Luke Goss
Born: 1968-09-29 in London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Luke Damon Goss (born 29 September 1968) is an English actor, and drummer of the 1980s band Bros. He has appeared in numerous films including Blade II (2002) as Jared Nomak, One Night with the King (2006) as King Xerxes, Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) as Prince Nuada, Tekken (2009) as Steve Fox, Interview with a Hitman (2012) as Viktor, and Traffik (2018) as Red. Goss, along with twin brother Matt Goss, started his career with the 1980s boy band Bros. In total he has charted with thirteen hit singles in the UK. When Bros broke up in the early 1990s, Goss worked with the Band of Thieves where he released two singles "Sweeter Than The Midnight Rain" and "Give Me One More Chance", he then released "L.I.F.E." under the band's name change Thieves Like Us due to a change in lineup. His autobiography "I Owe You Nothing" was a top 10 best seller and went on to have three subsequent printings. He also began to appear in stage musicals including Grease and What a Feeling, and has turned to acting in films full-time, with his first most notable role being the villain in Blade II. He also appeared as The Creature in the Hallmark Channel's Frankenstein. Goss can be seen in the 2004 crime drama, Charlie in which he plays real-life gangster Charlie Richardson. In the 2005 comedy The Man, he starred as another villain, Joey/Kane, alongside Eugene Levy and Samuel L. Jackson. He has since had roles in One Night with the King, as King Xerxes. He appeared in Bone Dry, as Eddie and in the thriller Unearthed, as Kale. Goss received a CAMIE (Character and Morality in Entertainment) Award for his work in One Night with the King on 12 May 2007 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. Both One Night with the King and Bone Dry were viewed at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Bone Dry premiered in Los Angeles on 9 January 2008. In the autumn of 2008, Goss returned from filming Hellboy II: The Golden Army in Budapest, Hungary, in which he plays Prince Nuada. The sequel was released in North America on 11 July 2008. In February 2008 he signed to play the role of Steve Fox in Tekken, which was filmed in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was seen in a commercial for the new Cadillac Escalade Hybrid. In January 2010, Goss won the role as Frankenstein in Death Race 2 which was originally played by Jason Statham in the first film, under the direction from Roel Reiné, which began shooting on location in Eastern Europe in February 2010. Goss also played the lead role in Syfy's dark tale television film Witchville. In May 2010, he won the Ultimate Badass Award at the PollyGrind Film Festival for his role in the zombie-vampire film The Dead Undead. In February 2018, Goss released his directorial debut Your Move. Goss was born in Lewisham, London, the son of Alan Goss and his wife Carol (nee Read). His twin brother is Matt Goss. Both Goss siblings studied at Collingwood College, Surrey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luke Goss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
2021
- R.I.A. as David / Jack Number 1
2020
- Paydirt as Damien Brooks
- Legacy as Agent Gray
- Extracurricular as Alan Gordon
- The Loss Adjuster as Martin Dyer
2019
- The Hard Way as Mason
- The Last Boy as Jay
- Hollow Point as Hank Carmac
2018
- Traffik as Red
- No More Mr Nice Guy as Jonathan Dotson
- After the Screaming Stops as Self
2017
- Killing Salazar as Maj. Tom Jensen
- Your Move as David
- Mississippi Murder as Mavredes
2016
- Crossing Point as Decker
- Mind Blown as General White
2015
- War Pigs as Captain Jack Wosick
- The Night Crew as Wade
- Operator as Jeremy Miller
- AWOL-72 as Conrad Miller
2014
- Lost Time as Carter
- Throwdown as Jake Tharseo
- April Rain as John Sikes
2013
- Death Race: Inferno as Carl 'Luke' Lucas / Frankenstein
- Red Widow as Luther
- Dead Drop as Michael Shaughnessy
2012
- Interview with a Hitman as Viktor
- 7 Below as Issac
- Inside as Miles Barrett
2010
- Death Race 2 as Carl 'Luke' Lucas / Frankenstein
- Tekken as Steve Fox
- El Dorado as Col. Sam Grissom
- Witchville as Malachy
- Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright as Damon
- The Dead Undead as Jack
- El Dorado as Sam Grissom
2009
- Deep Winter as Stephen Weaks
- Annihilation Earth as David
2008
- Fringe as Lloyd Parr
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army as Prince Nuada
- Hellboy: In Service of the Demon as Self
2007
- Unearthed as Kale
- Bone Dry as Eddie
- Shanghai Baby as Mark
2006
- One Night with the King as King Xerxes
- Mercenary for Justice as John Dresham
- 13 Graves as Anton
2005
- The Man as Joey Kane
- Private Moments as Lucien
- Cold & Dark as John Dark
2004
- Frankenstein as The Creature
- Silver Hawk as Alexander Wolfe
- Charlie as Charlie Richardson
- Bros - The Big Picture as Self - Drums (archive footage)
2002
- Blade II as Nomak
- Zig Zag as Cadillac Tom
- The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' as Self
2001
- Two Days, Nine Lives as Saul
2000
- The Stretch as Warwick Locke
1997
- An Audience with Elton John as Self
1988
- Smash Hits Poll Winners Party as Self
1987
- Sacrée soirée as Self - Bros
- Going Live!
1977
- The BRIT Awards as Self