Luke Ford

Luke Ford is a Canadian-born Australian actor, known for his roles in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The Black Balloon (2008) and Animal Kingdom (2010).

Early life Ford was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, while his father was studying at university. Shortly thereafter, the family travelled to the UK before relocating to Australia, when he was one and a half. He was raised in Sydney, where he grew up in the suburb of Castle Hill graduating in 1999. He once worked at the Winston Hills Hotel, and did a short stint at Universal Magazines in North Ryde.

Ford studied acting at The Actor's Pulse in Sydney, becoming one of the school's earliest graduates. He later returned to teach the Meisner technique when he was between film roles. He has since, also taught at Sydney Acting Studio.

Career Ford began acting professionally with a string of performances on Australian television, starting with a guest-starring role on Water Rats, followed by a recurring role on McLeod's Daughters,

Guest roles followed in Home and Away, Stingers, Breakers and All Saints. as Iphicles in the NBC miniseries Hercules, and had a role in the short-lived Australian series HeadLand, playing Seth Baxter.

Ford's film career began with the release of the Australian film Kokoda in 2006, delivering a performance as Burke, a slain soldier on the Kokoda Trail.

Next came 2008 drama film The Black Balloon opposite Toni Collette, for which his performance won him an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actor that same year. In the film, Ford plays Charlie, a teenager with autism. Ford spent six months researching the role, including taking to the streets of Sydney in character to determine the effectiveness of his characterisation. The Black Balloon premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Crystal Bear award.

Immediately following The Black Balloon, Ford signed on to star in the third instalment of the Mummy film series, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor opposite Brendan Fraser and Maria Bello. In the film, Ford plays Alex O'Connell, son of Fraser's Rick O'Connell and Bello's Evelyn O'Connell. The film was released in the US on 1 August 2008 and grossed $403 million worldwide.

In 2009, Ford had roles in TV film 3 Acts of Murder playing Snowy Rowles and British sci-fi film Ghost Machine, playing Vic, opposite Rachael Taylor.

The following year, he appeared in the critically-acclaimed David Michôd film Animal Kingdom,

In 2011, Ford had roles in several Australian films, including the award-winning Kriv Stenders family film Red Dog

Ford next had a lead role in Rolf De Heer's 2012 feature The King Is Dead! and 2013 miniseries Underbelly: Squizzy. and 2016 sci-fi film The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One,

In 2017, Ford appeared in the second season of Cleverman. His most recent film credits include horror The Moogai and martial arts film Life After Fighting, both in 2024.

Awards Year Work Award Category Result Ref. McLeod's Daughters Logie Award Best New Talent Other You Jerry Flinders / Bill Flinders Post-production Spare Me Michael Pre-production The True Story In development Wake Up Dead Crosby In development

Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Water Rats Harley Strachan Episode: "Family Ties" Home and Away JT Hanson 3 episodes 2001 Stingers Craig Williams Episode: "Just Another Day" 2001–2004 McLeod's Daughters Craig Woodland 22 episodes 2002 The Junction Boys Perch TV movie All Saints Leon Fahey Episode: "Overload" 2004 Ray Branal Episode: "Bad Seed" 2005 Hercules Iphicles Miniseries, 2 episodes headLand Seth Baxter 5 episodes 2009 3 Acts of Murder Snowy Rowles TV movie 2010 Nomads Zack TV movie 2012 Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms Snow Miniseries, 6 episodes 2013 Underbelly: Squizzy Albert 'Tankbuster' McDonald Miniseries, 8 episodes Power Games: The Packer–Murdoch War Kerry Packer Miniseries, 2 episodes AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama 2014 Parer’s War Ronnie Williams TV movie 2015 Deadline Gallipoli Charlie Hodson Miniseries, 2 episodes Catching Milat Inspector Bob Godden Miniseries, 2 episodes 2017 Cleverman Tim Dolan 6 episodes 2017–2019 The Other Guy Henry 5 episodes 2020 Halifax: Retribution Neil 1 episode2021 Amazing Grace Paul 8 episodes Fires Panicked Man on Phone (voice) Miniseries, 1 episode 2024 Last King of the Cross Valentine Bracks 1 episode 2025 Ten Pound Poms Clive 1 episode Ambos for Hire Marty In development

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Alex O'Connell Voice