Luke Grimes Net Worth

What is Luke Grimes's Net Worth?

Luke Grimes is an American actor and musician who has a net worth of $4 million. Lukes Grimes is known for his role as Kayce Dutton on the neo-Western television series "Yellowstone" and for his role as Ryan Lafferty on the family drama series "Brothers & Sisters." He has also acted in many films, including "American Sniper," "Forever," "Happiness for Beginners," "Eddington," and the "Fifty Shades" film series.

Early Life and Education

Luke Grimes was born on January 21, 1984 in Dayton, Ohio. He attended Dayton Christian High School before moving to New York City to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he studied acting.

Film Career

Grimes made his big-screen debut in the slasher film "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane," which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006. However, due to financial troubles with its distributor, the film wasn't released theatrically until 2013. In the meantime, Grimes starred in the 2007 coming-of-age film "War Eagle, Arkansas" and had supporting roles in "Assassination of a High School President" (2008), "Shit Year" (2010), "Taken 2" (2012), and "The Wait" (2013). He had his biggest commercial success yet in 2014, when he portrayed real-life fallen US Navy SEAL Marc Lee in Clint Eastwood's war drama "American Sniper." The film became the highest-grossing of the year in North America and received six Academy Award nominations. Grimes went on to have a memorable year in 2015, starting with his role as Elliot Grey in the hit big-screen adaptation of E. L. James's erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey." Later in the year, he starred in "Forever" and had a supporting part in the biographical drama "Freeheld."

In 2016, Grimes starred opposite Emily Browning in the crime drama "Shangri-La Suite." Also that year, he was part of the cast of Antoine Fuqua's remake of "The Magnificent Seven." In 2017, Grimes reprised his role as Elliot Grey in "Fifty Shades Darker," the sequel to "Fifty Shades of Grey." He reprised his role again for the third and final film of the series, "Fifty Shades Freed," in 2018. Between the two, Grimes starred opposite Tim Allen in the Netflix comedy "El Camino Christmas," which premiered in late 2017. In his final film of the decade, Grimes starred as ex-con Nick Brenner in the action thriller "Into the Ashes." He didn't appear in another film until 2023, when he starred opposite Ellie Kemper in the Netflix romantic comedy "Happiness for Beginners," based on the novel of the same name by Katherine Center. Two years after that, Grimes acted alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Michael Ward in Ari Aster's satirical neo-Western "Eddington."

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Television Career

Grimes began his first major television role in 2009 on the ABC family drama "Brothers & Sisters." Joining the show in its third season, he played Ryan Lafferty, the illegitimate son of Tom Skerritt's character William Walker. After serving in a guest role that season, Grimes became a member of the main cast for the fourth season of "Brothers & Sisters." His next role was in the FX television film "Outlaw Country," co-starring Mary Steenburgen and John Hawkes. It premiered in the summer of 2012. The following year, Grimes played vampire James Kent in six episodes of the sixth season of the HBO series "True Blood." However, he quit the show before the role was over, reportedly because he refused to play the character's homosexuality.

Grimes had his longest-running role to date starting in 2018, when he began appearing on the neo-Western drama series "Yellowstone." He played Kayce Dutton, a former US Navy SEAL and the youngest son of the characters played by Kevin Costner and Gretchen Mol. The other Dutton siblings were played by Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, and Dave Annable. "Yellowstone" was a major hit with critics and audiences, running for five seasons through 2024. As part of the cast, Grimes shared a SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Music Career

In early 2024, Grimes launched his recording career with the release of "Burn – Live from Nashville" on the media streaming service Spotify. A couple of months later, he released his self-titled debut album.

Personal Life

In late 2018, Grimes married Brazilian model Bianca Rodrigues. The couple had a son in 2024.

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