Lucas Hedges Actor, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Girlfriend, Movies, and Net Worth

Lucas Hedges Bio | Wiki

Lucas Hedges is a famous American Actor. He appeared in the crime biopic Kill the Messenger in 2014 and the comedy-drama Moonrise Kingdom in 2012. He became famous in 2016 after playing a sardonic teenage orphan in Kenneth Lonergan’s drama Manchester by the Sea earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Lucas Hedges Age

He was born on December 12, 1996, in Brooklyn Heights, New York, in the United States. Lucas is 25 years old.

Lucas Hedges Height

He is a man of tall stature. Lucas stands at 5 ft 11 in (Approx 1.80 m).

Lucas Hedges Family

He was born to his in Brooklyn Heights, New York, in the United States. Lucas is the son of Peter Hedges a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, film director, and film producer in America, and Susan Bruce Titman. He has two other siblings Hedges and Simon, who work in private equity in New York. In addition, his maternal grandfather was a former vice president in New York at HBO, the Rev. Robert Boyden Hedges his paternal grandfather, was an Episcopal minister. His grandmother is a former theatre director and lecturer.

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Lucas Hedges Wife | Gay

From 2018 to 2019 he was in a relationship with Taylor Russell a Canadian actress. The two met during the filming of Waves. Moreover, regarding his sexuality in 2018, Lucas said he considers his sexuality to be a “fluid experience” and also is an ally of the LGBTQ community. Also, he said, “In the early stages of my life, some of the people I was most infatuated with were my closest male friends.” Hedges tells Vulture, that, “I recognize myself as existing on a spectrum: Not totally straight, but also not gay and not necessarily bisexual”.

Lucas Hedges Education

He attended Saint Ann’s School Lucas later enrolled at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts to study theatre from 2015 to 2016. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s National High School Institute in the Cherubs Theatre Program.

Lucas Hedges Mid90s

Lucas had a supporting role of a teenager who violently bullies his younger brother in the Mid90s as Ian. The 2018 film is a coming-of-age comedy-drama film. It won the NBR Award for Top Ten Independent Films and was a four-time nominee at the Berlin International Film Festival, Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award, Independent Spirit Award, and also Critics’ Choice Movie Award.

Lucas Hedges Moonrise Kingdom

He was sported by the casting director for Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom in 2012, during a middle-school play production, and was given the role Redford. The film is a coming-of-age comedy-drama film that premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. It was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy and also Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Lucas Hedges Nominations

During his acting career, he has received numerous nominations and also won some Awards from his nominations. The movies that Lucas has received nominations and Awards for are Manchester by the Sea, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and Lady Bird.

In addition, he has participated in Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, and Gotham Awards to mention a few.

Lucas Hedges Honey Boy

Lucas had a starring role in the 2019 American drama film directed by Alma Har’el. The film was released on November 8, 2019, by Amazon Studios and it recieved positive critics. In the film, his role was Otis Lort.

Lucas Hedges Movies

Some of the movies that Lucas has participated in include:

  • Dan in Real Life as Lilly’s Dance Partner in 2007
  • Labor Day as Richard in 2013
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel as Pump Attendant in 2014
  • Pigeonhearts as Eli in 2017
  • Ben Is Back as Ben Burns in 2018
  • Lady Bird as Danny O’Neill in 2017
  • Honey Boy as Otis Lort in 2019
  • Let Them All Talk as Tyler Hughes in 2020

Lucas Hedges Actor

His first film debut was in 2007 as an extra in his father’s film Dan in Real Life, however, his line was cut in post-production. In 2012 he earned a role in the Moonrise Kingdom as Redford by Wes Anderson. He was also a cast in Labor Day, The Zero Theorem, Kill the Message, and also in the NBC miniseries The Slap, an adaptation of the Australian series of the same name.

Lucas played in the film Manchester by the Sea in 2016, as Patrick Chandler that was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Moreover, He won a Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. Lucus was also a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, among others. Additionally, he made his first off-Broadway play Yen at the Lucille Lortel Theatre from February 19 to March 4.

From the play, he won the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Debut Performance. Lucas was also a nominee for the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play. Furthermore, he had supporting roles in the crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and the directorial debut of Lady Bird. In both films, he was a nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Additionally, he was part in the 2018 film, the Mid90s in a supporting role. Lucas had lead roles in Ben is Back and Boy Released. His father Peter directed the Ben Is Back and co-starred Julia Roberts.

He released his first film in 2019 Honey Boy, a drama penned by and co-starring Shia LaBeouf. In addition, he has appeared in the miniseries Home Movie: The Princess Bride in 2020, was part of French Exit as well a Let Them All Talk. He is also set to appear in the FX anthology series The Premise.

Lucas Hedges Net Worth

He began his acting career in 2007, there is no doubt he has amassed a decent fortune. Lucas’s estimated net worth is $4.54 Million.

How Old Is Lucas Hedges

Lucas is 25 years old born on December 12, 1996, in Brooklyn Heights, New York, in the United States.