Lucas Black
Biography
Lucas Black is an American actor who began his career as a child, making his film debut at age 11 in Kevin Costner's The War. He grew up in Speake, Alabama, and soon landed the role of Caleb Temple in the CBS series American Gothic, followed by parts in Sling Blade, Ghosts of Mississippi and The X-Files. He became known for sports dramas, playing Mike Winchell in Friday Night Lights (2004) and Pee Wee Reese in 42 (2013), and for the Fast and Furious series as Sean Boswell, a role he began in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) and returned to in Furious 7 (2015). His other films include Cold Mountain (2003), Jarhead (2005), Get Low (2009) and Legion (2010). From 2014 to 2019 he starred as Special Agent Christopher LaSalle on NCIS: New Orleans.
43years old
Turns 44 on November 29in 47 days
- Born Decatur
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Lucas York Black (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 30 years1994 to 2024
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First role
Black was 11 years old when he first appeared in a film. That debut role came in The War, a movie directed by Kevin Costner.
A role that slipped away
Black could not return as Sean Boswell in The Fate of the Furious because his NCIS: New Orleans schedule conflicted, a reason he explained on The Chris Mannix Show in July 2016.
Lucas Black movies on Netflix
Unsung Heroas Jed Albright
Birthright: Outlawas Rev. Jeremiah Jacobs
Legacy Peakas Jason
Furious 7as Sean Boswell
42as Pee Wee Reese
Promised Landas Paul Geary
Seven Days in Utopiaas Luke Chisholm
Legionas Jeep Hanson
Get Lowas Buddy
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Driftas Sean Boswell
Deepwateras Nat Banyon
Jarheadas Chris Kruger
Friday Night Lightsas Mike Winchell
Cold Mountainas Oakley
All the Pretty Horsesas Jimmy Blevins
The Miracle Workeras James Keller
Crazy in Alabamaas Peejoe
The X Filesas Stevie
Flashas Connor Strong
Ghosts of Mississippias Burt DeLaughter
Sling Bladeas Frank Wheatley
The Waras Ebb
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift2006 Action, Crime, Dramaas Sean Boswell
IMDb rating 6.1339K votes
Most often with
Billy Bob Thornton directed two of these films, Aaron Burns two. Robert Duvall appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Robert Duvall3 films together, 1996 to 2011
Robert Duvall's page Seven Days in Utopia2011IMDb rating 6.2Black as Luke ChisholmDuvall as Johnny Crawford
Get Low2009IMDb rating 7.0Black as BuddyDuvall as Felix Bush
Sling Blade1996IMDb rating 8.0Black as Frank WheatleyDuvall as Karl's Father
Matt Damon2 films together, 2000 to 2012
Matt Damon's page Promised Land2012IMDb rating 6.6Black as Paul GearyDamon as Steve Butler
All the Pretty Horses2000IMDb rating 5.8Black as Jimmy BlevinsDamon as John Grady Cole
Billy Bob Thornton2 films together, 1996 to 2004
Billy Bob Thornton's page Friday Night Lights2004IMDb rating 7.2Black as Mike WinchellThornton as Coach Gary Gaines
Sling Blade1996IMDb rating 8.0Black as Frank WheatleyThornton as Karl Childers
Kathy Baker2 films together, 2003 to 2011
Kathy Baker's page Seven Days in Utopia2011IMDb rating 6.2Black as Luke ChisholmBaker as Mabel
Cold Mountain2003IMDb rating 7.2Black as OakleyBaker as Sally Swanger
Tyrese Gibson2 films together, 2010 to 2015
John Krasinski2 films together, 2005 to 2012
John Krasinski's page Promised Land2012IMDb rating 6.6Black as Paul GearyKrasinski as Dustin Noble
Jarhead2005IMDb rating 7.0Black as Chris KrugerKrasinski as Corporal Harrigan
Billy Bob ThorntonDirector, 2 films, 1996 to 2000
All films by Billy Bob Thornton All the Pretty Horses2000IMDb rating 5.8Black as Jimmy Blevins
Sling Blade1996IMDb rating 8.0Black as Frank Wheatley
Aaron BurnsDirector, 2 films, 2022 to 2023
All films by Aaron Burns Birthright: Outlaw2023IMDb rating 4.9Black as Rev. Jeremiah Jacobs
Legacy Peak2022IMDb rating 5.2Black as Jason
Also two films together4 more actors
- Terry O'QuinnUnsung Hero (2024) and The X Files (1998)
- Brian GeraghtySeven Days in Utopia (2011) and Jarhead (2005)
- Brad Beyer42 (2013) and Crazy in Alabama (1999)
- Christopher FennellThe X Files (1998) and The War (1994)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Lucas Black's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.5 billion
14 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 22 films: 14 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.5B61.5% of the total
- 2$189M7.7% of the total
- 3$173M7.0% of the total
- 4$159M6.5% of the total
- 5$97M3.9% of the total
- 6$95M3.9% of the total
- 7$68M2.8% of the total
- 8$61M2.5% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Saturn Awards | Won | ||
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Official profiles and reference pages.













