Luke Mitchell

Luke Mitchell (born 17 April 1985)[1] is an Australian actor and model. He attended the Film and Television Studio International and won the role of Chris Knight in Neighbours. Mitchell appeared in the third season of H2O: Just Add Water as Will, before starring as Romeo Smith in Home and Away. The role saw Mitchell win the Most Popular New Male Talent Logie Award in 2010. In 2013 he was cast as John Young in the CW's The Tomorrow People, whom he played until the series cancellation.[2] In 2015, he joined the cast of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as the Inhuman Lincoln Campbell as a recurring character for its second season before being promoted to series regular for the third season.[3] He joined NBC's Blindspot as a series regular during its second season, playing Roman Briggs.

For other people named Luke Mitchell, see Luke Mitchell (disambiguation).

Luke Mitchell
Mitchell in 2016
Born (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
OccupationActor, model
Years active2008–present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2013)

Early life

Mitchell was born on 17 April 1985 and grew up on the Gold Coast.[4] His parents later divorced and both went on to remarry. Mitchell has three brothers and a younger sister, Bree.[4][5] His older brother coaches tennis, while his younger brother, Ben, is in the top 10 of Australian Tennis Players.[6] Mitchell played tennis from the age of five to nineteen. He aimed to go professional, but gave it up after realising it was the only thing in his life.[7] Mitchell attended Nerang State High School.[8]

Career

Mitchell trained at the Film and Television Studio International and worked with professionals such as Joss McWilliam, Iain Gardner, Kim Krejus and Dean Carey. He travelled around Australia with international entertainment company Sudden Impact Entertainment and worked in their live theatre shows.

Whilst working in Melbourne he successfully auditioned for the guest-role of Chris Knight in Neighbours and appeared in 11 episodes.[7] He then moved back to the Gold Coast to play the part of Will in the third season of H2O: Just Add Water.[4] In 2008, Mitchell filmed the gay-themed romance Performance Anxiety, which was selected as part of the 9th Annual Brisbane Queer Film Festival as a screening for cast and crew.[9][10]

In June 2009, Mitchell relocated to Sydney[7] and began starring as Romeo Smith in Home and Away.[5] Mitchell won the 2010 Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent for his portrayal of Romeo.[11] On 4 November 2012, it was announced that Mitchell had chosen to leave Home and Away after four years and his character departed on-screen in 2013.[12]

In February 2013, Mitchell was cast as John Young in The CW's remake of Tomorrow People.[13] In July 2014, it was announced that Mitchell had joined the cast of US series Members Only playing Jesse.[14] However, the series was cancelled before the pilot aired.[15]

In February 2015, Mitchell joined Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Lincoln Campbell, a charismatic Inhuman;[16] he was promoted to the main cast for season three of the show.[3] After leaving Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mitchell was cast as Roman in Blindspot. He initially turned down the audition, as he did not think he was right for the role. Upon returning to the United States, Mitchell learned that he was still wanted for the part and he sent in an audition tape. He asked if he could keep his beard and producers agreed.[17]

In August 2018, Mitchell was cast in the lead role of Captain John "Abe" Abraham in the CBS drama The Code. He took over the role from Dave Annable, who played the character in the pilot episode.[18] The series was cancelled after one season.[19] Mitchell will play Rowdy in Without Remorse, a film adaptation of Tom Clancy's 1993 novel of the same name, alongside Michael B. Jordan.[20]

Mitchell plays the lead role of Danny in The CW drama The Republic of Sarah which was written by Jeffrey Paul King.[21] The series was green lit by The CW on 12 May 2020 for the 2020–2021 television season.[22]

Personal life

Mitchell once shared a house with his H2O: Just Add Water co-stars Burgess Abernethy, Phoebe Tonkin and Cariba Heine.[4] During a TV Week interview, Mitchell revealed that his interests were body boarding, nature and going to the movies.[4]

