Lucas Black Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1997, won a Young Artist Award and a YoungStar Award for playing Frank Wheately in Billy Bob Thornton's independent film "Sling Blade․"
• Grew up in Speake, Ala․, and played high school football, basketball and golf for the Speake Bobcats before graduating in 2001
• Made his film debut at the age of 11 in the Kevin Costner film "The War" after director Jon Avnet sent out a casting call int he area for a kid with a Southern accent and no acting experience
• Quote: "(On changing his Southern accent for a role) "I have thought about trying to play a character without a Southern accent, but I've had such a good career with it and I feel like I'm a person who sticks to his roots and I take pride in that․""
• Quote: "(On his role in "Sling Blade") "I just thought it was kind of fun being able to act with Billy Bob… I just had fun with it, and never really did put any pressure on myself because it wasn't that big of a deal to me․ It's like playtime, to be honest․""
• Along with being an actor, he has worked as a model for Calvin Klein jeans
• Has played a character from Texas in four films, including "X-Files: The Movie," "All the Pretty Horses," "Friday Night Lights" and "Jarhead․"