Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American film and television actor. He is best known as the main character Sean Boswell in '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006), of which he would later reprise the character in ''

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'' (2015) and '' F9'' (2021), along with his other known roles such as Caleb Temple in the

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television series ''

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'' (1995–1996), and Special Agent Christopher LaSalle on CBS's '' NCIS: New Orleans'' (2014–2019). His notable films include ''

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'' (1996), ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (1999), '' All the Pretty Horses'' (2000), '' Friday Night Lights'' (2004), '' Jarhead'' (2005), '' Get Low'' (2009), ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2011), and '' 42'' (2013).

Early life

Black was born in

Decatur, Alabama Decatur (dɪˈkeɪtə(r)) is the largest city and county seat of Morgan County (with a portion also in Limestone County) in the U.S. state of Alabama. Nicknamed "The River City", it is located in northern Alabama on the banks of Wheeler Lake ...

, to Jan Gillespie, an office worker, and Larry Black, a museum employee. He has two older siblings and was raised a

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. He grew up in Speake, Alabama, played

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for the Speake Bobcats, and graduated from

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in May 2001.

Career

At age 11, Black made his film debut in

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's film '' The War''. He subsequently was cast as Caleb Temple in

's television series ''

'', which ran from 1995 to 1996, and in the films ''

'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Later Black starred as Conner Strong in the TV film ''

'' (1997), which aired on ''

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;'' in the movie his character visits a horse every day in the hope of buying it. Black played a supporting role as Oakley in the historical drama '' Cold Mountain'' (2003). In 2004, he starred as Vernon, an

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piano prodigy, in the indie musical drama '' Killer Diller'' (2004), and as Mike Winchell in the football-themed drama '' Friday Night Lights'' (2004), directed by

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. Black starred as Nat Banyon in the indie thriller film '' Deepwater'' (2005), directed by David S. Marfield; as Chris Kruger in the

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-themed drama film '' Jarhead'' (2005), directed by

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; and as Sean Boswell in the third ''

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'' film, '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006), directed by

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. He described ''Tokyo Drift'' as the one in which he "had the most fun." Black starred as Buddy in the indie drama '' Get Low'' (2009), directed by

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; as Jeep Hanson in the Bible-themed fantasy thriller ''

'' (2010); and as Luke Chisholm, a talented young golfer set on making the pro tour, in the indie golfing film ''

'' (2010). He portrayed the

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in the drama film '' 42'' (2013). Black, having done previous sports films and played sports early in his life, found the filming experience "a lot more enjoyable because you get to reminisce about the days when I used to play, and then you get the experience of being on a team again with the actors and have that camaraderie with the players". In 2014, Lucas was cast in '' NCIS: New Orleans'' as NCIS Special Agent LaSalle, a no-nonsense agent with a "work hard, play hard" motto. In 2015, Black returned to play Sean Boswell in a cameo appearance in ''

''. Sean did not appear in the eighth installment, ''

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'', and in July 2016, Black explained on ''

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'' that he could not return due to his schedule with '' NCIS: New Orleans''. In November 2019, Black left the series ''NCIS: New Orleans'' to devote more time to his family. He also returned to the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, having a supporting role as Sean in '' F9'' in 2021.

Personal life

Black married Maggie O'Brien, a lawyer, in 2010. They have three children. After he left ''

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,'' he started to upload fishing videos to

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. He is a Christian.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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