Luke Timothy Grimes (born January 21, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for his role as real life Navy SEAL

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in the acclaimed film ''

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''. He played Christian Grey's brother, Elliot, in the film ''

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'' (2015), and its sequels, ''

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'' (2017) and ''

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'' (2018). He currently stars in the drama series ''

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'' (2018–present).

Early life

Grimes was born in

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, the son of a Pentecostal pastor. Grimes graduated from

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in 2002. He moved to

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to study acting at the

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Career

Grimes has appeared in ''

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'', '' War Eagle, Arkansas'', and ''

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,'' which received a limited release in March 2009. He also appeared in the

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drama '' Brothers & Sisters'', as Ryan Lafferty, the illegitimate son of William Walker, patriarch of the show's family. Beginning with Season 4, he became a series regular. He starred in the 2010 FX movie pilot, ''Outlaw Country'', with

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and

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. Grimes played a cowboy named Eli Larkin. The series was not picked up by FX, but the pilot aired on August 23, 2012 as a television movie. In 2012, he appeared in the

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thriller ''

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'' as Neeson's daughter's boyfriend. Grimes portrayed James in ''

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'' for six episodes during the show's sixth season, but later left the show. Reports, confirmed by

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, indicated that he quit because he refused to participate in same-sex kissing or sex scenes or to play a character that was attracted to men. Grimes's publicist stated that he departed to pursue other opportunities. Grimes played

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Marc Lee, who was killed in action in 2006, in ''

'' (2014). He played Christian Grey's brother, Elliot, in the film ''

'' (2015), and its sequels, ''

'' (2017) and ''

'' (2018). Grimes played Todd Belkin in ''

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'' (2015). Since 2018, he has starred alongside

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in the

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drama series ''

'' in the role of Kayce Dutton.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grimes, Luke 1984 births Living people 21st-century American male actors American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Dayton, Ohio