Josh Lucas is perhaps best known for his work in recent Hollywood blockbusters like “Poseidon”, “Stealth”, and “Sweet Home Alabama”, but he has also impressed audiences and critics alike in a variety of impressive character roles.
Lucas was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 20, 1971 to activist parents who moved the family around the South frequently when Lucas was a child. The sexy actor reportedly lived in 30 different locations by the time he was 13, and the family eventually settled on the island of Gig Harbor, Washington. Lucas became interested in acting in high school, and decided to pursue a career as a performer while briefly attending Washington State University.
The talented actor debuted in the early 1990s appearing in small roles on a variety of TV shows and films including “Alive”, “Fatherhood”, and “Thinner”. However, it was Kenneth Lonergan’s 2000 drama “You Can Count on Me” that put Lucas on the map. His brief scene with Mark Ruffalo demonstrated his exceptional ability at occupying unique characters, and he was soon garnering attention for small roles in “American Psycho”, “The Deep End”, “A Beautiful Mind”, “Hulk”, “Secondhand Lions”, and “Wonderland.” His role as Reese Witherspoon’s love interest in “Sweet Home Alabama” made him an up-and-coming leading man, and in 2004 he gave a searing performance in David Gordon Green’s terrific but little seen “Undertow”.
The friendly actor briefly dated Salma Hayek in 2004, and had a terrific year in 2005 with the critically acclaimed TV movie “Empire Falls”, the big-budget action film “Stealth”, and in a supporting role alongside Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, and Morgan Freeman in “An Unfinished Life”. 2006 has seen him play an inspiring basketball coach in “Glory Road” and brave the underwater nightmares of “Poseidon” with Kurt Russell and Richard Dreyfuss.