Luke Macfarlane is a Canadian-American actor who has attracted a lot of attention for so many things in his life, chief of which is his sex life.
In the film industry, he is known for appearing in movies such as the ABC television drama “Brothers & Sisters” and the Space Television sci-fi series “Killjoys”. Now, though, he is known for playing the romantic lead in several Hallmark Channel Christmas movies.
Apart from films and TV shows, Macfarlane has also appeared on stage in theatre productions, for which he has won several awards. In addition to this, Macfarlane is also a singer who knows how to play the Cello.
All the information about this actor cannot be contained in three paragraphs (obviously), so first, here are ten quick facts about Luke Macfarlane.
Top 10 facts about Luke Macfarlane
- Luke Macfarlane was born on 19 July 1980 and is now 41 years old in 2021.
- Macfarlane came out as gay in 2008, and he has said that he was very afraid to do so because he thought it would affect his career.
- Macfarlane is reportedly in a relationship with “Prison Break” star Wentworth Miller and has been since 2007.
- Luke Macfarlane has a twin sister named Ruth Macfarlane.
- Macfarlane is a skilled woodworker, and he singlehandedly restored his LA home.
- His height has been recorded as 1.88 meters or 6 feet and 2 inches (6’2″).
- The actor is reportedly worth 2 million dollars ($2 million).
- Luke Macfarlane used to be in a band that he and his classmates formed while they were in school, but at some point, he left the band and was replaced as the lead singer.
- In 2018, Luke Macfarlane officially became an American citizen.
- Macfarlane is set to appear in Universal Studios “Bros”, the first gay romantic comedy from a major studio.
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Early life
Luke Macfarlane was born on 19 January 1980 in London, Ontario, to Thomas and Penny Macfarlane. Thomas Macfarlane was the Director of Student Health Services at the University of Western Ontario, and Penny worked as a mental health nurse at a hospital in London, Ontario.
Macfarlane has two siblings: a twin sister named Ruth Macfarlane and an older sister, Rebecca Macfarlane. The siblings attended London Central Secondary School before Macfarlane enrolled at the Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts and the Julliard School in New York City, where he studied Drama.
Career
Luke Macfarlane always wanted to be an actor, so he decided pretty early on in his life that he would pursue his interests. He trained himself in acting and singing and then moved to New York to chase his dreams.
After graduating from Julliard, Macfarlane joined the theatre and began going for auditions to secure roles in Hollywood to launch his acting career.
Macfarlane started his career in theatre with the plays “Juvenilia” and “Where Do We Live” in 2003 and early 2004. He made his film debut in the 2004 biographical film “Kinsey” as Bruce Kinsey.
For his TV debut, he played Stuart DeBarge in the critically acclaimed 2004 comedy miniseries “Tanner on Tanner”.
His first acting breakthrough came when he played the role of Frank Dumphy, the sensitive army man in the action-drama series “Over There”. The show received some good reviews but also ran into several controversies due to the overly violent nature of some scenes. Thanks to all that, it was cancelled after one season.
Macfarlane also got another career breakthrough in 2006 when he was cast as Scotty Wandell in the drama series “Brothers and Sisters”. Although Macfarlane’s part started as a recurring role, it graduated into a regular role. The show started out slow before picking up pace and getting better reviews with subsequent episodes.
In 2009, Macfarlane acted in his first lead role as James Nichol in the Canadian-Chinese co-production “Iron Road”. He appeared in a guest role in the series “Supergirl” in 2015 and played D’avin Jaqobis in the Canadian series “Killjoys”, which ended in 2019 after five seasons.
Although he achieved relative success with television series, he never quite reached the same heights with film until 2021. After 2004’s “Kinsey”, he appeared in two films and two short films.
In August 2021, it was announced that Macfarlane would star in the romantic comedy “Bros”, opposite Billy Eichner. It is the first gay romantic comedy from a major studio, with Universal Studios scheduling the film for release on 22 August 2022.
“Bros” will be directed by Nicholas Stoller, who co-wrote the script with Billy Eichner. Eichner will also serve as executive producer, while Judd Apatow will produce the project. The film follows two men with commitment issues who attempt to start a relationship together.
In 2014, Macfarlane joined the Hallmark Channel and has appeared in several Hallmark movies since then, including “A Birthday Wish”, “A Shoe Addict’s Christmas”, and “Just Add Romance”.
Macfarlane also appeared in several theatre productions. “Where Do We Live”, where Macfarlane played the lead role, was cited by the 2005 GLAAD Media Awards for Outstanding New York Theatre: Broadway and Off-Broadway.
In 2015, Macfarlane also appeared in “Reverberation” at Hartford Stage in Connecticut.
Did you know that Macfarlane is also a singer? He was the lead singer and songwriter for the band Fellow Nameless, which he formed in 8th grade with his classmates at Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts. They were moderately successful and created one album and an additional ten songs.
One of their most notable moments was playing a showcase for Danny Strick’s A&R of Maverick Records, but they were ultimately passed over. At some point, the band replaced Macfarlane as the lead singer and continued making songs without him. Macfarlane also plays the cello.
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Personal life
On 15 April 2008, during an interview with The Globe and Mail, Macfarlane confirmed earlier rumours that he is gay. Perez Hilton, among other sites, published a story in 2007 that Macfarlane was in a relationship with “Prison Break” star Wentworth Miller.
At the time, he said he wanted to get married someday, saying, “Gay marriage, it’s not about two people being gay, it’s about two people who love each other and who have decided to commit to each other for the exact same reasons any other couple would get married.”
He also told Chicago Tribune in 2008: “There is this desire in L.A. to wonder who you are and what’s been blaring for me for the last three years is how can I be most authentic to myself — so this is the first time I am speaking about it in this way.”
He did not say anything about his rumoured relationship with Miller, who wasn’t out at the time. However, in 2013, Miller came out in a letter to the St. Petersburg International Film Festival Committee. He also shared that he once struggled so much with his sexual orientation that he tried to kill himself when he was 15.
He said, “I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government. The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly.”
Macfarlane wasn’t completely sure about coming out at the time, actually, and was worried about the effect that it would have on his career. In the same interview with The Globe and Mail, he said:
“I don’t know what will happen professionally … but I guess I can’t really be concerned about what will happen because it’s my truth.”
Macfarlane is a very private person and had concerns about his privacy when he came out in 2008. However, he did not think that the fact that he revealed details of his sexuality meant that he was giving up his privacy as he said in a 2008 interview with Julliard:
“I feel strongly that there is a distinction between revealing my sexual preference and my most private thoughts. My sexual preference is one irrefutable aspect of me, like the color of my skin. I’ve never been interested in revealing intimate details about my life. The concern with engaging with the media has to do with trying to make sure they will understand this difference.”
Luke Macfarlane also sang in the Amabile Boys Choir in London and he plays the cello.
Luke Macfarlane net worth
Luke Macfarlane earns the majority of his income from his work in acting, including his work in theatre. He has done a lot of work in film and television shows and earned quite a nest egg for his work.
Thanks to the work that Macfarlane has done for almost two decades, he has amassed a net worth of two million dollars ($2 million), according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Conclusion
Luke Macfarlane is a Canadian-American actor who has done a lot of work in the entertainment industry, working as an actor and a singer.
He has appeared in several films and received attention for those, but he has also received attention for his sexual orientation, particularly a rumoured relationship with Wentworth Miller, which they never confirmed nor denied.
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