Luke Baines

Luke Baines
Born
Luke Joseph Baines

(1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 33)
Hyde, England
Alma materThe McDonald College, Bond University
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Luke Baines (born 8 June 1990) is an English-born Australian actor. He is best known for playing the serial killer in The Girl in the Photographs, the last film produced by Wes Craven, which opened at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] His major breakout role in TV was playing Jonathan Morgenstern in Shadowhunters.[2]

Early life

Born in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England, Baines grew up in the beach-side suburb of Cronulla, Sydney in Australia. He began acting lessons when he was five years old.[3]

Baines attended The McDonald College of Performing Arts in North Strathfield, New South Wales where he studied drama, music and dance.[citation needed]

Career

In 2008, Baines auditioned during a six-month nationwide casting search for the West End production of Spring Awakening the musical. In November of that year, he performed in the workshop at the Lyric Hammersmith in the role of Hanschen.[1]

Notably, he appeared as a serial killer in the Wes Craven-produced film The Girl in the Photographs, which premiered in Midnight Madness at 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The performance received critical praise from outlets such as The Wrap, The Line Up and Press Pass LA, who singled him out as a breakout star.[4][5]

Baines has also appeared in Gold Circle Films' The Possession of Michael King, and Disney's Saving Mr. Banks.

In 2013, Baines starred in Richard Zelniker's As Night Comes (originally titled Mischief Night). The film follows troubled 17-year-old Sean Holloway (Myko Olivier) who falls in with a group of teenage outcasts called 'The Misfits,' whose charismatic and deeply dysfunctional leader, Ricky Gladstone (Baines), takes him under his wing.[6]

Baines also appears in Mark Webber and Teresa Palmer's The Ever After. The independent feature stars Palmer, Weber, Melissa Leo, Phoebe Tonkin and Tahyna Tozzi. It was filmed in Los Angeles and New York between July and August 2013.[1]

In 2016, Deadline Hollywood announced that Baines would be joining Andrew Garfield and Riley Keogh in David Robert Mitchell's Under the Silver Lake.[7]

Baines has appeared in several TV shows, including Shadowhunters where he portrayed the reincarnated Jonathan Morgenstern, Clary's brother, in Season 3b. In 2020 he appeared as Luke, a Chronicom in one episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and as an Imperial Shuttle Pilot in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian.

Baines co-wrote and starred in the upcoming horror comedy film Untitled Horror Movie, which was filmed remotely by the actors during the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]

His stage highlights include Spring Awakening the Musical, Footloose the Musical and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. As a model, he has appeared in advertisements and editorials for American Eagle, American Rag, Roark Collective and Chapter.[10]

Personal life

Baines came out as part of the LGBT+ community in June 2022.[11] He said he was currently in a relationship with a man and previously been in a relationship with a woman.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Saving Mr. Banks Waiter
2014 As Night Comes Ricky Gladstone Originally titled Mischief Night
2014 The Possession of Michael King Elias
2014 The Ever After Himself
2015 The Girl in the Photographs Tom
2017 Fright Fest Mason
2018 Under the Silver Lake Jesus
2018 A Dark Place Alex
2021 Untitled Horror Movie Declan Also co-writer and producer
2022 Bunker Kurt

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Cooks School kid
2016 Living on Video David Bowie
2017 Truth or Dare Carter Boyle Television film
2019 Shadowhunters Jonathan Morgenstern Recurring (12 episodes)
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain
2020–2021 Nancy Drew John "Mac" McDonald Episodes: "The Girl in the Locket" & "The Reunion of Lost Souls"
2020 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Luke Episode: "The New Deal"
2020 The Mandalorian Pilot Episode: "Chapter 16: The Rescue"

Stage

References

  1. ^ a b c d McNary, Dave (6 June 2013). "Teresa Palmer, Melissa Leo Starring In 'The Ever After'". Variety. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Luke Baines". TVOvermind. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Young Actor Waiting in the Wings" Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, St George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 28 November 2010, retrieved 30 November 2010
  4. ^ "The Girl In The Photographs" Archived 10 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Toronto International Film Festival, retrieved 2 September 2015
  5. ^ "‘The Girl in the Photographs’ Star Luke Baines Really Can’t Talk About Playing David Bowie for David Fincher." Archived 22 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine, The Wrap, posted March 30, 2016
  6. ^ "Mischief Night The Movie Official Website", 31 October 2013, retrieved 4 April 2014 Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (4 November 2016). "'Under The Silver Lake' Adds Zosia Mamet, Jimmi Simpson, Patrick Fischler & More To Round Out Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  8. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (30 June 2020). "Nick Simon Sets New Remotely-Filmed 'Untitled Horror Movie' Starring Luke Baines, Claire Holt, Darren Barnet, Emmy Raver-Lampman And Kal Penn". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. ^ Breznican, Anthony (30 June 2020). "This Cast and Crew Made a Film in Quarantine Without Ever Meeting". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. ^ ""Edgy Emotional Editorials", 29 February 2012, retrieved 20 June 2012". Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Shadowhunters' Luke Baines comes out as LGBTQ+ in touching post". Digital Spy. 26 June 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

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