Lucas Jade Zumann

Lucas Jade Zumann (born December 12, 2000)[1] is an American actor. He played Milo in the horror film Sinister 2, Jamie Fields in the indie comedy-drama film 20th Century Women and Gilbert Blythe in Anne with an E.

Lucas Jade Zumann
Born (2000-12-12) December 12, 2000
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Personal life

Zumann was born in the Chicago, Illinois, neighborhood of Rogers Park,[2] the oldest of four brothers. He is Jewish and attended Hebrew school.[3][4] He attended Waters Elementary School, and then in fifth grade moved to the Chicago Waldorf School until eighth grade, and returned again for twelfth grade. The rest of the time he attended public high school, and was also home schooled.[5]

Career

He was discovered by a talent agent when auditioning for a Disney talent search in Chicago at Paskal Rudnicke casting. His first foray into acting came as an ensemble member in a production of the musical Oliver! in his hometown at Music Theater Works (formerly Light Opera Works) . He then played a cameo in the Netflix series Sense8.

Zumann's first big role was in the horror film Sinister 2, playing Milo. He was also noticed by playing the character Jamie Fields, in the Oscar-nominated 20th Century Women, alongside Elle Fanning, Billy Crudup, Greta Gerwig and Annette Bening. He is now known globally as Gilbert Blythe on the Canadian Netflix series Anne with an E, and also portrayed Nathan Daldry/A in the teen rom-com movie Every Day (2018).

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Sinister 2 Milo
2016 Thrill Ride Henry Perry
20th Century Women Jamie
2018 Every Day Nathan
2019 To the Stars Jeff Owings
TBA Dr. Bird's Advice For Sad Poets James Whitman Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Sense8 Punk #2 Episode: "Death Doesn't Let You Say Goodbye"
2016 Chicago Fire Lucas Hicks 2 episodes
2017–2019 Anne with an E Gilbert Blythe 25 episodes

References
  1. "Lucas Jade Zumann". issuemagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  2. "LUCAS JADE ZUMANN". Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  3. https://www.instagram.com/p/BQW6CdljpBc/
  4. https://www.americanisraelite.com/jews_in_the_newz/article_7407e926-dcdc-11e6-9775-376350a4bc65.html
  5. https://youtube.com/watch?v=btD3opz7O0E&feature=youtu.be


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