Lucas Hedges

Lucas Hedges grew up in Brooklyn Heights, New York, and Cobble Hill, New York. He often visited his father’s filming scenes   . Under the influence of the performing arts family, he is full of interest in performances and made his first performance on stage in school in the fourth grade   .

Thanks to the screenwriting talent of his father Peter Hedges , Lucas Hedges was introduced to many filmmakers and has appeared in two films directed by Wes Anderson . "Manchester by the Sea" director Kenneth Lonergan is a friend of his father's in New York and has known Lucas Hedges since he was a child   .

After graduating from Saint Ann's School, Lucas Hedges studied theater acting at the North Carolina College of Art  .

In 2007, Lucas Hedges starred in his first film " Dan in Real Life ", which was directed by his father Peter Hedges   , thus officially entering the entertainment industry.

2012, she appeared in the Wes Anderson directed the comedy film " Moonrise Kingdom " ;   the same year, appeared in the HBO television movie " at The Corrections ", Directed by Ewan McGregor , Maggie Gyllenhaal starred   ; the same year, by the participating Colin Firth starring Comedy movie " Arthur Newman "   .

In 2013, he co-starred with Kate Winslet , Josh James Brolin , and Tobey Maguire in the romantic movie " Labor Day " directed by Jason Reitman ; in December, the drama film " The Zero Theorem " co-starred with Christoph Waltz and Matt Damon was released in Italy. He plays Bob, who is naturally rebellious and always likes to cause trouble .  

In 2014, he participated in the drama film " The Grand Budapest Hotel " directed by Wes Anderson   ; in the same year, he participated in the crime film " Kill the Messenger " directed by Michael Cuesta , as Ian Weber, the son of Eagle Eye Jeremy Lee Renner . 

In 2015, he co-starred in the family drama " The Slap " directed by Lisa Cholodenko with Zachary John Quinto , Brian Cox and Uma Thurman ; in the same year, co-starred in the film " Anesthesia " directed by Tim Blake Nelson with Sam Waterston and Kristen Stewart .  

On November 18, 2016, the family movie " Manchester by the Sea " co-starred with Casey Affleck and Michelle Ingrid Williams was released in the United States. It played the role of the handsome and handsome Patrick , who was both excellent and academic . He was nominated for the 89th Academy Awards. Best Supporting Actor Award .  

January 2017, starring in the off-Broadway stage play "Yen"   ; June 15th, filming Dior's Dior Homme winter 2017 menswear image advertisement   ; September 4th, co-starring in a crime comedy with Frances McDormand , Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell The film " Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri " premiered at the Venice Film Festival, playing Robbie   , who was ridiculed and excluded by his classmates at school ; on November 3, the comedy film " Lady Bird " co-starred with Sersh and Laurie Metcalf was released in the United States , Plays the handsome and versatile Danny . 

In 2018, he co-starred with Nicole Mary Kidman , Russell Crowe and Cherry Jones in the biographical film " Boy Erased " written and directed by Joel Edgerton at the Toronto International Film Festival, playing Jared , the son of the Baptist priest ; in the same year, with Sunny Suljic , Katherine Boyer Waterston co-starred in the comedy film " Mid90s " directed by Jonah Hill Feldstein in the United States, playing the single-parent family teenager Ian ; in the same year, with the film " Boy Erased " was nominated for the 76th American Film and Television Golden Globe Award for Best Dramatic Movie actor Award ; December 7, and Julia Roberts , Courtney Vance Bernard cooperation family film starring " Ben is is the Back " in the US release, the film by the father of Lucas Hedges Peter Hedges wrote and directed ; the same year, with Elaine May    , Mike co-starred in the Broadway stage drama "The Waverly Gallery"   .

In 2019, the drama " Honey Boy " co-starred with Shia La Beouf premiered at the Sundance Film Festival ; in the same year, the romantic film " Waves " co-starred with Sterling K. Brown was released in the United States .  

On December 10, 2020, the film " Let Them All Talk " starred in HBO Max   .

Lucas Hedges has been obsessed with movies since he was a child. He is keen to watch old movies. If he sees a young actor in an old movie, he will then visit the IMDb website to inquire about the actor's career development   . Lucas Hedges grew up in an artistic family, and his father often recommended favorite movies for him to enjoy   . Moreover, their family watched the Oscar Awards Ceremony every year   .

Lucas Hedges' mother is Susan Bruce, an actor and poet. She was once an actress in the New York Rotunda. She graduated from the University of Michigan and received a master's degree in fine arts from New York University   .

His father was Oscar-nominated screenwriter and film director Peter Hedges . He graduated from the North Carolina College of Art and was nominated for the 75th Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay for his film " About a Boy " . The first novel written by Peter Hedges was adapted into the film " Whats Eating Gilbert Grape " of the same name , and he personally served as the screenwriter of the film . In 2012, directed and wrote the fantasy comedy film " The Odd Life of Timothy Green " produced by Disney .   

Lucas Hedges has an older brother named Simon. My grandfather used to be the vice president of Home Box Office in New York   . Grandmother Narcissa Titman is a theater director and lecturer   . Grandfather is the pastor of the American Episcopal Church. Great-grandfather is the former chairman of the Baptist World League   .

Lucas Hedges is friends with actress Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke ( daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke )  .

Lucas Hedges stated that he is neither heterosexual, homosexual or bisexual   .

In the movie "Manchester by the Sea", Lucas Hedges, a supporting actor, played well. His performance brought some mood-relieving funny elements to the film, which made the film icing on the cake . It can be seen from "Manchester by the Sea" that he is a talented and young actor who perfectly fits the role of nephew Patrick in the film . He is smart and hardworking. He is not only a professional actor, but also very talented. He can easily control different genres such as feature films and comedies, and he can perform it very well .