Lucas Biography
Josh Lucas is an actor from the United States well-known for his parts in movies like The Black Demon, Ford v. Ferrari, The Secret: Dare to Dream, The Forever Purge, American Psycho, You Can Count on Me, The Deep End, A Beautiful Mind, Sweet Home Alabama, Wonderland, Hulk, Secondhand Lions, An Unfinished Life, Glory Road, Poseidon, and Life as We Know It.
How old is Lucas? – Age
Born Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer, the actor is 53 years old as of 20 June 2024. He was born in 1971 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
Does Lucas have a Sister? Family – Education
Lucas’ parents are ER physician Don Maurer and nurse midwife Michele (née LeFevre). Growing up, Lucas and his three younger siblings traveled the South with their anti-nuclear activist parents. He had lived in thirty different places by the time he was thirteen, including Sullivan’s Island and Isle of Palms, both in South Carolina. Jay Leno and his mother were both Emerson College students. In the end, the family made Gig Harbor, Washington, their home. He participated in high school plays while attending Kopachuck Middle School and graduating from Gig Harbor High School in 1989.
Does Lucas have a wife? – Children
In 2011, Lucas went to a dog park and met Jessica Ciencin Henriquez, a freelance writer. Six months later, they got engaged, and on March 17, 2012, they were married in Central Park. In June 2012, Noah Rev Maurer, their son, was born. Ciencin Henriquez filed for divorce in January 2014, and it was finalized in October of the same year. In June 2024, Lucas proposed to meteorologist Brianna Ruffalo, whom he had met in 2022.
What is Lucas salary? Net Worth
Lucas has an estimated net worth of $18 million.
Palm Royale
Lucas appeared as Douglas Darby Dellacorte-Simmons in the a period comedy-drama television series Palm Royale. Set in 1969, the story follows outsider Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons as she tries to break into Palm Beach, Florida’s elite country club, the Palm Royale. Along the way, she learns what it takes and what it won’t take to become a member of this society.
The Mysteries of Laura
Lucas plays Captain Jake Broderick, the American police procedural comedy-drama television series The Mysteries of Laura’s ex husband who was elevated to captain of her precinct at the beginning of the series. Jake becomes Laura’s partner after being injured in the line of duty and being demoted to Senior Detective.
The show centers on Laura Diamond, a homicide detective in the 2nd Precinct of the New York Police Department, who juggles her work with her personal life as a single mother of twin boys. She is drawn to chef Tony Abbott but seeks to persuade Captain Jake Broderick to sign divorce papers. Despite being shot and suffering injuries, Captain Broderick ignores it. In season two, Broderick is demoted to Senior Detective and paired with Laura by Nancy Santiani, the new captain of the precinct. The tone of the show is changed, with less humor and greater emphasis on the triangle formed by Laura, Jake, and Tony.
Long Slow Exhale
Lucas appeared as Hillman Ford, Athletic Director of the university in the American women’s basketball drama television series Long Slow Exhale. Head coach J.C. Abernathy of a fierce women’s collegiate basketball team finds herself embroiled in a scandal involving possible sexual abuse that could terminate her career. She must make difficult choices that will impact her, her family, and the group of female athletes who depend on her as she searches through the many mysteries she discovers for the truth.
The Mysteries of Laura
Lucas was cast in the American police procedural comedy-drama television series The Mysteries of Laura as Captain Jake Broderick, Laura’s ex-husband who was elevated to captain of her precinct at the beginning of the series. Jake becomes Laura’s partner after being injured in the line of duty and being demoted to Senior Detective.
The show centers on Laura Diamond, a homicide detective in the 2nd Precinct of the New York Police Department, who juggles her work with her personal life as a single mother of twin boys. She is shot and hurt while attempting to get Captain Jake Broderick to sign divorce papers. When Nancy Santiani, the precinct’s new captain, takes over in the second season, Broderick is demoted to Senior Detective. Detectives Billy Soto and Meredith Bose form a team, and Frankie Pulaski leaves since he doesn’t have enough seniority. The triangle involving Laura, Jake, and Tony becomes the main emphasis, changing the tone of the show.
Yellowstone
In the Paramount series Yellowstone’s 1990s flashback, he plays John Dutton. One of the prominent characters on Yellowstone was John Dutton III. He is Montana’s governor. He was a rancher from Montana who owned one of the largest cow ranches in the country. He served as the show’s main character.
The largest ranch in the United States, Yellowstone Dutton Ranch, was owned by John Dutton, the patriarch of the Dutton family. He was a well-liked community figure and the former Montana Livestock Commissioner. John experienced a number of symptoms after receiving a colon cancer diagnosis and having to retire from ranching owing to deteriorating health.
John was given the opportunity to support Governor Lynelle Perry in her bid for the US Senate. John announced his campaign for governor of Montana, aware that Jamie, the state’s AG at the moment, was vying for the same position. Following his father’s recommendation, who had retired from ranching due to cancer, he buried Evelyn on the ranch.
Lucas Movies and TV Credits
Lucas has appeared in various films including;
Movies
♦ 2023 – The Black Demon
♦ 2023 – Blood for Dust
♦ 2021 – The Forever Purge
♦ 2020 – She Dies Tomorrow
♦ 2020 – The Secret: Dare to Dream
♦ 2019 – Breakthrough
♦ 2019 – Ford v Ferrari
♦ 2018 – What They Had
♦ 2018 – Murderous Trance
♦ 2017 – The Most Hated Woman in America
♦ 2017 – Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
♦ 2016 – Dear Eleanor
♦ 2016 – Youth in Oregon
♦ 2014 – Little Accidents
♦ 2014 – The Mend
♦ 2014 – Boychoir
♦ 2013 – Space Warriors
TV Shows
♦ 2024 – Palm Royale
♦ 2022 – Long Slow Exhale
♦ 2018–2022 – Yellowstone
♦ 2015–2017 – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
♦ 2014–2016 – The Mysteries of Laura
♦ 2012 – The Firm
♦ 2009 – WWII in HD
♦ 2006 – Will & Grace
♦ 2005 – Empire Falls
♦ 1999 – Cracker
♦ 1994 – In the Heat of the Night
♦ 1994–1995 – Snowy River: The McGregor Saga
♦ 1993 – Class of ’61ui
♦ 1991 – Parker Lewis Can’t Lose
♦ 1991 – Child of Darkness, Child of Light