Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American actor. He plays Sean Boswell in the Fast & Furious films The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Furious 7 (2015), and F9 (2021). He also stars in various television series aired on CBS, including American Gothic (1995–1996) and NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2019). His other notable films include Sling Blade (1996), Cold Mountain (2003), Friday Night Lights (2004), Jarhead (2005), Legion (2010), and 42 (2013).
Early life Black was born November 29, 1982, in Decatur, Alabama, to Jan Gillespie, an office worker, and Larry Black, a museum employee. He has two older siblings and was raised a Southern Baptist. He grew up in Speake, Alabama, played football for the Speake Bobcats, and graduated from high school in May 2001.
Career At age 11, Black made his film debut in Kevin Costner's film The War. He subsequently was cast as Caleb Temple in CBS's television series American Gothic, which ran from 1995 to 1996, and in the films Sling Blade, Ghosts of Mississippi, and The X-Files. Later Black starred as Conner Strong in the TV film Flash (1997), which aired on The Wonderful World of Disney; 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 autistic 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 Peter Berg.
Black starred as Nat Banyon in the indie thriller film Deepwater (2005), directed by David S. Marfield; as Chris Kruger in the Gulf War-themed drama film Jarhead (2005), directed by Sam Mendes; and as Sean Boswell in the third Fast and Furious film, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), directed by Justin Lin. 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 Aaron Schneider; as Jeep Hanson in the Bible-themed fantasy thriller Legion (2010); and as Luke Chisholm, a talented young golfer set on making the pro tour, in the indie golfing film Seven Days in Utopia (2010).
He portrayed the Brooklyn Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese 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, Black was cast in NCIS: New Orleans as NCIS Special Agent Christopher 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 Furious 7. Sean did not appear in the eighth installment, The Fate of the Furious, and in July 2016, Black explained on The Chris Mannix Show 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, reprising his role as Sean in F9 in 2021.
Personal life Black married Maggie O'Brien, a lawyer, in 2010. They have three children. He is a registered Republican.
In 2015, he experienced a Christian new birth and became a member of a church.Jeannie Ortega Law, ‘Fast and Furious' actor Lucas Black says role in new Christian film was an answer to prayer, christianpost.com, USA, September 23, 2022
After he left NCIS: New Orleans in 2019, he began uploading videos to his YouTube channel in January 2020 called "Real Life Lucas Black" with a focus on fishing and hunting.
Filmography +KeyDenotes films that have not yet been released
Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 The War Ebb Lipnicki 1996 Sling Blade Frank Wheatley Ghosts of Mississippi Burt DeLaughter Outdoors with T.K. & Mike: Deer Huntin Himself Cameo 1998 The X-Files Stevie 1999 Our Friend, Martin Randy (voice) Direct-to-video Crazy in Alabama Peter Joseph "Peejoe" Bullis 2000 All the Pretty Horses Jimmy Blevins 2003 Cold Mountain Oakley 2004 Killer Diller Vernon Jackson Friday Night Lights Mike Winchell 2005 Deepwater Nat Banyon Jarhead Lance Corporal Chris Kruger 2006 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Sean Boswell 2009 Get Low Buddy Robinson 2010 Legion Jeep Hanson 2011 Seven Days in Utopia Luke Chisholm 2012 Promised Land Paul Geary 2013 42 Pee Wee Reese 2015 Furious 7 Sean Boswell Cameo 2021 F9 2022 Legacy Peak Jason Pure Flix Original film streaming 2023 Birthright Outlaw Rev. Jeremiah Jacobs Pure Flix Original film streaming 2024 Unsung Hero Jed Albright
Television Year Title Role Notes 1995–1996 American Gothic Caleb Temple 22 episodes 1997 Chicago Hope Noah Fielding Episode: "The Son Also Rises" Flash Connor Strong Television movie 2000 The Miracle Worker James Keller Television movie 2014–2016 NCIS Special Agent Christopher "Chris" LaSalle 4 episodes 2014–2019 NCIS: New Orleans 125 episodes 2016 Crockhill Mountain Caleb McLaughlin Television movie
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Work Result 1996 Screen Actors GuildOutstanding Performance by a CastSling Blade1997 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Best Performance by a Younger Actor Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting Actor Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young ActorYoungStar AwardsBest Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama FilmBest Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama TV SeriesAmerican Gothic1998Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series – Leading Young ActorFlash2000Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young ActorCrazy in AlabamaYoungStar AwardsBest Young Actor/Performance in a Motion Picture Drama2001Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young ActorAll the Pretty Horses2006Teen Choice AwardsChoice Movie: Male Breakout StarThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
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