Lukas Daniel Haas (born April 16, 1976) is an American actor and musician. His acting career has spanned four decades, during which he has appeared in more than 50 feature films and a number of television shows and stage productions. His notable credits include the films ''

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'' (1985), '' Lady in White'' (1988), '' Mars Attacks!'' (1996), '' Inception'' (2010), '' The Revenant'' (2015) and '' First Man'' (2018).

Early life

Haas was born in West Hollywood, California, the son of Berthold Haas, an artist, and Emily Tracy, an author. His mother is from

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, and his father emigrated from

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. He has two brothers: twins Simon Jakoway Haas and Nikolai Johannes Haas, both designers.

Career

Acting

Haas was discovered at the age of five in his kindergarten by

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Margery Simkin. His first screen role was as a child in the 1983

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film ''

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''. He became more widely known in 1985 when, at the age of eight, he appeared in ''

''. His performance as an

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boy who is the sole witness to a police officer's murder was well received by critics. Haas followed this with roles in films, such as '' Solarbabies'' (1986) and '' Lady in White'' (1988). In 1989, he appeared in the film ''

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'', as the 12-year-old son of

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's character, and grandson of an immigrant who is accused of being a

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. For this role he was nominated for the Young Artist Award. He also starred in the films '' Alan and Naomi'' (1992) and '' Rambling Rose'' (1991). Haas received an

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nomination for his portrayal of

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in the television film '' The Ryan White Story'' (1989), about an American teenager who contracted

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through contaminated blood treatments for

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. On stage in 1988, he performed in

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's ''

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'' at

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in New York City. He went on to appear in '' Everyone Says I Love You'', '' Mars Attacks!'', and '' Breakfast of Champions''. His work in the 2000s includes ''

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'', '' Last Days'', and '' While She Was Out''. Haas also gained recognition for his portrayal of The Patient in the music video for the

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song " Welcome to the Black Parade". In March 2010, Haas was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame. More recently he appeared in '' Red Riding Hood'', ''

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'' and

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's '' Inception''. He has made guest appearances in ''

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'', both the

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and the

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versions of ''

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'', ''

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'', '' As Told by Ginger'', '' The Zeta Project'', '' 24'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Entourage''. He had a role on the 2012 television series ''

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''. In 2014, he co-starred in the horror film '' Dark Was the Night''. In 2018, Haas played astronaut Michael Collins, the

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, in '' First Man'', a film about the first human Moon landing space flight in 1969. The film was directed by

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, with whom he reunited in the 2022 film ''

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''. In September 2024, he was cast in a recurring role on the upcoming superhero series '' Spider-Noir''.

Music

Haas is the drummer and pianist for The Rogues. He has composed parts of several film soundtracks, including '' Breakfast of Champions'' and '' Last Days'', and performed as a guest musician on the

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album '' The Trouble with Being Myself'' and the Jet album '' Shaka Rock''. In 2008, he released a solo EP. He appeared in the music videos for

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's "

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's " Welcome to the Black Parade," UGK's " International Player's Anthem (I Choose You),"

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's " Cath…," and Jet's " She's a Genius". On February 25, 2011, the media announced that Haas had released a musical collaboration with Isabel Lucas called "Made for You". The recorded and video clip were filmed in Lukas' LA studio, and were later revealed to be a marketing campaign of the Portuguese band The Gift for their album ''Explode''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

" (2004) by

as the Dancing Student *" Welcome to the Black Parade" (2006) by

as the Patient *" International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" (2007) by UGK as groomsman *" Cath..." (2008) by

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References

Bibliography

* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995'', Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 398.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haas, Lukas 1976 births American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of German descent Living people Male actors from California People from West Hollywood, California Actors from Greater Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors