Lukas Haas
Lukas Haas (born April 16, 1976 in West Hollywood , California ) is an American actor .
life and work
Haas, son of the Texas screenwriter Emily Tracy and the German artist Berthold Haas, made his debut alongside Jane Alexander and William Devane in the film drama The Last Testament (1983). In the thriller The Only Witness (1985) he played the little boy Samuel Lapp , who witnesses a murder and is protected by John Book ( Harrison Ford ). For this role he was nominated for the Young Artist Award for the first time in 1986 . In 1989 he won the award for his roles in the films A Place at the Table (1987) and Die phantastische Reise ins Jenseits (1988), for the second film he was also nominated for the Saturn Award in 1990.
For his role in the thriller Music Box - The Whole Truth (1989) by Constantin Costa-Gavras , in which Haas played alongside Jessica Lange , he was again nominated for the Young Artist Award in 1990. Another nomination for this award was for the role in the film drama The Lust of the Beautiful Rose (1991), in which he appeared on the side of Laura Dern , Robert Duvall and Diane Ladd . For the role in the television film Im Schatten des Todes (1991) he won the Young Artist Award again.
Haas played in the comedy Der Schein-Heilige (1992) the role of the disabled Boyd , whom the faith healer Jonas Nightengale ( Steve Martin ) was able to cure. For the role in the comedy Mars Attacks! (1996) Haas was nominated for the Saturn Award in 1997. In 1999 he received the President Award at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival.
Filmography (selection)
- 1983: The Last Testament (Testament)
- 1985: Amazing Stories (Amazing Stories , TV series)
- 1985: The Only Witness
- 1986: Solarfighters (Solarbabies)
- 1987: A Place at the Table (TV movie)
- 1988: The Fantastic Journey into the Hereafter (Lady in White)
- 1989: Music Box - The Whole Truth (Music Box)
- 1989: Second Luck (See You in the Morning)
- 1989: The Wizard of Loneliness (The Wizard of Loneliness)
- 1989: The Ryan White Story (TV movie)
- 1991: In the Shadow of Death ( The Perfect Tribute , Movie made for TV)
- 1991: The Lust of the Beautiful Rose (Rambling Rose)
- 1992: The Damned of the South (Convicts)
- 1992: Leap of Faith (Leap of Faith)
- 1992: Alan & Naomi
- 1996: Johns
- 1996: Everyone Says I Love You (Everyone Says I Love You)
- 1996: Mars Attacks!
- 1996: Run Off (Boys)
- 1999: Breakfast of Champions - Breakfast for heroes (Breakfast of Champions)
- 2001: Zoolander
- 2002: Long Time Dead
- 2003: Bookies
- 2005: Last Days
- 2005: Brick
- 2005: Criminal Minds (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2006: Alpha Dog - Fatal Friendships (Alpha Dog)
- 2006: President Evil (The Tripper)
- 2006: Material Girls
- 2008: While She Was Out
- 2010: Inception
- 2011: Red Riding Hood - Under the Wolf Moon (Red Riding Hood)
- 2012: Contraband
- 2013: Jobs
- 2013: Touch (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2013: Meth Head
- 2015: The Revenant - The returnees (The Revenant)
- 2016: Dark was the Night
- 2018: Departure to the Moon (First Man)
- 2018: Widows - Deadly widows (Widows)
- 2020: The Violent Heart
Web links
- Lukas Haas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Filmreference.com , accessed March 15, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haas, Lukas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | West Hollywood , California |