Josh Lucas: A Short Biography

Josh Lucas is a forty-four-year-old American actor known for his diverse roles. He is beautiful in melodramas ("Stylish piece"), and in thrillers ("Stealth"), and in biographical dramas ("J. Edgar").

Childhood and youth

The future actor was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His father was an ambulance doctor, his mother a nurse. Lucas had a brother and younger sisters.

All his childhood the boy spent on the road, as his parents considered themselves hippies and fought against the construction of nuclear power plants. For thirteen years of his life, Josh had lived in South America, and in general, the family moved from place to place about thirty times.

But in the end they settled in Washington, where a young man received a school diploma.

Despite this seemingly unstable childhood, Lucas always had many friends, he was a very sociable and open guy. Perhaps, these traits of his character played an important role in choosing a future profession.

In his school years, Josh Lucas was fond of sports, but not as much as theatrical art. It can be said that it was a disease. He participated in every school setting, and also did not miss the major theater premieres in the city.

The result of this love was the decision not to enter college, like all children, but to go to conquer Hollywood.

Carier start

Probably, the actor was some kind of lucky star. He was nineteen, he came to California alone, with almost no money, did not know where to start ... Usually the stories of novice actors sound like that. But the continuation is not always optimistic. Josh Lucas almost immediately found a job, though not in the movies, but on television.

The first few years he episodically starred in the series, but there were roles in the full meter. For example, one of his first works - "Child of Darkness, Child of Light" 1991.

Until the early 2000's, his role was unobtrusive and vivid, although he starred in the "American Psycho" with Christian Bale.

Josh Lucas, whose photo has often appeared in tabloids, was a partner of such famous actors as Patrick Swayze, Ethan Hawke, John Malkovich. Experience with them was priceless. In addition, he became closely acquainted with Steven Spielberg, who was the producer of the film "Release 61", where Lucas played.

Almost a year Lucas lived in Australia, working on the series "Cold River". The project had good ratings, but Josh Lucas himself refused to renew his contract, saying that he misses his home.

The roles that offered the actor in Hollywood, ceased to satisfy his ambitions. The directors saw him as only a student. To prove their competence, Lucas went to New York, where he took acting lessons, and also participated in some theatrical productions.

And the success did not keep itself waiting.

Confession

In 2001, the movie "Mind Games" was released, where Josh got a serious but small role. The following year, he received a major role in melodrama with Reese Witherspoon. Well, then everything went like a rolled-up. Josh, being already popular, could choose the roles he liked.

In 2006 he played the main role in the sports drama "The Road to Glory". Lucas played the coach of an unknown basketball team. Thanks to a fanatical attitude towards his work, faith in the players, he achieved incredible success. Feature of the film was that it is based on real events, the action takes place in 1966, and all players are black (which was nonsense for that time).

Actor claimed the role in the movie "The Dark Knight", which eventually received Aaron Eckhart.

Josh Lucas, whose filmography currently has thirty-four cinematographs, is currently starring in the series "Secrets of Laura" in one of the main roles.

Among his recent films include "Youth in Oregon", "Dear Eleanor", another film called "I Fought the Law" is being prepared for the rental.

Personal life

New York became a real haven for the actor. He simply adores this city. But he does not mind being in the countryside, so he has a small house in the Grand Canyon.

Josh Lucas, whose personal life was always in sight, does not really like this kind of attention to his person. Journalists call it very secretive.

The maximum that they managed to learn is about the novels of Josh with Selma Hayek and Rachel McAdams at the start of her career.

For a long time, the actor met with Jessica Henriquez, with whom he secretly married in 2012. A few months later, the pair had a first-born son, Noah.

In 2014 it became known that the couple were getting divorced.