Luke Baines

Luke Baines
Born Luke Joseph Baines
(1990-06-08) 8 June 1990
Hyde, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Residence Los Angeles, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 2004–present

Luke Baines (born June 8, 1990) is an English-born, Australian actor best known for playing the serial killer in Wes Craven's final film, The Girl in the Photographs, which opened at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

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 2008, Baines auditioned during a 6-month nationwide casting search 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.

Most notably, he appeared as Wes Craven’s last serial killer in The Girl In The Photographs (2016), which premiered in Midnight Madness at 2015 Toronto International Film Festival – a performance that received critical praise from outlets such as The Wrap, The Line Up and Press Pass LA, who singled him out as a breakout star.[2][3]

Baines has also appeared in 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.[4]

Baines also appears in Mark Webber and Teresa Palmer's The Ever After.[5] 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.[6]

His forthcoming projects include Fright Fest opposite Dylan Walsh, and David Fincher’s HBO show, Video Synchronicity.

In 2016, Deadline announced Luke would be joining Andrew Garfield and Riley Keogh in David Robert Mitchell's Under the Silver Lake.[7]

His stage highlights include Spring Awakening the Musical, Footloose the Musical and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. As a model, he has appeared in advertisements and editorials for American Eagle, American Rag, Roark Collective and Chapter.[8]

Filmography

Film
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
2017 Fright Fest Mason Ante Novakovic
2018 Under the Silver Lake David Robert Mitchell
Television
Year Title Role Director Network
2004 The Cooks School kid Ian Watson Channel 10
2016 Living on Video David Bowie David Fincher HBO
2019 Shadowhunters Jonathan Morgenstern Unknown Freeform

Notable performances

References

  1. ↑ "Young Actor Waiting in the Wings" Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine., St George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 28 November 2010, retrieved 30 November 2010
  2. ↑ "The Girl In The Photographs", Toronto International Film Festival, retrieved 2 September 2015
  3. ↑ "‘The Girl in the Photographs’ Star Luke Baines Really Can’t Talk About Playing David Bowie for David Fincher.", The Wrap, posted March 30, 2016
  4. ↑ "Mischief Night The Movie Official Website", 31 October 2013, retrieved 4 April 2014 Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "The Ever After", IMDb. 4 April 2014, retrieved 4 April 2014
  6. ↑ McNary, Dave (6 June 2013). "Teresa Palmer, Melissa Leo Starring In 'The Ever After'". Variety. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  7. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (November 4, 2016). "'Under The Silver Lake' Adds Zosia Mamet, Jimmi Simpson, Patrick Fischler & More To Round Out Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Edgy Emotional Editorials", 29 February 2012, retrieved 20 June 2012
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