Lucas Black
American actor
Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American actor. He plays Sean Boswell in the Fast & Furious films The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Furious 7 (2015), and F9 (2021). He also stars in various television series aired on CBS, including American Gothic (1995–1996) and NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2019). His other notable films include Cold Mountain (2003), Friday Night Lights (2004), Jarhead (2005), Legion (2010), and 42 (2013).
Early life
Black was born November 29, 1982, in Decatur, Alabama, to Jan Gillespie, an office worker, and Larry Black, a museum employee. He has two older siblings and was raised a Southern Baptist. He grew up in Speake, Alabama, played football for the Speake Bobcats, and graduated from high school in May 2001.
Career
At age 11, Black made his film debut in Kevin Costner's film The War. He subsequently was cast as Caleb Temple in CBS's television series American Gothic, which ran from 1995 to 1996, and in the films Sling Blade, Ghosts of Mississippi, and The X-Files. Later Black starred as Conner Strong in the TV film Flash (1997), which aired on The Wonderful World of Disney; in the movie his character visits a horse every day in the hope of buying it.
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