Luke Baines
| Luke Baines | |
|---|---|
| Born | Luke Joseph Baines Hyde, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Residence | Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Luke Baines is an English-born, Australian actor, model and musician.
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Biography
Early life
Born in Hyde, Greater Manchester, in the United Kingdom, Baines grew up in the beach-side suburb of Cronulla, Sydney in Australia. He began acting lessons when he was five years old.[1]
Baines attended The McDonald College of Performing Arts in North Strathfield, New South Wales where he studied drama, music and dance.
Career
In 2004, Baines appeared in Home & Away, playing a transfer student from Yabbie Creek High.[2] In the same year, he also appeared alongside his former classmate Bojana Novakovic in Channel 10’s The Cooks.
For six months in 2008, Baines auditioned for the West End production of Spring Awakening the musical. In November of that year, he performed in the workshop at the Lyric Hammersmith in the role of Hanschen.
Baines is currently[when?] living in Los Angeles working as an actor and model.[3] In 2012 he appeared in editorial campaigns for American Eagle, American Rag, Roark Collective and Chambers.[4]
He appeared in the features, Gold Circle Films' The Possession of Michael King, and Disney's Saving Mr. Banks.
In 2013, Baines starred in Richard Zelniker's As Night Comes (originally titled Mischief Night). The film follows troubled 17-year-old Sean Holloway (Myko Olivier) who falls in with a group of teenage outcasts called 'The Misfits,' whose charismatic and deeply dysfunctional leader, Ricky Gladstone (Baines), takes him under his wing.[5]
Baines also appears in Mark Webber and Teresa Palmer's The Ever After.[6] The independent feature stars Palmer, Weber, Melissa Leo, Phoebe Tonkin and Tahyna Tozzi. It was filmed in Los Angeles and New York between July and August 2013.[7]
In 2015, Baines appeared in Wes Craven's The Girl In The Photographs, which premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival in the Midnight Madness category.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Saving Mr. Banks | Waiter | John Lee Hancock | |
| 2014 | As Night Comes | Ricky Gladstone | Richard Zelniker | originally titled Mischief Night |
| 2014 | The Possession of Michael King | Elias | David Jung | |
| 2014 | The Ever After | Luke | Mark Webber | |
| 2015 | The Girl In The Photographs | Tom | Nick Simon |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Cooks | School kid | Ian Watson | Channel 10 |
| 2015 | Living on Video | David Bowie | David Fincher | HBO |
Notable performances
- 2007: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland .... Mad Hatter
- 2004: The McDonald College 20th Anniversary concert
- 2004: Footloose (musical) .... Ren McCormack
References
- ↑ "Young Actor Waiting in the Wings", 'St George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 28 November 2010, retrieved 30 November 2010
- ↑ “Trouble in Paradise, TV Week”, 19 September 2004, retrieved 23 October 2010.,
- ↑ "Photogenics Media", July 2012, retrieved 2 July 2012
- ↑ "Edgy Emotional Editorials", 29 February 2012, retrieved 20 June 2012
- ↑ "Mischief Night The Movie Official Website", 31 October 2013, retrieved 4 April 2014
- ↑ "The Ever After", IMDb. 4 April 2014, retrieved 4 April 2014
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- ↑ "The Girl In The Photographs", Toronto International Film Festival, retrieved 2 September 2015
