Isabel Lucas(born 29 January 1985[1]) is anAustralianactress,environmentalist andmodel.She is best known for her roles inHome and Away(2003–06),Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen(2009),Daybreakers(2009),The Waiting City(2009),The Pacific(2010),Immortals(2011),A Heartbeat Away(2011),Red Dawn(2012),The Loft(2014),The Water Diviner(2014),Knight of Cups(2015), andThat's Not Me(2017). In 2015, she acted besideNick Jonasin thethriller filmCareful What You Wish For.In 2017, Lucas joined the American television seriesMacGyver.In 2018, she appeared inIn Like Flynnwhich was a success in Australia, New Zealand, and Britain, and the same year played Brooke inChasing Comets.[2]Later in 2009, Lucas won Best Breakout Performance Female atSPIKE TV's2009 Scream Awardsfor her role inTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen.[3]In 2011 Lucas won a Young Hollywood Award for Female Star of Tomorrow. In 2012, Lucas starred inEd Sheeran's "Give Me Love"music video.[4]
Isabel Lucas | |
|---|---|
 Lucas at the opening of the Christian Dior couture Sydney CBD store in January 2013 | |
| Born | 29 January 1985 Melbourne,Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian and Swiss |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model, and environmentalist |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Early life
editIsabel Lucas was born inMelbourne,Australia, on 29 January 1985,[1][5]and is the daughter of Andrew, a biodynamic farmer and retired pilot, and Beatrice, a special needs teacher.[6][7]Her father isAustralianand her mother isSwiss.Her older sister works as an environmental lawyer.[7]Lucas can speakFrenchandSwiss-Germanin addition to English.[1]As a child, Lucas lived inCairns,Queensland. She also lived inLucerne, SwitzerlandandKakadu,in Australia'sNorthern Territory.Growing up on a farm, she has ridden horses since the age of 10 and competed in dressage and show jumping with her sister. Lucas attended St. Monica's College in Cairns.[8]
Career
edit2003–2015:Home and Awayand Hollywood
editLucas was involved in drama during her school years and attended courses at theVictorian College of ArtsandQueensland University of Technology.[9]In 2002, her now agent Sharron Meissner claimed to have discovered Lucas walking on the beach at Port Douglas. In fact, the meeting was arranged well before.[10]Lucas auditioned for the role ofKit HunterinHome and Away;although the producer of the show, Julie McGauran, felt that role was not right for Isabel, she was sufficiently impressed to have a new character, Tasha Andrews, created just for her.[1]
In 2007, she focused on saving dolphins in Japan,[11]and in October of that year appeared on the AustralianToday Showto discuss this topic.[12]In 2008, Lucas moved toLos Angelesto pursue her acting career further.[13]
While working withSteven Spielbergon theWorld War IIminiseries,The Pacific,he suggested Lucas for the role ofAlicein the 2009 filmTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen,sequel toTransformers(2007), where Spielberg was serving as the series's executive producer.[14]This later became the debut role of Lucas's career, earning her the award for Best Breakout Performance-Female in sci-fi and action at the2009 Scream Awards.[15]In a much later interview withRove,Lucas described the audition process for the role as "very interesting" and drastically different from when she auditioned for other roles prior toTransformers.She also said that the filming process was a lot different fromHome Away,where she would spend hours shooting various episodes all in one go.[16]
In 2008, Lucas was cast in the vampire science-fictionthriller filmDaybreakers[17]and in 2009, she was cast as the character Erica Martin in the remake of the 1984 filmRed Dawnalongside fellow Australian actorChris Hemsworth,which was ultimately released in November 2012.[18]In 2009, Lucas played Scarlett in the romantic filmThe Waiting City.[19]
In 2011, Lucas played the goddessAthenain thefantasy filmImmortals,[20]and signed on to appear in the filmKnight of Cups,which was released in 2015.[21]In November 2012, Lucas was featured as the main character in the music video for "Give Me Love"by British singer-songwriterEd Sheeran.[4]
In March 2013, it was announced that Lucas would star in the thrillerCareful What You Wish For,which was released in June 2016.[22]In 2014, Lucas was featured in the documentaryThat Sugar Filmdirected byDamon Gameau,on the topic of the effect that sugar has on the human body, and the need to eat truly healthy foods.
