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  • BIRTH 21/01/1984
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 6
  • MOVIES 17

Luke Grimes

Luke Timothy Grimes (born January 21, 1984) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as real-life Navy SEAL Marc Alan Lee in the acclaimed film American Sniper. He played Christian Grey's brother, Elliot, in the film Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), and its sequels, Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018). He starred as Kayce Dutton in the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone (2018–2024).

Grimes was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of a Pentecostal pastor. Grimes graduated from Dayton Christian High School in 2002. He moved to New York City to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Grimes has appeared in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, War Eagle, Arkansas, and Assassination of a High School President, which received a limited release in March 2009. He also appeared in the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters as Ryan Lafferty, the illegitimate son of William Walker, patriarch of the show's family. Beginning with Season 4, he became a series regular.

He starred in the 2010 FX movie pilot, Outlaw Country, with Haley Bennett and Mary Steenburgen. Grimes played a cowboy named Eli Larkin. The series was not picked up by FX, but the pilot aired on August 23, 2012, as a television movie. In 2012, he appeared in the Liam Neeson thriller Taken 2 as Neeson's daughter's boyfriend.

Grimes portrayed vampire James Kent in True Blood for six episodes during the show's sixth season but later left the show and was replaced by Nathan Parsons. Reports, confirmed by BuzzFeed, indicated that he quit because he refused to participate in same-sex kissing or sex scenes or to play a character that was attracted to men. Grimes's publicist stated that he departed to pursue other opportunities.

Grimes played United States Navy SEAL Marc Lee, who was killed in action in 2006, in American Sniper (2014). He played Christian Grey's brother, Elliot, in the film Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) and its sequels, Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018). Grimes played Todd Belkin in Freeheld (2015). Since 2018, he has starred alongside Kevin Costner in the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone in the role of Kayce Dutton.

Grimes married Brazilian model Bianca Rodrigues Grimes in November 2018, and the couple had their first child, a son, in 2024. He moved with his family to the Bitterroot Valley of southwestern Montana in 2020.

In January 2024, Grimes released “Burn—Live From Nashville” on Spotify.

On March 8, 2024, Grimes released his self-titled debut album, Luke Grimes.

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Luke Grimes

Shows (6)

Yellowstone (2018)
Yellowstone (2018)
Kayce Dutton
True Blood
True Blood
James
Brothers & Sisters
Brothers & Sisters
Ryan Lafferty
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self

Movies (17)

Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey
Elliot Grey
Fifty Shades Freed
Fifty Shades Freed
Elliot Grey
American Sniper
American Sniper
Marc Lee
Fifty Shades Darker
Fifty Shades Darker
Elliot Grey
Taken 2
Taken 2
Jamie
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
Teddy
Happiness for Beginners
Happiness for Beginners
Jake
El Camino Christmas
El Camino Christmas
Eric Roth
Assassination of a High School President
Assassination of a High School President
Marlon Piazza
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
Jake
Shangri-La Suite
Shangri-La Suite
Jack Blueblood
Manhattan Undying
Manhattan Undying
Max Garman
Into the Ashes
Into the Ashes
Nick Brenner
Squatters
Squatters
Michael Silverman
The Wait
The Wait
Ben
Freeheld
Freeheld
Todd Belkin
Shit Year
Shit Year
Harvey West