Background
Black was born in Decatur, Alabama, the son of January Gillespie, an office worker, and Larry Black, a museum employee.
Black was born in Decatur, Alabama, the son of January Gillespie, an office worker, and Larry Black, a museum employee.
He is known for his roles in the Columbia Broadcasting System television series American Gothic (1995) as well as roles in films such as Sling Blade (1996), Friday Night Lights (2004), Jarhead (2005), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), All the Pretty Horses (2000), Get Low (2009), Legion (2010), Seven Days in Utopia (2011). Since September 2014, he has played Special Agent Christopher Lasalle on Columbia Broadcasting System" NCIS: New Orleans. He has two older siblings and was raised a Southern Baptist.
He grew up in Speake, Alabama, and played for the Speake Bobcats, graduating from high school in May 2001.
Black made his film debut in the 1994 Kevin Costner film The War. He subsequently was cast as Caleb Temple in Columbia Broadcasting System"s television series American Gothic, which ran from 1995 to 1996, and in the films Sling Blade, Ghosts of Mississippi and The X-Files.
Later in 1997 Black starred in the television film Flash, which aired on The Wonderful World of Disney. Played Peterr Joseph in "Crazy in Alabama" along with Melanie Griffith.
Black had supporting role in Cold Mountain in 2003, then had a larger role in 2004"s football–themed drama Friday Night Lights, he also starred in indie thriller film Deepwater and 2005"s Gulf War–themed film Jarhead.
Black starred in the third film in The Fast and the Furious series, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. He described his part in the film as a "fun role". He appeared in the 2009 film, Get Low and the 2010 film Legion.
Black Starred in the indie golfing film Seven Days in Utopia, where he played the role of a talented young golfer set on making pro tour.
His most recent role was playing Brooklyn Dodgers" shortstop Pee Wee Reese in the 2013 drama 42. Black, having done previous sports films and played sports early in his life, found the filming experience to be "a lot more enjoyable because you get to reminisce about the days when I used to play, and then you get the experience of being on a team again with the actors and have that camaraderie with the players".
In 2014, Lucas was cast in the NCIS: New Orleans as a NCIS Special Agent Lasalle. In 2015, he reprised his Tokyo Drift role in a cameo appearance in the seventh film of The Fast and the Furious series, Furious 7.