Luke Damon Goss (born 29 September 1968) is an English actor, and drummer of the 1980s band Bros. He has appeared in numerous films including Blade II (2002) as Jared Nomak, One Night with the King (2006) as King Xerxes, Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) as Prince Nuada, Tekken (2009) as Steve Fox, Interview with a Hitman (2012) as Viktor, and Traffik (2018) as Red.
Career
Goss, along with twin brother Matt Goss, started his career with the 1980s boy band Bros. In total he has charted with thirteen hit singles in the UK.
When Bros broke up in 1992, Goss worked with the Band of Thieves where they released two singles "Sweeter Than The Midnight Rain" and "Give Me One More Chance", he then released "L.I.F.E." under the band's name change Thieves Like Us due to a change in line-up. His autobiography "I Owe You Nothing" was a top 10 best seller and went on to have three subsequent printings. He also began to appear in stage musicals including Grease and What a Feeling, and has turned to acting in films full-time, with his first most notable role being the villain, Jared Nomak, in the superhero horror film Blade II, based on the Marvel Comics character. He also appeared as The Creature in the Hallmark Channel's Frankenstein. Goss can be seen in the 2004 crime drama, Charlie in which he plays real-life gangster Charlie Richardson. In the 2005 comedy The Man, he starred as another villain, Joey/Kane, alongside Eugene Levy and Samuel L. Jackson.
He has since had roles in One Night with the King, as King Xerxes. He appeared in Bone Dry, as Eddie and in the thriller Unearthed, as Kale. Goss received a CAMIE (Character and Morality in Entertainment) Award for his work in One Night with the King on 12 May 2007 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. Both One Night with the King and Bone Dry were viewed at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Bone Dry premiered in Los Angeles on 9 January 2008.
In the autumn of 2008, Goss returned from filming Hellboy II: The Golden Army in Budapest, Hungary, in which he plays Prince Nuada. The sequel was released in North America on 11 July 2008.
In February 2008 he signed to play the role of Steve Fox in Tekken, which was filmed in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was seen in a commercial for the new Cadillac Escalade Hybrid. In January 2010, Goss won the role as Frankenstein in Death Race 2 which was originally played by Jason Statham in the first film, under the direction from Roel Reiné, which began shooting on location in Eastern Europe in February 2010. Goss also played the lead role in Syfy's dark tale television film Witchville. In May 2010, he won the Ultimate Badass Award at the PollyGrind Film Festival for his role in the zombie-vampire film The Dead Undead. In February 2018, Goss released his directorial debut Your Move.
Personal life
Goss was born in Lewisham, London, the son of Alan Goss and his wife Carol (nee Read). His twin brother is Matt Goss.
Both Goss siblings studied at Collingwood College, Surrey.
In 2020, Goss confirmed he and Shirley split in 2017 after more than two decades of marriage.
Filmography Year Film Role Notes 2000 The Stretch Warwick Locke Two Days, Nine Lives Saul 2002 Blade II Jared Nomak ZigZag Cadillac Tom Nine-Tenths Jon Laker 2004 Frankenstein The Creature TV miniseries Charlie Charlie Richardson Silver Hawk Alexander Wolfe 2005 The Man Joey / Kane Private Moments Lucien Cold & Dark John Dark Direct-to-DVD 2006 One Night with the King King Xerxes Something in the Clearing Randy Mercenary for Justice John Dresham Direct-to-DVD 13 Graves Anton 2007 Bone Dry Eddie Direct-to-DVD Mark Unearthed Kale2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army Prince Nuada Deep Winter Stephen Weaks Direct-to-DVD2009 Fringe Lloyd Parr / Shapeshifter TV series Annihilation Earth David TV movie Tekken Steve Fox 2010 Witchville Malachy TV movie The Dead Undead Jack Direct-to-DVD El Dorado Col. Sam Grissom TV miniseries Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright Damon Death Race 2 Carl "Luke" Lucas / Frankenstein Direct-to-DVD 2011 Seven Below Issac Direct-to-DVD Pressed Brian Parker Direct-to-DVD Blood Out Michael Savion Direct-to-DVD Inside Miles Barrett2012 Interview with a Hitman Viktor2013 Death Race 3: Inferno Carl "Luke" Lucas / Frankenstein Direct-to-DVD Red Widow Luther TV series2014 Dead Drop Michael Shaughnessy Direct-to-DVD Lost Time Carter Direct-to-DVD2015 War Pigs Captain Jack Wosick Direct-to-DVD AWOL72 Conrad Miller Direct-to-DVD The Night Crew Wade Direct-to-DVD Operator Jeremy Miller Direct-to-DVD2016 Killing Salazar DEA Agent Tom Jensen Direct-to-DVD Crossing Point Decker 2017 Mississippi Murder Mavredes Direct-to-DVD2018 Your Move David Also director, writer, and producer Extracurricular Alan Gordon Direct-to-DVD Traffik Red Bros: After the Screaming Stops Himself Selected cinemas2019 The Last Boy Jay Direct-to-DVD The Hard Way Mason Netflix Hollow Point Hank Carmac2020 Legacy Agent Gray Paydirt Damien Brooks Direct-to-DVD The Loss Adjuster Martin Dyer 2021 R.I.A. David 2026 Spider-Man: Brand New Day Frederick Foswell
References
External links Luke Goss Official Website
Telegraph.co.uk Interview with Luke Goss