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Lucas Black

Lucas Black

Actor · Born November 29, 1982 (43) · Speake, Alabama, USA

Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles in the CBS television series American Gothic as well as roles in films such as Sling Blade, Jarhead, Friday Night Lights, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Legion and Get Low. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Born
November 29, 1982 (43)
From
Speake, Alabama, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 28% in 30 days

What are Lucas Black's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Bonds
22%
Society
17%
Self
17%
Survival
6%
Power
4%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 13 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 17 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 17
Ally
6 of 17
Threshold guardian
2 of 17
Shadow
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Hopeful
14
Melancholic
8
Contemplative
6
Warm
5
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lucas Black's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lucas Black's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

30 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Unsung Hero(2024)

    as Jed Albright

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Birthright Outlaw(2023)

    as Rev. Jeremiah Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Legacy Peak(2022)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • F9: The Fast Saga(2021)

    as Sean Boswell

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Furious 7(2015)

    as Sean Boswell

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • NCIS: New Orleans(2014)

    Show 125 episodes · as Christopher LaSalle

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • 42(2013)

    as Pee Wee Reese

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Promised Land(2012)

    as Paul Geary

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Seven Days in Utopia(2011)

    Executive Producer · as Luke Chisholm

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Get Low(2009)

    as Buddy

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Legion(2010)

    as Jeep Hanson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift(2006)

    as Sean Boswell

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Jarhead(2005)

    as Kruger

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Deepwater(2005)

    as Nat Banyon

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Lights(2004)

    as Mike Winchell

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Killer Diller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Vernon

  • The Invitation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jacob

  • Cold Mountain(2003)

    as Oakley

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Christopher LaSalle

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • All the Pretty Horses(2000)

    as Blevins

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle Worker(2000)

    as James Keller

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Crazy in Alabama(1999)

    as Peter Joseph 'Peejoe' Bullis

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Our Friend, Martin(1999)

    as Randy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The X Files(1998)

    as Stevie

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Flash(1997)

    as Connor Strong

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of Mississippi(1996)

    as Burt DeLaughter

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sling Blade(1996)

    as Frank Wheatley

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • American Gothic(1995)

    Show 18 episodes · as Caleb Temple

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The War(1994)

    as Ebb

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Noah Fielding

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 1994 to 2024; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

$159M worldwide

Highest rated

Sling Blade (1996)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

NCIS: New Orleans (2014)

Film career

19942024

Peak 2005 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 30: 29 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndProducing1 of 30: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s9 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 10% of 20 roles
9404

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Lucas Black's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 24; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Birthright Outlaw (2023)

84th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sling Blade (1996)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Lucas Black's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles15–71 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles5–42 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles30–81 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles25–57 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles28–67 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lucas Black work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lucas Black's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Billy Bob Thornton shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers