Lucas Hedges is a renowned American actor, recognized for his captivating portrayal of Patrick Chandler in the 2016 film Manchester by the Sea, which garnered him an Academy Award nomination.
Born in Brooklyn Heights, New York, Hedges is the second child of poet and actress Susan Bruce and Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director Peter Hedges. He made his mark in the film industry in the early 2010s, with notable roles in major films such as Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom (2012),Kill the Messenger (2014),Lady Bird (2017),and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).
In 2018, Hedges took on the role of the older brother in Mid90s, marking a shift from supporting work to starring roles. He delivered critically-acclaimed performances in two films that explore the struggles of young men, Boy Erased (2018) and Ben Is Back (2018). In the former, he played a teenager sent to a gay conversion therapy clinic, while in the latter, he portrayed a drug-addict returning home for the holidays.
The following year, Hedges starred as a Shia LaBeouf stand-in in the biographical film Honey Boy (2019),sharing the role with Noah Jupe despite their admitted lack of physical resemblance. He was also part of the ensemble in the highly critically-acclaimed family drama Waves (2019).
In 2020, Hedges appeared in two praised dramas that garnered attention during the year-end awards season. He played Michelle Pfeiffer's character's son in French Exit (2020) and the love-lorn nephew of Meryl Streep's author in Let Them All Talk (2020).
