Josh Lucas

Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer was born on June 20, 1971, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Michele (née LeFevre), a nurse midwife, and Don Maurer, an ER doctor. His upbringing was marked by frequent travels across the South, as his parents were antinuclear activists. Lucas, along with his three younger siblings
Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer embarked on his acting career at the age of 19, relocating to Hollywood following his high school graduation. In his early 20s, he made guest appearances on several TV sitcoms, including Fox's True Colors and Parker Lewis Can't Lose, the family drama Life Goes On, and CBS's private-eye show Jake and the Fatman.
Lucas's early projects also included the horror-thriller Child of Darkness, Child of Light, and an adaptation of James Patterson's novel Virgin, where he portrayed a character in a tale involving two Catholic schoolgirls facing mysterious and supernatural circumstances. He furthered his television career by working with executive producer Steven Spielberg and then-unknown actor Clive Owen in the TV movie Class of '61, depicting the stories of West Point cadets during the Civil War, with Lucas playing the role of George Armstrong Custer.


His feature film debut came in Frank Marshall's Alive, which depicted the true story of a group of Uruguayan rugby players who resorted to cannibalism after their plane crashed in the Andes mountains. Following a brief appearance in the Patrick Swayze comedy Father Hood, Lucas ventured to Australia to portray the hotheaded American cousin Luke McGregor in the family western Snowy River: The McGregor Saga. Despite appearing in all 13 episodes of the first season, Lucas expressed homesickness for the United States and his character was killed off early in the second season.
Feeling typecast as high school or college boyfriends upon his return to the States, Lucas sought to further develop his acting skills. While working with George C. Scott on a TV movie related to the In the Heat of the Night series, Scott advised him to take acting lessons and hone his talent for both stage and screen. Subsequently, Lucas left Hollywood and moved to New York City, where he received private instruction from various acting coaches to refine his craft.


The second phase of Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer's career commenced with a lead role in the British rowing film True Blue, released in the US as Miracle at Oxford. In this film, Lucas portrayed a hotshot Navy rower recruited, along with three other Americans, to assist Oxford in winning its annual boat race against Cambridge. He then took on relatively minor roles in the dramas Minotaur and Harvest.
Lucas delved into comedy with The Definite Maybe, where he played a recent college graduate fired from his job and plotting with an old friend to purchase a house in the Hamptons.
In Jule Gilfillan's romantic comedy-drama Restless, Lucas portrayed an American businessman. He also appeared in an off-Broadway production of Terrence McNally's controversial Corpus Christi, a modern retelling of the Passion with Jesus and his disciples depicted as gay. Lucas portrayed the role of Judas as a gay predator. Prior to the play's opening, Lucas was mugged and assaulted while en route to a dress rehearsal. Despite sustaining injuries including a broken nose and black eyes, he performed as Judas with bloody bandages, with the audience believing it to be part of the production.
After undergoing operations to reset his nose, Lucas landed significant roles in films such as American Psycho, The Weight of Water, Session 9, The Dancer, When Strangers Appear, and You Can Count on Me.


The second phase of Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer's career began with a lead role in the British rowing film True Blue, released in the US as Miracle at Oxford. In this film, Lucas portrayed a hotshot Navy rower recruited, along with three other Americans, to assist Oxford in winning its annual boat race against Cambridge. He then took on relatively minor roles in the dramas Minotaur and Harvest.
Lucas ventured into comedy with The Definite Maybe, portraying a recent college graduate fired from his job and plotting with an old friend to purchase a house in the Hamptons.
In Jule Gilfillan's romantic comedy-drama Restless, Lucas depicted an American businessman. Additionally, he appeared in an off-Broadway production of Terrence McNally's controversial Corpus Christi, a modern retelling of the Passion with Jesus and his disciples depicted as gay. Lucas played the role of Judas as a gay predator. Before the play's opening, Lucas was mugged and assaulted while en route to a dress rehearsal. Despite sustaining injuries including a broken nose and black eyes, he performed as Judas with bloody bandages, with the audience believing it to be part of the production.
Following surgeries to reset his nose, Lucas secured significant roles in films such as American Psycho, The Weight of Water, Session 9, The Dancer, When Strangers Appear, and You Can Count on Me.

References

1.  Millar, Lindsey (July 30, 2008). "Josh Lucas stars in Showtime pilot". Arkansas Times. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
2. ^ "Josh Lucas". Retrieved 2009-01-16.
3. ^ Interview in New York Times Magazine March 2005 "A Gentleman Comes To Call"
4. ^ "Exclusive Clip Sets up a Time for Meeting Evil - Dread Central". www.dreadcentral.com. 23 July 2012.
5. ^ "Red Dog is top dog at IF awards". The Age. AAP. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
6. ^ SXSW 2014: Austin’s Silver Screen Winners. Time, March 14, 2014
7. ^ The Mend: SXSW Review. The Hollywood Reporter, March 15, 2014