2016–present:MacGyverand return to Australian film
editIn 2017, Lucas appeared in the Australian comedy-drama film,That's Not Me,besideAlice Foulcher,Richard Davies,and Rowan Davie, which was released worldwide on 7 September the same year.[23]
From 2017 to 2018, Lucas played Samantha Cage inCBS's remake of the seriesMacGyver.[24][25]Lucas left her role as Samantha Cage in June 2018.[26][27]
She began filming the Australian biographical-drama filmIn Like Flynnin February 2017, with British and Australian actorsWilliam Moseley,Clive Standen,Corey William Large,David Wenhamand actressNathalie Kelley.[28]The film was released to Australia on 11 October 2018.[29]It was later released worldwide in January 2019.[30]In the same year, Lucas played Brooke inChasing Comets,a biographical-drama comedy on the life of Chase, a famous Australian rugby league player.[31]The same year, she played Kali Stewart inShooting in Vain,a drama thriller starringSebastian Gregory,Diana Hopper, and Colleen Kelly.[32]
Lucas appeared in the Australian drama-thrillerShooting in Vain,directed by Jared Januscka, which was released on worldwide in 2018. It starsAlexandra Park,Diana Hopper, andSebastian Gregory.Later in 2018, she appeared inIn Like Flynnas the character Rose. The film became a success in Australia, New Zealand, and Britain, rating as a 66–70% after its opening weekend. It was later released worldwide the following year on 25 January.[33]
In 2022, Lucas starred alongsideLuke Hemsworthand Rasmus King in a drama-film,Bosch & Rockit(Ocean Boy).[34]She later appeared as Katie inSons of Summer,a crime-action film that was released on July 28, 2023.[35]
Personal life
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Lucas has been described as having a shy and quiet personality. She has spoken about being overwhelmed by how people would see her when she went on her first audition forHome and Away.Acting has since helped her become confident and sociable.[36][37]
Lucas datedChris Hemsworthafter meeting him on the set ofHome and Away,between 2005 and 2008.[38]She then dated American actorAdrian Grenier,who broke up with her in July 2008 following a car accident also involving American actorShia LaBeouf;Grenier saw Lucas hanging out with LaBeouf.[39]Lucas was in a relationship with Australian folk singerAngus Stonefrom 2010 to 2012.[40]
Lucas became a vegetarian after watching the documentaryEarthlingsin the house ofAnthony Kiedis.In addition to her vegetarianism,[41]Lucas is also an animal lover, and has stated that she has been since childhood.[42][43]
Lucas relocated to Australia from theUnited Statesin 2016 to work on Australian films that were in production at the time.[44]In an article released following her departure from the U.S., she explained that she moved back to Australia to be around her family more, and for the advantages of working on films in her home country.[45]Lucas also stated that she usually travels back and forth between Los Angeles and Australia for film, but prefers Australia as her permanent residence. She resides inByron Bay.[46]
In 2020, Lucas "opted out" ofCOVID-19testing during the filming ofBosch & Rockit,despite it being mandatory for participating in the shoot.[47]She lost her charity ambassador role withPlan InternationalAustralia in April that year for her comments on vaccines, including that she did not "trust the path" of vaccination.[48]She also supported anti-5Gtheories regarding its rollout in Australia, and was a guest speaker at an anti-5G rally in October 2020 in Byron Bay, stating that 5G could be "potentially ushering a regime of total surveillance".[49][50]In February 2021, Lucas showed support for Australian chefPete Evans,who was banned from Instagram for his views onCOVID-19andvaccination,in an Instagram post about freedom of speech, comparing Evans to historical change-makers such asJesus.[51]
