Lucas Jade Zumann

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Lucas Jade Zumann
Born (2000-12-12) December 12, 2000 (age 22)
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Lucas Jade Zumann (born December 12, 2000) [1] is an American actor. He played Milo in the horror film Sinister 2 , Jamie Fields in the indie comedy-drama film 20th Century Women and Gilbert Blythe in Anne with an E .

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Personal life

Zumann was born in the Chicago, Illinois, neighborhood of Rogers Park, [2] the oldest of three brothers and a sister. He is Jewish and attended Hebrew school. [3] He attended Waters Elementary School, and then in fifth grade moved to the Chicago Waldorf School until eighth grade, and returned again for twelfth grade.

Career

Zumann made a cameo in the Netflix series Sense8 . His first big role was in the horror film Sinister 2, playing Milo. He also played the character Jamie Fields in the Oscar-nominated 20th Century Women , [4] alongside Elle Fanning, Billy Crudup, Greta Gerwig and Annette Bening. He played Gilbert Blythe on the Canadian television series Anne with an E , which premiered in 2017, and portrayed Nathan Daldry/A in the teen rom-com movie Every Day (2018).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Sinister 2 Milo Jacobs
2016 20th Century Women Jamie Fields [4]
2017 Thrill Ride Henry Perry
2018 Every Day Nathan
2019 To the Stars Jeff Owings
2021 Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets James Whitman [5]
TBA No Address Jimmy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Sense8 Punk #2Episode: "Death Doesn't Let You Say Goodbye"
2016 Chicago Fire Lucas Hicks2 episodes
2017–2019 Anne with an E Gilbert Blythe 27 episodes

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References

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  3. "Jews in the Newz".
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