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Lukas Haas(I)

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Lukas was born on April 16, 1976 in West Hollywood, California. His Texas-born mother, Emily Tracy, is a writer, and his German-born father, Berthold Haas, is an artist. He has twin brothers, Simon and Nikolai. It's widely noted that Lukas was discovered at the age of five by casting director Margery Simkin while he was in kindergarten.

While his first screen role was as the youngest of the doomed children in the 1983 nuclear Holocaust film Testament (1983), it was his second appearance, in Witness (1985) opposite Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis, that earned attention and acclaim. In Peter Weir's 1985 film, Lukas portrayed Samuel, an Amish child who was the sole witness to an undercover cop's murder, and his work earned him starring roles in such films as Lady in White (1988), The Wizard of Loneliness (1988), and Alan & Naomi (1992) - the latter film co-written by his mother.

He continued to distinguish himself in film in starring roles including: Music Box (1989) with Jessica Lange and director Costa-Gavras; Convicts (1991) and Rambling Rose (1991) (both with Robert Duvall); and Boys (1996) with John C. Reilly and Winona Ryder.

On stage, in 1988, Lukas performed alongside Steve Martin and Robin Williams in Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" at Lincoln Center in New York City for director Mike Nichols. He also starred with Martin in the film Leap of Faith (1992).

Lukas went on to work with directors Woody Allen in Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Tim Burton in Mars Attacks! (1996), and Alan Rudolph in Breakfast of Champions (1999). He had a pivotal role in Brick (2005), Rian Johnson's directorial debut with Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He next appeared in the Kurt Cobain-inspired Last Days (2005), directed by Gus Van Sant, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Roles in Material Girls (2006), slasher movie send-up The Tripper (2006), Who Loves the Sun (2006), Gardener of Eden (2007), While She Was Out (2008), and Death in Love (2008) followed.

Recently, Lukas had a supporting role in Christopher Nolan's Inception (2010) opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Elliot Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine and Marion Cotillard. He then appeared in Red Riding Hood (2011) for director Catherine Hardwicke, and Contraband (2012), director Baltasar Kormákur's English-language remake of the movie he starred in, Reykjavik-Rotterdam (2008).

Lukas was most recently seen in Crazy Eyes (2012). He has several projects in production, including Meth Head (2013) written and directed by Jane Clark.

Also a talented musician, Lukas plays drums and piano in the band The Rogues.
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Lukas Haas and Diego Calva in Babylon (2022)
Drew Barrymore, Natalie Portman, Alan Alda, Goldie Hawn, Gaby Hoffmann, Tim Roth, Lukas Haas, Edward Norton, David Ogden Stiers, and Scotty Bloch in Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Drew Barrymore, Natalie Portman, Alan Alda, Goldie Hawn, Gaby Hoffmann, Lukas Haas, Edward Norton, Natasha Lyonne, and Patrick Cranshaw in Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Lukas Haas in Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Lukas Haas, Randall Emmett, and Caitlin Carmichael in Midnight in the Switchgrass (2021)
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Lukas Haas in The Perfect Tribute (1991)
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine, Lukas Haas, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
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Harrison Ford and Lukas Haas in Witness (1985)
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  • Samuel
  • 1985
Pierce Brosnan, Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Danny DeVito, and Annette Bening in Mars Attacks! (1996)
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  • 1996
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)
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Actor

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  • Margot Robbie in Babylon (2022)
    Babylon
  • Gabriel Byrne and Daisy Edgar-Jones in War of the Worlds (2019)
    War of the Worlds
  • Bruce Willis and Megan Fox in Midnight in the Switchgrass (2021)
    Midnight in the Switchgrass
  • The Violent Heart (2020)
    The Violent Heart
  • Browse (2020)
    Browse
  • Frank and Ava (2020)
    Frank and Ava
  • Robert Duvall, Liam Neeson, Viola Davis, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, Daniel Kaluuya, Brian Tyree Henry, Elizabeth Debicki, and Cynthia Erivo in Widows (2018)
    Widows
  • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
    First Man
  • 2031 (2017)
    2031
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)
    The Revenant
  • Tooken (2015)
    Tooken
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  • Always Worthy (2015)
    Always Worthy
  • Dark Was the Night (2014)
    Dark Was the Night
  • Johnny Depp in Transcendence (2014)
    Transcendence
  • Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)
    Pawn Shop Chronicles

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  • Bruce Willis in Breakfast of Champions (1999)
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  • Last Days (2005)
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  • Bruce Willis in Breakfast of Champions (1999)
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  • In Quiet Night (1998)
    In Quiet Night
  • David Blaine in David Blaine: Street Magic (1997)
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  • The Ryan White Story (1989)
    The Ryan White Story
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    • April 16, 1976
    • West Hollywood, California, USA
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    Was part of a band called Bunny with fellow actor Vincent Gallo.
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    Was considered for the role of Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds (2005), but did not want to commit to a television series at the time. The role went to Matthew Gray Gubler instead, and Haas later guest starred in the series as a store clerk who ends up being the elusive "Footpath Killer".
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    In choosing any role, I ask the same questions: what kind of part is it? is the role challenging? does the director have a vision? is the story moving? etc.

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