Biography
Sebastian Arcelus is an American actor well recognized for his parts as Jay Whitman in the CBS political drama series Madam Secretary and Lucas Goodwin in the Netflix thriller series House of Cards.
Age
He is 47 years old as of 5 November 2023. He was born in 1976 in New York, New York, United States.
Family – Education
Arcelus was raised in Port Washington, New York, after being born in New York City. Speaking Spanish fluently, he is a first-generation American of Italian, Russian, and Uruguayan origin. His degree from Williams College is in hand.
Wife – Children
In 2007, Arcelus wed Stephanie J. Block, his co-star from Wicked. Block performed in Wicked on Broadway and the national tour as Elphaba. On January 19, 2015, Vivienne Helena Arcelus, their daughter, was born.
Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Madam Secretary
He appeared as Jay Whitman, Elizabeth’s chief of staff and (formerly) senior policy advisor in an American political drama television series Madam Secretary. Because of his demanding work schedule, Jay and his wife Abby (Stephanie J. Block) divorce in the third season, though she keeps custody of their daughter Chloe. In season four, Jay receives a promotion to chief of staff.
In the fifth season, Jay meets renowned Dutch chess player Annelies De Runnow (Marissa Neitling) when stranded at Shannon Airport in Ireland as a result of a volcanic explosion in Iceland. After spending many hours at the airport, they begin to feel attracted to each other and decide to begin a long-distance romance. Jay originally turns down the opportunity to be Elizabeth’s chief of staff when she decides to run for president in order to begin a relationship with Annelies. Subsequently, Elizabeth reappoints Jay as her chief of staff.
The Last Day of August
He appeared as Mark in the 2012 American film drama 2012 The Last Day of August. Thirty-year-old Dan, still recovering from a car accident that left him paralyzed a year earlier, moves in with his family to their upstate New York cabin. On the final day of August, a few of his closest friends pay him a visit and question his decision to withdraw and adopt other self-destructive habits. They all try to strike a compromise between their concerns for his mental health and their demands that Dan reconsider how he is responding to his physical state.
House of Cards
He appeared as as Lucas Goodwin, an editor at The Washington Herald and later Zoe’s boyfriend in the American political thriller television series House of Cards. Frank Underwood, a power-hungry Democratic congressman from South Carolina, celebrates President Garrett Walker’s 2012 election, after the latter agreed to appoint him Secretary of State in exchange for his support. However, Underwood realizes that the President expects him to advocate his agenda in Congress and will not uphold their agreement. Underwood hatches a complex plot behind the President’s back, with his wife Claire heading an NGO called the Clean Water Initiative, which she exploits to grow her own authority. They both collaborate with Remy Danton, a business lobbyist and former Underwood employee, to raise cash for their operations and increase their reach.
The Deuce
He appeared as Dave, a labor activist and associate of Dorothy’s in the American drama television series The Deuce. The story, which is set in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s, depicts the growing violence caused by the drug pandemic. Frankie and Vincent Martino, twin brothers, start working as frontmen for the Mafia out of Times Square, where Eileen “Candy” Merrell, a street prostitute who leaves the perils of the streets to work as an actor and director in the newly legalized porn industry, also resides. While the second season jumps five years forward to 1977 and ends in the summer of 1978, the first season takes place in 1971 and 1972. The third season is set in the years 1984–1985.
Movies
♦ 2016 – Split
♦ 2015 – Ted 2
♦ 2014 – The Best of Me
♦ 2012 – The Last Day of August
TV Shows
♦ 2019 – FBI
♦ 2019 – Bull
♦ 2018 – The Deuce
♦ 2015 – Codes of Conduct
♦ 2014–2019 – Madam Secretary
♦ 2014 – Blanco
♦ 2014 – It Could Be Worse
♦ 2014 – The Leftovers
♦ 2013–14, 2016 – House of Cards
♦ 2011 – Person of Interest