Luke Goss


Luke Damon Goss is an English actor, and drummer of the 1980s band Bros. He has appeared in numerous films including Blade II as Jared Nomak, One Night with the King as King Xerxes, as Prince Nuada, Tekken as Steve Fox, Interview with a Hitman as Viktor, and Traffik as Red.

Career

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 book 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 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 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.

Personal life

Goss was born in Lewisham, London, the son of Carol and Alan Goss. Since 1994, he has been married to backing singer Shirley Lewis, and has one stepdaughter, Carli. In January 2007, he and wife Shirley moved permanently to Los Angeles, but still maintain a residence in London.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2000The StretchWarwick Locke
2000Two Days, Nine LivesSaul
2002Blade IIJared Nomak
2002ZigZagCadillac Tom
2002Nine-TenthsJon Laker
2004FrankensteinThe CreatureTV miniseries
2004CharlieCharlie Richardson
2004Silver HawkAlexander Wolfe
2005The ManJoey / Kane
2005Private MomentsLucien
2005Cold & DarkJohn DarkDirect-to-DVD
2006One Night with the KingKing Xerxes
2006Something in the ClearingRandy
2006Mercenary for JusticeJohn DreshamDirect-to-DVD
200613 GravesAnton
2007Bone DryEddieDirect-to-DVD
2007Shanghai BabyMark
2007UnearthedKane
2008'Prince Nuada
2008Deep WinterStephen WeaksDirect-to-DVD
2009FringeLloyd Parr / ShapeshifterTV series
2009Annihilation EarthDavidTV movie
2009TekkenSteve Fox
2010WitchvilleMalachyTV movie
2010The Dead UndeadJackDirect-to-DVD
2010El DoradoCol. Sam GrissomDirect-to-DVD
2010'Damon
2010Death Race 2Carl "Luke" Lucas / FrankensteinDirect-to-DVD
2011Seven BelowIssacDirect-to-DVD
2011PressedBrian ParkerDirect-to-DVD
2011Blood OutMichael SavionDirect-to-DVD
2011InsideMiles Barrett
2012Interview with a HitmanViktor
2013'Carl "Luke" Lucas / FrankensteinDirect-to-DVD
2013Red WidowLutherTV series
2014Dead DropMichael ShaughnessyDirect-to-DVD
2014Lost TimeCarterDirect-to-DVD
2015War PigsCaptain Jack WosickDirect-to-DVD
2015AWOL72Conrad MillerDirect-to-DVD
2015The Night CrewWadeDirect-to-DVD
2015OperatorJeremy MillerDirect-to-DVD
2016Killing SalazarDEA Agent Tom JensenDirect-to-DVD
2016Crossing PointDecker
2017Mississippi MurderMavredesDirect-to-DVD
2018Your MoveDavidSelected cinemas
2018ExtracurricularAlan GordonDirect-to-DVD
2018TraffikRedDirect-to-DVD
2018'HimselfSelected cinemas
2019The Hard WayMasonNetflix
2019The Last BoyJayDirect-to-DVD
2020The Loss AdjusterMartin Dyer