Lucas Till

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Lucas Till
Lucas Till 2011.jpg
Till at the San Diego Comic-Con International, July 23, 2011
Born Lucas Daniel Till
(1990-08-10) August 10, 1990 (age 34)
Fort Hood, Texas, US
Occupation Actor
Years active 2003–present
Known for Stoker, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Hannah Montana: The Movie
Website www.lucastill.com

Lucas Daniel Till (born August 10, 1990) is an American actor. He began acting in the early 1990s starting at a young age, and has since appeared in a number of films and television parts, including roles on House and Hannah Montana: The Movie. He is best known for his role as Havok in the X-Men film series starting with 2011 X-Men: First Class and will play Angus MacGyver in the televison reboot of MacGyver beginning in the fall of 2016.

Early life

Till was born in Fort Hood, Texas, United States, the son of Dana Lyn (née Brady) and John Mark Till, a lieutenant colonel in the Army.[1][2][3] He has one younger brother, Nick (b. 1997). Till spent most of his childhood living in Marietta, Georgia. He attended Kell High School. After filming for The Hannah Montana Movie in Savannah, Till went back home to graduate with the Kell High School class of 2008.[4] After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles, California to continue his acting career.[4]

Career

Early in his life, Till’s parents became aware of his ability to imitate voices and characters. Joy Pervis discovered Till while he was attending a local acting class that his mother had enrolled him in. When he was 10, he started doing commercials as well as appearing in print. At the age of 12, he was cast in The Adventures of Ociee Nash in which he played Harry Vanderbilt, the bully of the main character.[5] In 2004 Till played the part of Jay in the feature film Lightning Bug which filmed in Fairview, Alabama. His first major movie role was Jack Cash, the older brother of Johnny Cash who died in a sawmill accident, in the biographical movie, Walk the Line. After Walk the Line, Till was featured in a number of independent movies and films for Lifetime Television.[5] In 2008, Till auditioned for Hannah Montana: The Movie starring Miley Cyrus and he landed the role of Travis Brody. In an interview, Till said that prior to filming he had actually never ridden a horse before. Till further stated that he does not have any current plans for another Disney movie.[5] He worked alongside action film actor Jackie Chan in the movie, The Spy Next Door, in which Till plays the role of a Russian spy.[5] He also starred in Taylor Swift's music video "You Belong with Me". He was in an episode of House, and on Leo Little's Big Show along with Emily Osment.[citation needed]

In 2008, Till starred as Jensen in Gregg Bishop's horror-comedy Dance of the Dead which was hand-picked by director Sam Raimi for distribution through Lions Gate Entertainment and Ghost House Pictures.[6]

Till played Havok in the X-Men spin-off, X-Men: First Class (2011), directed by Matthew Vaughn.[7] He subsequently starred in the independent movie All Superheroes Must Die (2013),[8] and later returned as Havok in the sequels X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)[9] and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).[10] He will also be starring as Angus MacGyver in the reboot MacGyver series,[11] and is set to star in the live-action/animated film Monster Trucks, directed Blue Sky Studios founder Chris Wedge.[12][13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Lovesong of Edwerd J. Robble Michael Short film
2003 The Adventures of Ociee Nash Harry Vanderbilt
2004 Pee Shy Chad Short film
2004 Lightning Bug Jay Graves
2005 Walk the Line Jack Cash
2006 The Other Side Young Samuel North
2008 Dance of the Dead Jensen Direct-to-DVD
2009 Laid to Rest Young Store Clerk Direct-to-VOD
2009 Hannah Montana: The Movie Travis Brody
2009 The Lost & Found Family Justin Direct-to-VOD
2010 The Spy Next Door Larry
2011 Battle: Los Angeles Cpl. Scott Grayston
2011 X-Men: First Class Alex Summers / Havok
2011 All Superheroes Must Die Cutthroat / Ben Direct-to-VOD
2012 Someone Like You Short film
2012 Dark Hearts Sam Direct-to-DVD
2013 Stoker Chris Pitts
2013 Crush Scott Norris Direct-to-VOD
2013 Wet and Reckless Toby 'Dollars' Direct-to-VOD
2013 Paranoia Kevin
2014 Wolves Cayden Richards Direct-to-VOD
2014 Kristy Aaron Direct-to-VOD
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past Alex Summers / Havok
2015 Bravetown Josh Harvest Direct-to-VOD
2015 The Curse of Downers Grove Bobbie Direct-to-VOD
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse Alex Summers / Havok
2017 Monster Trucks Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Not Like Everyone Else Kyle Kenney TV movie
2008 House Simon Episode: "Joy to the World Season 5"
2009 Medium Adam Mankowitz Episode: "Things to Do in Phoenix When You're Dead"
2009 Fear Clinic Brett Episode: "Scotophobia" and "Hydrophobia"
2010 Blue Mountain State Golden Arm / Matt Parker Episode: "The Legend of the Golden Arm"
2013 Coffee Break Himself Special Guest, E! Entertainment Television Latin America
2016 MacGyver Reboot Angus MacGyver Main Role, CBS Television

Awards

Year Group Award Result Notes
2009 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actor: Music/Dance Nominated Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Liplock Nominated Hannah Montana: The Movie
2011 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Chemistry Nominated X-Men: First Class

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