The 23-year-old plays Will Benjamin, a strong, athletic free diver who has spent his life travelling the world with his family on a small yacht. Luke's character is a shy and reserved non-conformist 17-year-old who has a passionate 사랑 of water and marine life.
"There are definitely some parallels between myself and the character," said Luke. "I do 사랑 the ocean, having grown up on the Gold Coast, and I'm a very passionate and determined person." As a kid Luke dreamed of becoming a professional 테니스 player and, from the age of six, trained hard.
Even after completing 년 12 at Nerang State High School, sport was his life. However, Luke had a complete change of heart. "Tennis was all I had and I wanted to try different things," he said. "I found myself in a private 연기 class one 일 and I really enjoyed it.
"I just discovered that I could do it, even though I never took drama at school." Luke took 연기 classes and worked on various student films for some extra cash. He tried amateur theatre at Tugun, scored a role in an independently produced feature film and worked with an entertainment company at Luna Park in Melbourne.
However, his big break came when he was cast as bad boy Chris Knight in Neighbours. The 작살, 공연 lasted only two months, but it was enough to get the attention of the producers of H20. Halfway through last year, Luke auditioned with Cariba Heine (Rikki) and Indiana Evans (Bella) -- he even had his swimming ability tested.
"They had a camera at the bottom of the pool filming and I was told to 돌고래 kick towards the cameras and not look like I was struggling, which wasn't easy," he said. "I wasn't sure about the swimming part, but I had a good vibe."
The first 13 episodes of the 26-part series are now almost complete. 다음 월 the 초 half of the season will be filmed before it concludes in May. Luke said the experience had been 'like a dream'.
"I've been in the industry long enough to know it's not always like this," he said. "Everyone gets along really well and it's like a big family.
"People keep saying that (I'm going to be an international star), but I find it hard to believe. "I just take it as it comes."
