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Luke Macfarlane Biography

Birth Name:
Thomas Luke MacFarlane Jr.
Birth Place:
London, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Has a fraternal twin sister, Ruth
  • Was a classmate of Ugly Betty's Michael Urie at Juilliard, where MacFarlane attended on a four-year drama scholarship
  • Big break was as Private Frank "Dim" Dumphy in the short-lived FX series Over There (2005)
  • Made his film debut in 2004's Kinsey, as the son of sex researcher Alfred Kinsey (played by Liam Neeson)
  • Emboldened by the positive response toward his gay character on Brothers & Sisters, he disclosed his homosexuality in April 2008

Relationships

  • Thomas MacFarlane -- Father
  • Penny MacFarlane -- Mother
  • Rebecca -- Sister
  • Ruth MacFarlane -- Sister