Luke Ford (actor)

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name = Luke Ford


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birthdate = March 26,1981
birthplace = Australia

Luke Ford (born March 26,1981) is an Australian actor. He attended Parramatta Marist High School in Westmead, Sydney, and used to work at Winston Hills Hotel. Luke also played Junior Basketball for the Parramatta Wildcats.

He signed on to star in the third installment of the Mummy series, "" opposite Brendan Fraser and Maria Bello in 2007. In the film, he plays Alex O’Connell, son of Rick O’Connell played by Fraser and Evy O’Connell played by Bello. The film was released on August 1, 2008. [Michael Fleming, [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964042.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 "Ford to star in third 'Mummy': Shooting will begin in Montreal July 27"] , Variety, Apr. 30, 2007]

Prior to the Mummy sequel, Ford appeared as Iphicles in the 2005 TV miniseries "Hercules", as Perch in "The Junction Boys" (2002) and as Burke in "Kokoda" (2007). He plays Toni Collette's autistic son Charlie in "The Black Balloon" (2008), which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, where it won the Crystal Bear.

He has also appeared in several Australian television series including "McLeod's Daughters" (as Craig), "Breakers", "Water Rats", "Home and Away", "Stingers", "All Saints", and "headLand". He was short listed for a 'Best New Talent' Logie Award for his work on "McLeod's Daughters". [http://www.theactorspulse.com/faculty.html Actor's Pulse profile]

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*imdb name|id= 1047329 |name=Luke Ford
* [http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/movies/mummy-dragon-emperor-ford-interview.htm Interview - Web Wombat Movie Channel]