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Luke Mitchell (born 17 April 1985) is an Australian actor and model. He attended the Film and Television Studio International and won the role of Chris Knight in ''
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''. He joined the cast of '' Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' as the
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Lincoln Campbell as a recurring character for its second season before being promoted to series regular for the third season. Mitchell appeared in the third season of '' H2O: Just Add Water'' as Will, before starring as
Romeo Smith Todd "Romeo" Smith is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera '' Home and Away'', played by Luke Mitchell. He made his first appearance on 10 September 2009. The character of Romeo is Mitchell's third acting job and h ...
in ''
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''. The role saw Mitchell win the Most Popular New Male Talent
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in 2010. In 2013 he was cast as John Young in the CW's ''
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,'' whom he played until the series cancellation. He joined NBC's '' Blindspot'' as a series regular during its second season, playing Roman Briggs or Ian Kruger.


Early life

Mitchell was born on 17 April 1985 and grew up on the
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. His parents later divorced and both went on to remarry. Mitchell has three brothers, Michael, Daniel and Benjamin and a younger sister, Bree. His older brother coaches tennis, while his younger brother,
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, was in the top 10 of Australian Tennis Players and peaked at 109 in the world rankings. Mitchell played tennis from the age of five to nineteen. He aimed to go professional, but gave it up after realizing it was the only thing in his life. Mitchell attended Nerang State High School.


Career

Mitchell trained at the Film and Television Studio International and worked with professionals such as Joss McWilliam, Iain Gardner, Kim Krejus and Dean Carey. He travelled around Australia with international entertainment company Sudden Impact Entertainment and worked in their live theatre shows. Whilst working in
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he successfully auditioned for the guest-role of Chris Knight in ''
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'' and appeared in 11 episodes. He then moved back to the Gold Coast to play the part of Will in the third season of '' H2O: Just Add Water''. In 2008, Mitchell filmed the gay-themed romance ''Performance Anxiety'', which was selected as part of the 9th Annual Brisbane Queer Film Festival as a screening for cast and crew. In June 2009, Mitchell relocated to
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and began starring as
Romeo Smith Todd "Romeo" Smith is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera '' Home and Away'', played by Luke Mitchell. He made his first appearance on 10 September 2009. The character of Romeo is Mitchell's third acting job and h ...
in ''
Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...
''. Mitchell won the 2010
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for Most Popular New Male Talent for his portrayal of Romeo. On 4 November 2012, it was announced that Mitchell had chosen to leave ''Home and Away'' after four years and his character departed on-screen in 2013. Following his departure from ''Home and Away'', Mitchell was cast as John Young in
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's remake of '' Tomorrow People'' in February 2013. In July 2014, it was announced that Mitchell had joined the cast of US series '' Members Only'' playing Jesse. However, the series was cancelled before the pilot aired. In February 2015, Mitchell joined ''
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'' as Lincoln Campbell, a charismatic
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; he was promoted to the main cast for season three of the show. After leaving ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', Mitchell was cast as Roman in '' Blindspot''. He initially turned down the audition, as he did not think he was right for the role. Upon returning to the United States, Mitchell learned that he was still wanted for the part and he sent in an audition tape. He asked if he could keep his beard and producers agreed. In August 2018, Mitchell was cast in the lead role of Captain John "Abe" Abraham in the CBS drama '' The Code''. He took over the role from
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, who played the character in the pilot episode. The series was cancelled after one season. Mitchell plays Rowdy in ''
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'', a 2021 film adaptation of
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's 1993 novel of the same name, alongside
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. Mitchell played the lead role of Danny in
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drama ''
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'' which was written by Jeffrey Paul King. The series was green lit by The CW on 12 May 2020 for the 2020–2021 television season. In September 2021, ''The Republic of Sarah'' was cancelled after one season. In April 2022, he was cast in the role of Ken, the King of the Gods, in the fourth and final season for the CW drama
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.


Personal life

Mitchell once shared a house with his ''H2O: Just Add Water'' co-stars Burgess Abernethy,
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and
Cariba Heine Cariba Heine (born 1 October 1988) is a South African-born Australian actress and dancer. She is known for her roles as Rikki Chadwick in the Network Ten show '' H2O: Just Add Water'', Bridget Sanchez in the third series of '' Blue Water High'', ...
. During a ''
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'' interview, Mitchell revealed that his interests were body boarding, nature and going to the movies. In 2009, Mitchell began dating his ''Home and Away'' co-star
Rebecca Breeds Rebecca Elizabeth Breeds (born 17 June 1987) is an Australian actress, known for her roles as Cassie Cometti in the third series of ''Blue Water High'', as series regular Ruby Buckton in the soap opera ''Home and Away,'' Aurora de Martel in '' ...
. The couple announced their engagement in May 2012 and married in January 2013.


Filmography


Film


Television


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Luke 1985 births Australian male television actors Living people Logie Award winners Male actors from the Gold Coast, Queensland