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Lucas Hedges is an American male actor, stage actor, and television actor who began his work period in 2007. Born on December 12, 1996, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, he is a citizen of the United States. He is the son of Peter Hedges and was educated at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Hedges speaks, writes, and signs in English.
His field of work is acting, and he has received a Critics' Choice Award. He has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Hedges identifies with non-heterosexuality and sexual fluidity.
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Film & TV
Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Lucas Hedges (born December 12, 1996) is an American actor. A son of filmmaker Peter Hedges, he studied theater at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Hedges began his acting career with a supporting role in Wes Anderson's comedy-drama Moonrise Kingdom (2012). He had his breakthrough in 2016 playing a sardonic teenager in Kenneth Lonergan's drama Manchester by the Sea, which…
Known for
- Sorry, Baby — Gavin2025
- The American Revolution — (voice)2025
- Shirley — Robert Gottlieb2024
- French Exit — Malcolm Price2021
- The Premise — Jesse Wheeler2021
- Let Them All Talk — Tyler Hughes2020
- This Is Our Youth — Warren Straub2020
- Horsegirl — David Horse2020
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride — Westley2020
- Waves — Luke2019
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1953-12-31
- Active to
- 1997-12-02
Discography
- Breakfast in the Field1981
- Aerial Boundaries1984
- Watching My Life Go By1985
- Strings of Steel1988
- Taproot1990
- The Road to Return1994
- Oracle1996
- Torched1999
- Before There Were Gods2025
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 3
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,623x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,989x
- On the mechanics of economic development
· 1988 · cited 12,929x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,999x
- Introduction to Meta‐Analysis
· 2009 · cited 9,605x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1996-12-12 ) December 12, 1996 (age 29) , New York City , U.S.
- Education
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 2007–present
- Parent
- Peter Hedges (father)
- Awards
- Full list
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Encyclopedic overview
Lucas Hedges (born December 12, 1996) is an American actor. A son of filmmaker Peter Hedges, he studied theater at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Hedges began his acting career with a supporting role in Wes Anderson's comedy-drama Moonrise Kingdom (2012). He had his breakthrough in 2016 playing a sardonic teenager in Kenneth Lonergan's drama Manchester by the Sea, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, among other accolades. Hedges then starred as an aggressive youth in an off-Broadway production of Yen and had supporting roles in the coming-of-age film Lady Bird and the drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri in 2017.
In 2018, Hedges played the lead role of a teenager forced into a gay conversion therapy program in Boy Erased, which earned him nominations for both the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama and the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He also made his Broadway debut in a revival of Lonergan's drama The Waverly Gallery in the same year. In 2023, he starred as Ennis Del Mar in a West End theatre production of Brokeback Mountain.
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