Activism
editIn October 2007, Lucas was part of a group of 30 people from Surfers forCetaceans,including American actressHayden Panettiere,surfers David Rastovich and Vaya Phrachanh, who took part in a protest againstdolphin cullinginTaiji, Wakayama,Japan.[52]The group paddled out on surfboards to thedolphinsin an attempt to stop the hunt, but they were forced to turn around after being intercepted by one of the fishing boats. They drove straight toKansai International Airportand left the country to avoid being arrested fortrespassingby theJapanese police.There is still an outstanding arrest warrant for Lucas in Japan.[53]
In 2004, Lucas served as a spokesperson for the AustralianNational Breast Cancer Foundation[54]and provided support to many organisations, including World Vision as of 2009,[55]The Humour Foundation as of 2004,[56]Oxfam Community Aid Abroad as of 2006,[57]Global Green Plan as of 2009,[58]Save the Whales Again as of 2010[59]andSea Shepherdas of 2012.[60]In 2010, Lucas and the Summit on the Summit team climbed to the top ofMount Kilimanjaroto raise awareness of the global clean water crisis.[61]
Filmography
edit
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Alice | |
| Daybreakers | Alison Bromley | ||
| The Waiting City | Scarlett | ||
| The Cove | Herself | Documentary | |
| 2010 | The Wedding Party | Anna Petrov | |
| 2011 | A Heartbeat Away | Mandy Riddick | |
| Immortals | Athena | ||
| 2012 | Age Of The Rising Stallion | Audrey Mackenzie | |
| Red Dawn | Erica Martin | ||
| 2014 | Electric Slide | Pauline | |
| That Sugar Film | Herself | Documentary | |
| The Loft | Sarah Deakins | ||
| The Water Diviner | Natalia | ||
| Engram | Short film | ||
| 2015 | Knight of Cups | Isabel | |
| Careful What You Wish For | Lena Harper | ||
| 2016 | The 11th | Sisse | |
| The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One | Gyp | ||
| 2017 | That's Not Me | Zoe Cooper | |
| 2018 | Chasing Comets | Brooke | |
| Shooting in Vain | Kali Stewart | ||
| In Like Flynn | Rose | ||
| 2019 | In the Night | Marie | Short film |
| 2022 | Bosch & Rockit | Deb | |
| 2023 | Sons of Summer | Katie | |
| 2024 | Lunacy | Silkworm |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2006 | Home and Away | Tasha Andrews | Regular role |
| 2010 | The Pacific | Gwen | Episode: "Melbourne" |
| 2017 | Emerald City | Anna | Recurring role |
| 2017–2018 | MacGyver | Samantha Cage | Regular role |
Nominations, awards and other recognition
editLucas won aLogie Awardfor new popular talent for her performance in theHome and Away series,[1]and won thebest Breakout Performance-Femaleat the2009 Scream Awardson 17 October 2009, for her performance of Alice inTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen.[15]Other awards and nominations appear in the table below.
Lucas, a vegetarian, was nominated as one of Australia's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities on PETAAsiaPacific.com for 2010.[62]
| Year | Award | Work | Role | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Logie Awards | Home and Away | Tasha Andrews | Most Popular New Female Talent | Won | [63] |
| 2009 | Scream Awards | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Alice | Best Breakout Performance Female | Won | [64] |
| 2010 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Alice | Best WTF Moment | Nominated | [65] |
| 2011 | Young Hollywood Awards | Immortals | Athena | Female Star of Tomorrow | Won | [66][57] |
Bibliography
editContributor
edit- Lucas, Isabel (2007). "Contributor".Laugh Even Louder!.ByCamp Quality.Gosford, New South Wales:Scholastic Australia Pty Limited.ISBN978-1-74169-022-4.[67]
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