In 2009, Mitchell began dating his Home and Away co-star Rebecca Breeds.[23] The couple announced their engagement in May 2012 and married in January 2013.[23][24][25]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Performance Anxiety Peter Koliat
2010 Cryptopticon Y
2015 7 Minutes Sam
2016 Mothers and Daughters Nelson Quinn
2020 Without Remorse Rowdy Post-production
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Neighbours Chris Knight Recurring role; 11 episodes
2009–2010 H2O: Just Add Water Will Benjamin Main role (season 3); 26 episodes
2009–2013 Home and Away Romeo Smith Main role; 673 episodes
2013–2014 The Tomorrow People John Young Main role; 22 episodes
2015 Members Only Jesse Unaired ABC pilot
2015–2016 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Lincoln Campbell Recurring role (season 2)
Main role (season 3)
29 episodes
2016–2020 Blindspot Roman Briggs Main role (season 2–3)
Recurring role (season 4)
Guest (season 5)
52 episodes
2019 The Code Captain John "Abe" Abraham Lead role
12 episodes
2021 The Republic of Sarah Danny Lead role

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Refs
2010 Logie Award Most Popular New Male Talent Won [11]
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References
  1. "About the Stars: Luke Mitchell as 'Will'". ZDF-Enterprises.de. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. Slezak, Michael (8 May 2014). "'Carrie Diaries,' 'Tomorrow People' Cancelled, 'Dixie,' 'Beauty' Renewed by The CW". TVLine.
  3. Petski, Denise (1 June 2015). "Luke Mitchell Upped To Regular On Marvel's 'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. Chegwidden, Yvette (5–11 September 2009). "New boy in the Bay". TV Week. ACP Magazines (36): 17.
  5. "Home and Away: Luke Mitchell". Yahoo!7 TV. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  6. Walton, Darren (4 July 2010). "Benjamin Mitchell the new star in his family household". Perth Now. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  7. "Home and Away: Romeo Smith". Holy Soap. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  8. Tucker-Evans, Anooska (23 August 2009). "Liberating role for shy Romeo". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  9. "Press Kit" (PDF). PerformanceAnxietyMovie.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  10. Partridge, Des (17 May 2008). "Get ready for a gay party". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  11. "Luke Mitchell and Carrie Bickmore Win Most Popular New Talent At 2010 Logie Awards". Take 40. 2 May 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  12. Kilkelly, Daniel (4 November 2012). "'Home and Away' stars Axle Whitehead, Luke Mitchell leave show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  13. Goodacre, Kate (21 February 2013). "'Home and Away's Luke Mitchell cast in The CW's 'Tomorrow People'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  14. Goldberg, Lesley (11 July 2014). "'Tomorrow People's' Luke Mitchell Boards ABC's 'Members Only' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  15. Lesley Goldberg. "ABC's 'Members Only' Not Moving Forward (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  16. Strom, Marc (5 February 2015). "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. add Luke Mitchell". Marvel Comics. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  17. Cooney Carrillo, Jenny (23 January 2017). "Home And Away alum Luke Mitchell on joining the cast of Blindspot". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  18. Burke, Tina (17 August 2018). "Home and Away's Luke Mitchell scores the lead in CBS drama The Code". TV Week. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  19. Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (23 July 2019). "'The Code' Canceled By CBS After One Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  20. D'Alessandro, Anthony (1 October 2019). "'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Luke Mitchell Boards Paramount's Tom Clancy Pic 'Without Remorse'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  21. Andreeva, Nellie (2 March 2020). "'The Republic Of Sarah': Luke Mitchell To Star In CW Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  22. Andreeva, Nellie (12 May 2020). "'Kung Fu' Reboot & 'The Republic Of Sarah' Get CW Series Orders For 2020-21 Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  23. Kilkelly, Daniel (14 May 2012). "'Home and Away' stars Luke Mitchell, Rebecca Breeds engaged". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  24. "Issue 21: This week in New Idea". New Idea. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  25. Moran, Jonathon; Halliwell, Elle (6 January 2013). "Zoe Balbi and Benji Marshall, Rebecca Breeds and Luke Mitchell and Rachael Finch and Michael Miziner wed". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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