Lucas Daniel Till was born in Fort Hood, Texas, to Dana Lyn (nƩe Brady) and John Mark Till, a lieutenant colonel in the army. He spent most of his childhood growing up in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. Lucas's family quickly noticed, when he was at a very young age, that he had an affinity for impersonating voices and characters. When he was 11 years old, his mother enrolled him in local acting classes, and it wasn't long before he was discovered by an Atlanta agent,
Joy Pervis. Lucas began booking almost immediately in print, local, regional, and national commercials. Soon after, he was cast in his first movie role as Harry Vanderbilt in
The Adventures of Ociee Nash (2002), starring
Keith Carradine and
Mare Winningham. He was a natural for film roles and continued his success by landing his first co-starring role in
Lightning Bug (2004) with
Laura Prepon and
Bret Harrison.
Lucas made his first trip to Los Angeles when he was 13 year old. Shortly after returning to Atlanta, he booked the sought-after role of Jack Cash, older brother of
Johnny Cash, in the award-winning biopic
Walk the Line (2005), directed by
James Mangold and starring
Joaquin Phoenix and
Reese Witherspoon.
With high school quickly approaching, Lucas made the decision to stay in Atlanta to attend and experience public high school. He continued acting and was cast in movies for Lifetime Television and several independent features, including
Dance of the Dead (2008), which was directed by
Gregg Bishop and hand-picked by director
Sam Raimi for distribution through Lionsgate and Ghost House Pictures.
Three weeks before graduating from high school with honors, Lucas auditioned for Disney's
Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) and was
cast in the lead role of Travis Brody. After only one week on the set, Lucas flew back to Atlanta to graduate with his high school class of 2008. Lucas now resides in Los Angeles pursuing his career.