Lucas Hedges
Biography
Lucas Hedges is an American actor, born in Brooklyn, the son of filmmaker Peter Hedges, who studied theater in North Carolina and began his screen career with a supporting part in Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom (2012). His breakthrough came in 2016 as a sardonic teenager in Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester by the Sea, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He then appeared in Lady Bird (2017) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and took lead roles in Boy Erased (2018), which brought a Golden Globe nomination, and Ben Is Back (2018). On stage he made his Broadway debut in The Waverly Gallery in 2018 and later starred in a West End production of Brokeback Mountain in 2023. His later films include Honey Boy (2019), Let Them All Talk (2020) and French Exit (2021).
29years old
Turns 30 on December 12in 60 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 13 years2012 to 2025
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First role
Hedges was spotted by Wes Anderson's casting director during a middle-school play and was eventually cast as Redford in Moonrise Kingdom.
First role
Hedges took to the stage for the first time as the lead in Yen, an off-Broadway play written by Anna Jordan and directed by Trip Cullman. The Lucille Lortel Theatre hosted the production from February 19 to March 4.
Early training
Hedges attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he studied theater from 2015 to 2016. He also graduated from the Cherubs Theatre Program at Northwestern University's National High School Institute.
A change of course
Hedges stepped away from acting for a while to write, then came back to the stage in 2023, starring as Ennis Del Mar in a West End production of Brokeback Mountain.
Lucas Hedges movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017 Comedy, Crime, Dramaas Robbie
IMDb rating 8.1616K votes
Most often with
Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together2 more actors
- Kathryn NewtonBen Is Back (2018) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
- Alexa DemieWaves (2019) and mid90s (2018)
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 Hedges's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$453 million
13 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 13 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$163M35.9% of the total
- 2$79M17.4% of the total
- 3$79M17.4% of the total
- 4$68M15.1% of the total
- 5$20M4.5% of the total
- 6$13M2.8% of the total
- 7$9.3M2.1% of the total
- 8$7.9M1.7% of the total
$14.2 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2016 | Critics' Choice Awards | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.