Lucas Edwin Babin (born July 30, 1979) is an American attorney, actor, and fashion model who has served as

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since 2019. As an actor, Babin was noted for playing Spider in ''

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'' (2003).

Early life and education

Babin was born on July 30, 1979, in

Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about east of Houston (city ...

. Babin is the son of Republican Congressman

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and the brother of former U.S. Navy SEAL officer and ''Extreme Ownership'' author, Leif Babin. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from

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and a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law School.

Acting and modeling career

He is known for playing Spider in the Paramount Pictures film, ''

'', and has appeared in worldwide advertisements for

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, Versace Jeans Couture, CK,

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, GAP,

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, and other top fashion brands.Norwich, William (2002)
Paris, Texas
, ''

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'', March 10, 2002, retrieved 2011-02-05Bellafante, Ginia (2000)
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, ''

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's love interest in the music video "

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", as well as the knight in shining armor and boyfriend of

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in the 2002 music video for "

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Legal career

After several years in Houston, Babin moved back to his hometown

Woodville, Texas Woodville is a town in and the county seat of Tyler County, Texas, United States. The town is intersected by three U.S. Numbered Highways: U.S. Route 69, U.S. Route 190, and U.S. Route 287. The population was 2,403 at the 2020 census. It is ...

. In 2018, Babin ran for and was elected as the district attorney of Tyler County, Texas. As district attorney, Babin indicted

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for allegedly distributing lewd content through the release of ''

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'' (2020), which garnered controversy over its depiction of pre-adolescent girls. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed with Netflix that Babin's prosecution was carried out in bad faith with the intent to harass Netflix, including presenting only selective portions of the film as evidence to the grand jury. According to ''Variety'', commentators have suggested that the suit stands to boost Babin's political standing to prepare for a run for higher office.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Babin, Lucas Male actors from Texas American male film actors American male television actors County district attorneys in Texas People from Beaumont, Texas 1979 births Living people American twins University of Houston Law Center alumni Male models from Texas American actor-politicians