred as Nat Banyon in the indie thriller film Deepwater (2005), directed by David S. Marfield; [12] as Chris Kruger in the Gulf War-themed drama film Jarhead (2005), directed by Sam Mendes; [13] and as Sean Boswell in the third The Fast and the Furious film, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), directed by Justin Lin. [14] He described Tokyo Drift as the one in which he "had the most fun." [15]

Black starred as Buddy in the indie drama Get Low (2009), directed by Aaron Schneider; [16] as Jeep Hanson in the Bible-themed fantasy thriller Legion (2010); [17] and as Luke Chisholm, a talented young golfer set on making the pro tour, in the indie golfing film Seven Days in Utopia (2010). [18]

He portrayed the Brooklyn Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese in the drama film 42 (2013). Black, having done previous sports films and played sports early in his life, found the filming experience "a lot more enjoyable because you get to reminisce about the days when I used to play, and then you get the experience of being on a team again with the actors and have that camaraderie with the players". [19]

In 2014, Lucas was cast in NCIS: New Orleans as NCIS Special Agent LaSalle, a no-nonsense agent with a "work hard, play hard" motto. [20]

In 2015, Black returned to play Sean Boswell in a cameo appearance in Furious 7 . [21] Sean did not appear in the eighth installment, The Fate of the Furious , and in July 2016, Black explained on The Chris Mannix Show that he could not return due to his schedule with NCIS: New Orleans . [22]

In November 2019, Black left the series NCIS: New Orleans to devote more time to his family. [23]

He also returned to the Fast & Furious franchise, reprising his role as Sean in F9 in 2021. [24]

Personal life

Black married Maggie O'Brien, a lawyer, in 2010. [25] [26] They have three children. [25] He is a Christian. [27]

After he left NCIS New Orleans in 2019, he began uploading videos to his YouTube channel in January 2020 called "Real Life Lucas Black" with a focus on fishing and hunting. [28]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 The War Ebb Lipnicki
1996 Sling Blade Frank Wheatley
Ghosts of Mississippi Burt DeLaughter
1997 Flash Connor Strong
1998 The X-Files Stevie
1999 Our Friend, Martin Randy (voice)
Crazy in Alabama Peter Joseph "Peejoe" Bullis
2000 All the Pretty Horses Jimmy Blevins
The Miracle Worker James Keller
2003 Cold Mountain Oakley
2004 Killer Diller Vernon Jackson
Friday Night Lights Mike Winchell
2005 Deepwater Nat Banyon
Jarhead Lance Corporal Chris Kruger
2006 Fast & Furious 3: Tokyo Drift Sean Boswell
2009 Get Low Buddy Robinson
2010 Legion "Jeep" Hanson
2011 Seven Days in Utopia Luke Chisholm
2012 Promised Land Paul Geary
2013 42 Harold "Pee Wee" Reese
2015 Fast & Furious 7 Sean BoswellCameo
2021 Fast & Furious 9
2022Legacy PeakJasonPure Flix Original film streaming
2023Birthright OutlawRev. Jeremiah JacobsPure Flix Original film streaming
2024 Unsung Hero Jed Albright

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995-1996 American Gothic Caleb Temple22 episodes
1997 Chicago Hope Noah FieldingEpisode: "The Son Also Rises"
2014-2016 NCIS   [29] Special Agent Christopher Lasalle4 episodes
2014-2019 NCIS: New Orleans   [30] 125 episodes
2016Crockhill MountainCaleb McLaughlinTelevision movie

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResult
1996 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Cast Sling BladeNominated
1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Best Performance by a Younger ActorWon
Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting ActorNominated
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor Won
YoungStar Awards Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film Won
Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama TV Series American GothicNominated
1998Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series – Leading Young Actor FlashNominated
2000 Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor Crazy in AlabamaNominated
YoungStar Awards Best Young Actor/Performance in a Motion Picture Drama Nominated
2001Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor All the Pretty HorsesNominated
2006 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Male Breakout Star The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo DriftNominated

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