Luke Macfarlane (full name Thomas Luke Macfarlane Jr.) is a Canadian film and theater actor, musician. Luke began his creative career with stage performances, becoming the youngest actor in the Playwrights Horizons theater. The actor received his first roles in television projects in the early 2000s. The greatest popularity was brought to him by his work in the TV series "Brothers and Sisters".
The creative biography of MacFarlane has more than two dozen roles in films. He mainly starred in television projects, but also continues to work on the theater scene in Canada. The actor is a frequent guest on television entertainment shows. He was repeatedly invited to the role of the host of the awards ceremony.
early years
The boy was born in Canada in the winter of 1980. Luke has two sisters: Ruth and Rebecca. The boy's parents were involved in the medical field. My father was the head physician of the student university hospital, and my mother worked as a nurse in a local psychiatric clinic.
During his school years, Luke became interested in music. He gathered his own group, which existed for several years. During the musical activity of the group, several popular singles and albums were recorded. The boy was also the soloist of the school choir and performed at all the celebratory events held by the students.
Music lessons did not become for him the work of his life. Luke dreamed of an acting career and, in order to get a professional education, he entered the Academy of Arts in New York. There he studied acting and drama.
Creative way
Luke began his creative career with performances on the theater stage. After graduating from academy, he joined Playwrights Horizons, a renowned non-profit theater in New York. In the early 2000s, Luke toured the country with The Busy World is Hushed and performed at the renowned theater in Los Angeles.
Then for several years MacFarlane performed on the Broadway stage, getting the main role in one of the famous productions - "Where Do We Live".
A film career began with small roles in television projects. He made his debut in the film "Kinsey", where the popular actor Liam Neeson became his partner on the set.
Two years later, MacFarlane got a permanent role in the project "Brothers and Sisters". Already from the third season of the series, Luke entered the main cast and played in the film for several years. This role brought McFarlane wide popularity. The actor began to receive new proposals from producers and directors.
MacFarlane got the main role in 2009 in the "Railroad" project. He also took part in the filming of famous TV series: "In sight", "Life is like a show", "Beauty and the Beast", as a guest actor.
For several years, Luke starred in the TV series "Night Shift", which tells about the work of doctors in the hospital in San Antonio.
As a guest star, MacFarlane has appeared on the Supergirl project, where he starred in several episodes. During the same period, the actor received an invitation to the Canadian science fiction series "Killjoys", which later became a cult film.
The series "Highlights" was launched in 2013. The final season is due out in 2019. Luke got one of the main roles in the project. He played a character named D'avin "Dove" Jacoby.
McFarlane became one of the main characters in the drama series Streets of Mercy. The project appeared on screens in 2016, but was closed a year later.
In his cinematic career, MacFarlane has mainly roles in television films and series. In big cinema, he appeared only in a few low-budget films, which did not add to his popularity.
Personal life
The actor practically does not give interviews about his personal life, limiting himself only to creativity.
In the early 2000s, Luke made a statement about his gay orientation. After that, the press literally attacked McFarlane. He was credited with non-existent novels with many famous colleagues, but none of these rumors was confirmed.
