Lucas Neff facts for kids

Lucas Neff (born November 7, 1985) is an American actor. He is best known for his main role as James "Jimmy" Chance in the TV show Raising Hope. This popular show was on the Fox channel from 2010 to 2014.

After Raising Hope, Lucas Neff continued to act in many TV series. He played Jason in the show Downward Dog (2017) on ABC. He was also David in American Princess (2019) on Lifetime. From 2019 to 2020, he played Dr. Caleb Sommers in the CBS show Carol's Second Act.

Lucas Neff has also had important recurring roles. He was Ryan Wheeler in The Handmaid's Tale (2022) on Hulu. He played Paul Sutton in Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2023–2024) on Starz. You can also see him as Captain Edmund Dellinger in the Netflix miniseries American Primeval (2025).

Besides live-action roles, Lucas Neff has lent his voice to animated shows. He was the voice of Donny in the Netflix series Trash Truck (2020–2021). He also voiced Duncan P. Anderson in the Disney+ and Disney Channel cartoon Monsters at Work (2021; 2024).

Lucas Neff's Early Life and Education

Lucas Neff was born in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up in a neighborhood called Andersonville. His mother, Meade Palidofsky, started a theater group called Storycatchers Theatre. His father, Alan, is a lawyer and writes books. Lucas has both Irish and Jewish family roots.

He finished high school at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in 2004. Later, in 2008, he earned a degree in Theater from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He actually started acting by accident! He was mistakenly put into the performing arts department at his university. After college, he took more acting classes at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. Lucas Neff has a younger brother and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He was married to Australian actress Caitlin Stasey in 2016, but they divorced in late 2020.

Lucas Neff's Acting Journey

Lucas Neff's first local theater performance was in a play called Jon by Collaboraction, a Chicago theater company. When he was trying to start his acting career, he cleaned houses to earn money. He had only been cleaning houses for a week before he got his first big acting job! His first TV role was a small part in the final episode of the A&E Network show The Beast.

When the TV show Raising Hope was looking for actors, Lucas Neff sent in his audition tape. The show's creator, Greg Garcia, liked him right away and wanted him for the role of Jimmy Chance. Even though he was the first choice, Lucas still had to go through many auditions before he officially got the part.

Lucas Neff has also stayed involved with theater by writing plays. One of his plays, The Last Duck, was performed in Chicago in 2012. It was even nominated for an award called the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Work.

Lucas Neff's Film Roles

Lucas Neff's Television Roles

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In Spanish: Lucas Neff para niños