Luke Goss

Birthday: 29 September 1968, London, England, UK

Birth Name: Luke Damon Goss

Height: 185 cm

Luke Goss started his acting career playing 'Danny Zuko' in the smash hit musical Grease, on London's West End, and later toured with the production throughout the United Kingdom. He es ...Show More

Luke Goss started his acting career playing 'Danny Zuko' in the smash hit musical Grease, on London's West End, and later toured with the production throughout the United Kingdom. He established himself as a screen actor in 2002 with performances in two very different features: David Goyer's independent drama ZigZag, with John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Natasha Lyonne and Wesley Snipes; and Guillermo Del Toro's supernatural action feature Blade II, with Snipes and Ron Perlman. The following year, he starred in the title role of the critically acclaimed British gangster film Charlie, and in the title role in the Emmy Award-winning Hallmark miniseries Frankenstein, with Donald Sutherland and William Hurt. In 2005, Goss traveled to India to play the role of King Xerxes in the Biblical epic One Night With The King, opposite Omar Sharif and Peter O'Toole, firmly establishing him as a versatile actor. He then went on to star in The Man, with Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy; Mercenary, with Steven Seagal; Bone Dry, with Lance Henriksen; Unearthed, with Emmanuelle Vaugier; Deep Winter, with Michael Madsen; and Shanghai Baby, with Bai Ling. 2008 reunited Goss with Guillermo Del Toro in Universals Hellboy II: The Golden Army, the sequel that opened in the number one spot at the U.S. box office. The role earned Goss 2 MTV Movie Award nominations. He recently completed the starring role in Tekken, a sci-fi feature thriller based on the popular video and arcade game. He is attached to play 'Kristoff,' in a big screen adaptation of the Top Cow comic book, Magdalena, being developed and produced by Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Pictures, Platinum Studios and Top Cow. He has recently completed filming his first role for Network Television in JJ Abrams "Fringe". Luke Goss has recently completed leading roles in Across The Line, Blood Out, and has taken over Universals Death Race franchise, firmly establishing him as a leading man. Hide

I'm becoming a geek bit by bit. If you don't know what you're talking about with these comic book fa Show more I'm becoming a geek bit by bit. If you don't know what you're talking about with these comic book fans, you're in trouble. (on how being in Blade and Hellboy II has taught him more about comic books than he ever wanted to know.) Hide

In the UK now you can have a hit record by selling 20 records. It's a cliche but it is like the fast Show more In the UK now you can have a hit record by selling 20 records. It's a cliche but it is like the fast food industry. There are so many brilliant artists out there but in the UK they aren't being signed. I know the Pop Idol thing is big but the turnover is ridiculous. If you have 10 decent artists everybody is making money and the consumer is happy. With Pop Idol the music is shit and they don't sell a biscuit outside of the UK. What keeps it going is beyond me. Hide

I did a Navy SEAL training programme and kung fu which got me in shape. I was down to 5% body fat. T Show more I did a Navy SEAL training programme and kung fu which got me in shape. I was down to 5% body fat. There's a scene in Charlie where I get out of bed and have my underpants on - it's not that glamorous, they're the unsexiest Y-fronts you've ever seen. Hide

I have a home in LA and one in London. To be honest, I spend most of my time in LA. The past 14 mont Show more I have a home in LA and one in London. To be honest, I spend most of my time in LA. The past 14 months, I've only been in the UK for about 15 days and probably about 2 months in LA. There's not that much filming goes on there so you end up going all over the world and hardly spending any time at home at all. Hide

I buy American music as it's like the last bastion of music. I sound like an old bastard but that's Show more I buy American music as it's like the last bastion of music. I sound like an old bastard but that's how I feel. I listen to people like Sting or George Michael from the UK and Missy Elliot from the US - they're people that you know care about the music. Hide

I happened to be in L.A. on 9/11, and being here in America when that happened made me realize how m Show more I happened to be in L.A. on 9/11, and being here in America when that happened made me realize how much I love this country. Hide

Americans find my accent difficult. When you're in a diner and you say 'vinegar' they're like 'what? Show more Americans find my accent difficult. When you're in a diner and you say 'vinegar' they're like 'what?' Then you say it with an American accent and they get what you mean. It's not like you're in an office supply store though - you're in a diner, work it out for God's sake! Hide

Luke Goss's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (54) as Director (1) as Creator (1)

Your Move

Luke Goss'S roles

Nomak

Himself

Lloyd Parr

Captain Jack Wosick

Charlie Richardson

Viktor

King Xerxes

Carl 'Luke' Lucas

Prince Nuada