Luke Timothy Grimes (born January 21, 1984) is an American actor. He
is best known for his roles in the acclaimed film American Sniper and
the Fifty Shades film series.Grimes was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son
of a Pentecostal pastor. Grimes graduated from Dayton Christian High
School in 2002. He moved to New York City to study acting at the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts.Grimes has appeared in All the Boys
Love Mandy Lane, War Eagle, Arkansas, and Assassination of a High
School President, which received a limited release in March 2009. He
also appeared in the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters, as Ryan Lafferty,
the illegitimate son of William Walker, patriarch of the show's
family. Beginning with Season 4, he became a series regular.He starred
in the 2010 FX movie pilot, Outlaw Country, with Haley Bennett and
Mary Steenburgen. Grimes played a cowboy named Eli Larkin. The series
was not picked up by FX, but the pilot aired on August 23, 2012 as a
television movie. In 2012, he appeared in the Liam Neeson thriller
Taken 2 as Neeson's daughter's boyfriend.
is best known for his roles in the acclaimed film American Sniper and
the Fifty Shades film series.Grimes was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son
of a Pentecostal pastor. Grimes graduated from Dayton Christian High
School in 2002. He moved to New York City to study acting at the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts.Grimes has appeared in All the Boys
Love Mandy Lane, War Eagle, Arkansas, and Assassination of a High
School President, which received a limited release in March 2009. He
also appeared in the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters, as Ryan Lafferty,
the illegitimate son of William Walker, patriarch of the show's
family. Beginning with Season 4, he became a series regular.He starred
in the 2010 FX movie pilot, Outlaw Country, with Haley Bennett and
Mary Steenburgen. Grimes played a cowboy named Eli Larkin. The series
was not picked up by FX, but the pilot aired on August 23, 2012 as a
television movie. In 2012, he appeared in the Liam Neeson thriller
Taken 2 as Neeson's daughter's boyfriend.
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