Luke Macfarlane is a Canadian-American actor and singer best known for playing the role of Scotty Wandell in the ABC TV series ‘Brothers & Sisters’ which ran for five seasons.
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Early life, family, educational background
Thomas Luke Macfarlane was born on January 19, 1980 in London, Ontario. His late father, Thomas, was director of Student Health Services at the University of Western Ontario. Penny is the name of his mother, a mental health nurse at a London hospital. He has a twin sister named Ruth, and Rebecca, an older sister.
Luke completed his high school education at London Central Secondary School and then studied drama at the famed Juilliard School in New York City.
Career
Luke began his acting career during college when he took an active part in the New York theater scene. He had the opportunity to participate in such productions as “The Grapes of Wrath”, “The School of Night” and “Romeo & Juliet”, before graduating from the drama department in 2003. He then starred in “Juvenilla” at the Playwrights Horizons Theater as one of the four leads.
In 2004, he played the lead role in the play “Where Do We Live”, and was named the Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway and Off-Broadway by the 2005 GLAAD Media Awards.
When it comes to television, Luke had supporting roles for a 2005 FX series “Over There” where he starred as PV2 Frank “Dim” Dumphy, also on the Sundance Channel, a role opposite actor Cynthia Nixon in Robert Altman’s miniseries ” Tanner on Tanner”.
Luke got his first notable role playing Scotty Wandell in the ABC drama “Brothers & Sisters” (aired 2006 – 2011). His character was the husband of one of the show’s “brothers” named Kevin Walker, played by Matthew. Rhys. He also starred in the Space Television science fiction “Killjoys” (broadcast 2015 – 2019) as RAC agent D’avin Jaqobis. He appeared in movies like ‘Maggie’s Miracle Christmas’, ‘Christmas Land’ and ‘The Mistletoe Promise’.
Despite being on television, he still took an active part in theater, appearing in such productions as ‘The Busy World is Hushed’ (2006), Howard Ashman’s unproduced musical ‘Dreamstuff’ and in the stage drama ‘Reverberation’ ( 2015).
In his music career, Luke was both the lead singer and songwriter of a band called Fellow Nameless. The band produced a half-studio, half-live CD album and then recorded an additional ten songs, but it was never released. The band also played a Maverick Records showcase for Danny Strick A&R.
Private life
Luke’s personal life took an interest in the eyes of the paparazzi, as he was rumored to be gay. It appeared in the headlines from time to time because they said that he was often spotted in the company of men, most of whom were also celebrities.
Gay rumors then came into the limelight Televisionista blog spot posted a headline in 2007 about him dating “Prison Break” actor Wentworth Miller. They confirm that they have been secretly dating for more than 6 months.
But then, in April 2008, Luke admitted he was gay The Globe and the Mailand he admits he’s “terrified” he said “I don’t know what will happen professionally…that’s the fear but I guess I can’t really worry about what will happen because it my truth is.’
Also in an interview in The Juilliard Journal, he was asked if he was worried about coming out because being gay will negatively affect his career, to which he replied, “I think as an actor you always come out and choose to deal with the media in a way your personal life can be frightening. However, I strongly feel that there is a difference between revealing my sexual preference and my most private thoughts. My sexual preference is an irrefutable aspect of me, just like the color of my skin. I’ve never been interested in revealing intimate details about my life. The concern of dealing with the media has to do with trying to make sure they understand this difference.”
Luke’s first known boyfriend was Charlie David, an actor, writer, director and producer. He was also featured with TR Knight. The most famous relationship he had was with Wentworth, but they broke up afterwards. After that, he was seen with Chad Slivenski, a wrestler cum actor, but the rumor lasted for a short while.
Currently, Luke is said to be single and maintain privacy about his relationships.
Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts
- Luke’s hobby is watching movies.
- His favorite actor and actress are Aaron Ashmore and Hannah John-Kamen respectively.
- “Brothers & Sisters” is his favorite TV show.
- He is a skilled woodworker.
- His favorite colors are blue and black.
- He became a US citizen in 2018.
Appearance, clothing style
Robin has dark brown hair and blue eyes. He is 1.88 m tall and weighs about 77 kg.
Wealth and salary
With his careers mentioned above, Luke has an estimated net worth of around $2 millionand according to one source, his salary is about $50,000.