Luke Goss

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Luke Goss
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Goss at the Blood Out premiere in 2011
Born
Luke Damon Goss

(1968-09-29) 29 September 1968 (age 55)
Occupation(s)Actor, drummer, director, producer, author
Years active1986–present
Musical career
InstrumentsDrums, percussion, keyboards, keytar, programming, bass

Luke Damon Goss (born 29 September 1968) is an English actor, and drummer of the 1980s band Bros. He has appeared in numerous films including Blade II (2002) as Jared Nomak, One Night with the King (2006) as King Xerxes, Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) as Prince Nuada, Tekken (2009) as Steve Fox, Interview with a Hitman (2012) as Viktor, and Traffik (2018) as Red.

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Career

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Goss pictured in 1993

Goss, along with twin brother Matt Goss, started his career with the 1980s boy band Bros. In total he has charted with thirteen hit singles in the UK. [1] [2]

When Bros broke up in the early 1990s, Goss worked with the Band of Thieves where he released two singles "Sweeter Than The Midnight Rain" and "Give Me One More Chance", [3] he then released "L.I.F.E." under the band's name change Thieves Like Us due to a change in lineup. [4] His autobiography "I Owe You Nothing" was a top 10 best seller and went on to have three subsequent printings. He also began to appear in stage musicals including Grease and What a Feeling, and has turned to acting in films full-time, with his first most notable role being the villain in Blade II . He also appeared as The Creature in the Hallmark Channel's Frankenstein . Goss can be seen in the 2004 crime drama, Charlie in which he plays real-life gangster Charlie Richardson. In the 2005 comedy The Man , he starred as another villain, Joey/Kane, alongside Eugene Levy and Samuel L. Jackson.

He has since had roles in One Night with the King , as King Xerxes. He appeared in Bone Dry, as Eddie and in the thriller Unearthed, as Kale. Goss received a CAMIE (Character and Morality in Entertainment) Award for his work in One Night with the King on 12 May 2007 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. Both One Night with the King and Bone Dry were viewed at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Bone Dry premiered in Los Angeles on 9 January 2008.

In the autumn of 2008, Goss returned from filming Hellboy II: The Golden Army in Budapest, Hungary, in which he plays Prince Nuada. [5] The sequel was released in North America on 11 July 2008.

In February 2008 he signed to play the role of Steve Fox in Tekken , which was filmed in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was seen in a commercial for the new Cadillac Escalade Hybrid. In January 2010, Goss won the role as Frankenstein in Death Race 2 [6] which was originally played by Jason Statham in the first film, under the direction from Roel Reiné, which began shooting on location in Eastern Europe in February 2010. [7] Goss also played the lead role in Syfy's dark tale television film Witchville. [8] In May 2010, he won the Ultimate Badass Award at the PollyGrind Film Festival for his role in the zombie-vampire film The Dead Undead. In February 2018, Goss released his directorial debut Your Move. [9]

Personal life

Goss was born in Lewisham, London, the son of Alan Goss and his wife Carol (nee Read). [10] His twin brother is Matt Goss.

Both Goss siblings studied at Collingwood College, Surrey. [11]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2000The StretchWarwick Locke
Two Days, Nine LivesSaul
2002 Blade II Jared Nomak
ZigZag Cadillac Tom
Nine-TenthsJon Laker
2004 Frankenstein The Creature TV miniseries
Charlie Charlie Richardson
Silver Hawk Alexander Wolfe
2005 The Man Joey / Kane
Private MomentsLucien
Cold & DarkJohn Dark Direct-to-DVD
2006 One Night with the King King Xerxes
Something in the ClearingRandy
Mercenary for Justice John DreshamDirect-to-DVD
13 GravesAnton
2007 Bone Dry EddieDirect-to-DVD
Shanghai Baby  [ it ]Mark
Unearthed Kale
2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army Prince Nuada
Deep WinterStephen WeaksDirect-to-DVD
2009 Fringe Lloyd Parr / ShapeshifterTV series
Annihilation EarthDavidTV movie
Tekken Steve Fox
2010 Witchville MalachyTV movie
The Dead UndeadJackDirect-to-DVD
El DoradoCol. Sam GrissomTV miniseries
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright Damon
Death Race 2 Carl "Luke" Lucas / FrankensteinDirect-to-DVD
2011 Seven Below IssacDirect-to-DVD
Pressed Brian ParkerDirect-to-DVD
Blood Out Michael SavionDirect-to-DVD
InsideMiles Barrett
2012 Interview with a Hitman Viktor
2013 Death Race 3: Inferno Carl "Luke" Lucas / Frankenstein Direct-to-DVD
Red Widow LutherTV series
2014Dead DropMichael ShaughnessyDirect-to-DVD
Lost TimeCarterDirect-to-DVD
2015 War Pigs Captain Jack WosickDirect-to-DVD
AWOL72Conrad MillerDirect-to-DVD
The Night Crew WadeDirect-to-DVD
Operator Jeremy MillerDirect-to-DVD
2016 Killing Salazar DEA Agent Tom JensenDirect-to-DVD
Crossing PointDecker
2017Mississippi MurderMavredesDirect-to-DVD
2018Your MoveDavidAlso director, writer, and producer
ExtracurricularAlan GordonDirect-to-DVD
Traffik Red
Bros: After the Screaming Stops HimselfSelected cinemas
2019The Last BoyJayDirect-to-DVD
The Hard WayMason Netflix
Hollow PointHank Carmac
2020LegacyAgent Gray
Paydirt Damien BrooksDirect-to-DVD
The Loss Adjuster Martin Dyer
2021R.I.A.David

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