Lucas Till Biography

Date of Birth

10 December 1990, Fort Hood, Texas, USA

Birth Name

Lucas Daniel Till

Height

5' 9¼" (1.76 m)

Mini Biography

Lucas Daniel Till was born in Fort Hood, Texas, to Dana Lyn (née Brady) and John Mark Till, a lieutenant colonel in the army. He spent most of his childhood growing up in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. Lucas's family quickly noticed, when he was at a very young age, that he had an affinity for impersonating voices and characters. When he was 11 years old, his mother enrolled him in local acting classes, and it wasn't long before he was discovered by an Atlanta agent, Joy Pervis. Lucas began booking almost immediately in print, local, regional, and national commercials. Soon after, he was cast in his first movie role as Harry Vanderbilt in The Adventures of Ociee Nash (2003), starring Keith Carradine and Mare Winningham. He was a natural for film roles and continued his success by landing his first co-starring role in Lightning Bug (2004) with Laura Prepon and Bret Harrison.

Lucas made his first trip to Los Angeles when he was 13 year old. Shortly after returning to Atlanta, he booked the sought-after role of Jack Cash, older brother of Johnny Cash, in the award-winning biopic Walk the Line (2005), directed by James Mangold and starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon.

With high school quickly approaching, Lucas made the decision to stay in Atlanta to attend and experience public high school. He continued acting and was cast in movies for Lifetime Television and several independent features, including Dance of the Dead (2008), which was directed by Gregg Bishop and hand-picked by director Sam Raimi for distribution through Lionsgate and Ghost House Pictures.

Three weeks before graduating from high school with honors, Lucas auditioned for Disney's Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) and was cast in the lead role of Travis Brody. After only one week on the set, Lucas flew back to Atlanta to graduate with his high school class of 2008. Lucas now resides in Los Angeles pursuing his career.

Trivia

Lucas is a natural blond but has had his hair dyed brown for the films Walk the Line (2005) and Lightning Bug (2004).

Would love to work with Will Ferrell, Matt Damon, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Brad Pitt.

Favorite bands: Rammstein, Flogging Molly, and System of a Down.

Favorite actors/actress: Marlon Brando, Heath Ledger, Christopher Walken, Johnny Depp, and Kate Beckinsale.

Favorite movies: The Godfather (1972), 300 (2006), and The Dark Knight (2008).

Favorite activities include working out at the gym and playing video games.

Spent 3 weeks in Germany as an exchange student and a member of the German Honor Society.

Has one brother who is 7 years younger.

Took Brazilian jiu jitsu in high school for 4 years.

He has English, along with Swiss-German, German, and Scottish, ancestry. His patrilineal line, originally surnamed Tyll, originated with Swiss immigrants to South Carolina in the 1700s. His grandfather and great-grandfather, both named Jacob Elvin Till, were reverends.

Quotes

I am not a dancer.

I'm a huge video gamer, sometimes a little too much. I'll shut myself in my room just so I can play video games all day and I end up neglecting my friends.

If you had known me in middle school, I was definitely not what someone would think of as Brad Pitt. That was not me. I was kind of a dork.