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Luke Grimes

Luke Grimes

Acting
Born: 1984-01-21
Dayton, Ohio, USA

Biography

Luke Timothy Grimes (born January 21, 1984) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as real-life Navy SEAL Marc Alan Lee in the acclaimed film American Sniper. He played Christian Grey's brother, Elliot, in the film Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), and its sequels, Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018). He starred as Kayce Dutton in the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone (2018–2024). Grimes was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of a Pentecostal pastor. Grimes graduated from Dayton Christian High School in 2002. He moved to New York City to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Grimes has appeared in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, War Eagle, Arkansas, and Assassination of a High School President, which received a limited release in March 2009. He also appeared in the ABC 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 Haley Bennett and Mary Steenburgen. 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 Liam Neeson thriller Taken 2 as Neeson's daughter's boyfriend. Grimes portrayed vampire James Kent in True Blood for six episodes during the show's sixth season but later left the show and was replaced by Nathan Parsons. Reports, confirmed by BuzzFeed, 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 United States Navy SEAL Marc Lee, who was killed in action in 2006, in American Sniper (2014). He played Christian Grey's brother, Elliot, in the film Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) and its sequels, Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018). Grimes played Todd Belkin in Freeheld (2015). Since 2018, he has starred alongside Kevin Costner in the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone in the role of Kayce Dutton. Grimes married Brazilian model Bianca Rodrigues Grimes in November 2018, and the couple had their first child, a son, in 2024. He moved with his family to the Bitterroot Valley of southwestern Montana in 2020. In January 2024, Grimes released “Burn—Live From Nashville” on Spotify. On March 8, 2024, Grimes released his self-titled debut album, Luke Grimes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luke Grimes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

33 Works
Yellowstone
8.3

Yellowstone

2018

tv

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.9

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

tv

Marshals
7.7

Marshals

2026

tv

The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

tv

True Blood
7.6

True Blood

2008

tv

Golden Globe Awards
7.2

Golden Globe Awards

1944

tv

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.4

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

tv

Fifty Shades of Grey
5.9

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

movie

Brothers and Sisters
7.1

Brothers and Sisters

2006

tv

Fifty Shades Freed
6.7

Fifty Shades Freed

2018

movie

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

tv

MTV Video Music Awards
7.8

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

tv