Biography
Lucas Hedges is an American actor. Born on 12 December 1996 in Brooklyn, New York City, he is the son of filmmaker Peter Hedges. He studied theatre at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Hedges began his career with a role in Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom (2012). He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Manchester by the Sea (2016). Other notable film roles include Lady Bird (2017), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Boy Erased (2018) and Let Them All Talk (2020), in which he played Tyler Hughes.
On stage, Hedges made his Broadway debut in a 2018 revival of The Waverly Gallery and appeared in a 2023 West End production of Brokeback Mountain.
