Luke Thompson Actor Bio Wiki Age Wife Dunkirk and Net Worth
Luke Thompson is a popular English actor known due to his role as Benedict, the second Bridgerton child, in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton since 2020.
He started in 2013 as Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Globe Theatre, awarding him Ian Charleson and Evening Standard Theatre Award nominations. Luke also starred in the BBC One drama In The Club from 2014 to 2016. From 2014 until 2016, Luke played Simon in the BBC One drama In the Club.
Luke was born onJuly 4, 1988, in Southampton, England. He is34 years old. Luke celebrates his birthday on July 4, every year.
He is a man of above-average stature. Luke stands at a height of5 ft 11 in(Approx1.78 m).
He was born in Southampton and raised in France from the age of two. Luke’s father was an engineer while his mother, a teacher. Luke holds English nationality. He has two siblings whose names are not mentioned.
Luke is in a relationship with his girlfriendJade Davies. He loves to keep his personal life private hence Luke has not mentioned much concerning his girlfriend.
He went to the Lycée International François-Ier in Fontainebleau, a French school with an Anglophone section, from 1997 until 2005. After returning to England in 2006, Luke spent a year with the Year Out Drama Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. Luke studied English and Drama at the University of Bristol and learned at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 2013.
His first professional theatre role was in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Globe Theatre, as Lysander. He earned nominations for an Evening Standard Theatre Award and an Ian Charleson Award. Luke would also star as Will Bennett in the Globe productions of Blue Stockings, as Mark Antony in Julius Caesar, as well as Ithocles in The Broken Heart.
Luke’s other stage roles include James in Tiger Country at the Hampstead Theatre, Orestes in the Oresteia at the Almeida Theatre as well as Laertes in the 2017 production of Hamlet. He performed over the role of Edgar from Jonathan Bailey in the Ian McKellen-starrer King Lear in 2018 following Jonathan passed on joining the West End transfer to do the musical Company instead.
Luke made his feature film premiere with a small role as a warrant officer in Christopher Nolan’s 2017 World War II film Dunkirk. He portrayed Peter Hain in Misbehaviour, a film about Miss World 1970.
In 2019, Luke became cast as Benedict, the second eldest Bridgerton sibling, in the 2020 Shondaland-produced Netflix period drama Bridgerton, an adaptation of Julia Quinn novels.
– Shakespeare’s Globe: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2014) as Lysander – Globe on Screen: Julius Caesar (2015) as Mark Antony – The Complete Walk: Romeo and Juliet (2016) as Romeo – Dunkirk (2017) as Warrant Officer – King Lear (2018) as Edgar – Making Noise Quietly (2019) as Oliver – Misbehaviour (2020) as Peter Hain – The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (2014-2015) as Joshua Hallows – In the Club (2014-2016) as Simon – Hamlet (2018) as Laertes – Kiss Me First (2018) as Connor – Bridgerton (2020-present) as Benedict Bridgerton
Luke made his feature film premiere with a small role as a warrant officer in Christopher Nolan’s 2017 World War II film Dunkirk. The film got praise for its screenplay, direction, musical score, sound effects, and cinematography; some critics named it Nolan’s best work, and one of the greatest war films.
He played Benedict, the second Bridgerton child, in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton since 2020 while Claudia Jessie played Eloise, the fifth Bridgerton child, in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton since 2020.
From 2014 through 2016, Luke portrayed Simon in the BBC One drama In the Club. In the Club follows six couples who go to a local Parent Craft class during their pregnancy. In The Club was written and created by Kay Mellor. Its second series was renewed in 2014 and broadcast in the UK from 3 May until 7 June 2016.
His first professional theatre role was in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Globe Theatre, as Lysander. He earned nominations for an Evening Standard Theatre Award and an Ian Charleson Award.
Luke gets his wealth from his work as an actor known due to his role as Benedict, the second Bridgerton child, in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton since 2020. Therefore, Luke has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Luke’s estimated net worth is$2 million.
Luke is a 34-year-old who was born onJuly 4, 1988, in Southampton, England. Luke celebrates his birthday on July 4, every year.
Luke is an actor known due to his role as Benedict, the second Bridgerton child, in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton since 2020. He started in 2013 as Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Globe Theatre, awarding him Ian Charleson and Evening Standard Theatre Award nominations.
