Luke Arnold

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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
Occupations
  • Actor
  • author
Years active2003–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]

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Early life

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.

Career

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]

Philanthropy

As of July 2022 Arnold is an Ambassador for Save the Children Australia. [10]

Bibliography

The Last Smile in Sunder City, first novel of The Fetch Phillips Archives The Last Smile in Sunder City, first novel of The Fetch Phillips Archives.jpg
The Last Smile in Sunder City, first novel of The Fetch Phillips Archives

Luke Arnold Published a trilogy named The Fetch Phillips Archives, an urban fantasy story. It consists of:

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Half Magic FreedomFeature film
2013Murder in the DarkKevin
2012LoadedSammyshort film
2011 Dealing with Destiny BlakeFeature film
The Tunnel Jim 'Tangles' WilliamsFeature film
2010Letters to SallyTim / DamianShort film
2009 Broken Hill Tommy McAlpineFeature film
2006One Perfect DayShort video
2003 Peter Pan StuntsFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024 Nautilus Captain Billy Millais10 episodes (post-production)
2023 Scrublands Martin Scarsden4 episodes (in production)
2022 True Colours Nick Gawler4 episodes
2021 Preppers Fig2 episodes
2020–21 Home and Away Lewis Hayes27 episodes
2018 Salvation Bass Sheperd
201819 Box Peek Bronze Fang3 episodes, web series
2017 Glitch Owen Nilsson6 episodes
201417 Black Sails John Silver 38 episodes
2016 MacGyver 2016 Karlseason 1, episode 10
2014 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Michael Hutchence 2 episodes
mini-series
2012 Winners & Losers Lachie Clarke6 episodes
Lowdown Leonseason 2, episode 3
Event ZeroTullyseason 1, episode 3
2011 Twentysomething Backpacker #1season 1, episode 2
City Homicide Drew Prestonseason 5, episode 4
Panic at Rock Island Tysontelevision film
2010 The Pacific Augieseason 1, episode 4
2009 Rush Constable Elliot Ryan2 episodes
Rescue Special Ops Rick Jones2 episodes
2008 The Elephant Princess Jago4 episodes
The Strip Muzseason 1, episode 7
2007 McLeod's Daughters Rhys Plaidyseason 7, episode 26

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