Career
In 2008, Eberl was described by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the "10 Young Americans to Watch". Eberl began his filmmaking career in 1997 after his first film acting job at the age of 10, making documentaries for the local television station winning a variety of awards. Eberl subsequently directed several short films which played at film festivals all over the world.
His next feature film, Fault Lincolnshire premiered at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles starring Kris Lemche, Caitlyn Folley, Dov Tiefenbach, Chris Marquette, John Robinson, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jon Foster, and Erick Avari screening also at the International Film Series.
In 2011 Eberl directed the music video for Grammy-nominated band Shiny Toy Guns -Together Again. Eberl was named by MovieMaker Magazine one of the "10 Young Americans to Watch".
Eberl co-wrote and is now co-directing You Above All, the story of a young man living in Los Angeles starring Edgar Morais, Olivia Thirlby, Steven Weber, Richard Riehle, Kris Lemche and Pia Mechler. Eberl is in production on "Untitled Europe Project" set to be released in late 2016.
His film acting credits include a lead role in Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes, with Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter.
Phantoms, with Ben Affleck and Peter O"Toole. And Lost In the Pershing Point Hotel, with John Ritter. A Painted House based on John Grisham’s book, with Scott Glenn, Robert Sean Leonard, and Melinda Dillon, directed by Alfonso Arau.
And in Clint Eastwood’s Academy-award winning Letters From Iwo Jima with Ken Watanabe.
And most recently Ashley with Michael Madsen. Luke has also had guest starring roles on many television series including Cold Case, Judging Amy, Boston Public, Touched by an Angel, Emergency, and Big Love.
Lucas Elliot Eberl visited Canada"s arctic where he worked with school children in the town of Inuvik, Northwest Territories. On occasion he taught a video production class at Samuel Hearne Secondary School and even coached two students to the Territorial Skills Competition held in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
He added to the popularity of film making in the north and encouraged the youth to continue to produce short films.
