Born 1984 (age 42) · Dayton, Ohio, USA
Appears in 34 titles

Luke Timothy Grimes (born January 21, 1984) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as real-life Navy SEAL Marc Alan Lee in the acclaimed film American Sniper. He played Christian Grey's brother, Elliot, in the film Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), and its sequels, Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018). He starred as Kayce Dutton in the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone (2018–2024). Grimes was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of a Pentecostal pastor. Grimes graduated from Dayton Christian High School in 2002. He moved to New York City to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Grimes has appeared in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, War Eagle, Arkansas, and Assassination of a High School President, which received a limited release in March 2009. He also appeared in the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters as Ryan Lafferty, the illegitimate son of William Walker, patriarch of the show's family. Beginning with Season 4, he became a series regular. He starred in the 2010 FX movie pilot, Outlaw Country, with Haley Bennett and Mary Steenburgen. Grimes played a cowboy named Eli Larkin. The series was not picked up by FX, but the pilot aired on August 23, 2012, as a television movie. In 2012, he appeared in the Liam Neeson thriller Taken 2 as Neeson's daughter's boyfriend. Grimes portrayed vampire James Kent in True Blood for six episodes during the show's sixth season but later left the show and was replaced by Nathan Parsons. Reports, confirmed by BuzzFeed, indicated that he quit because he refused to participate in same-sex kissing or sex scenes or to play a character that was attracted to men. Grimes's publicist stated that he departed to pursue other opportunities. Grimes played United States Navy SEAL Marc Lee, who was killed in action in 2006, in American Sniper (2014). He played Christian Grey's brother, Elliot, in the film Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) and its sequels, Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018). Grimes played Todd Belkin in Freeheld (2015). Since 2018, he has starred alongside Kevin Costner in the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone in the role of Kayce Dutton. Grimes married Brazilian model Bianca Rodrigues Grimes in November 2018, and the couple had their first child, a son, in 2024. He moved with his family to the Bitterroot Valley of southwestern Montana in 2020. In January 2024, Grimes released “Burn—Live From Nashville” on Spotify. On March 8, 2024, Grimes released his self-titled debut album, Luke Grimes. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luke Grimes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

American Sniper
7.4
American Sniper
2014
as Marc Lee
Fifty Shades of Grey
5.9
Fifty Shades of Grey
2015
as Elliot Grey
Fifty Shades Freed
6.7
Fifty Shades Freed
2018
as Elliot Grey
Fifty Shades Darker
6.5
Fifty Shades Darker
2017
as Elliot Grey
Taken 2
6.4
Taken 2
2012
as Jamie
The Magnificent Seven
6.5
The Magnificent Seven
2016
as Teddy
Eddington
6.5
Eddington
2025
as Guy Tooley
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
Freeheld
7.2
Freeheld
2015
as Todd Belkin
El Camino Christmas
5.6
El Camino Christmas
2017
as Eric Roth
Assassination of a High School President
5.8
Assassination of a High School President
2008
as Marlon Piazza
Happiness for Beginners
6.2
Happiness for Beginners
2023
as Jake
Into the Ashes
5.1
Into the Ashes
2019
as Nick Brenner
Squatters
6.0
Squatters
2014
as Michael Silverman
Shangri-La Suite
5.7
Shangri-La Suite
2016
as Jack Blueblood
Manhattan Undying
4.6
Manhattan Undying
2016
as Max Garman
The Wait
4.2
The Wait
2013
as Ben
Forever
5.7
Forever
2015
as Charlie
Outlaw Country
6.0
Outlaw Country
2012
as Eli Larken
Shit Year
4.7
Shit Year
2010
as Harvey West