Lukas Haas Biography

Lukas Haas was discovered at the age of five by casting director Margery Simkin while he was in kindergarten. While his first screen role was as the youngest of the doomed children in the 1983 nuclear Holocaust film Testament (1983) it was his second appearance in Witness (1985) opposite Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis that earned attention and acclaim. In Peter Weir's 1985 film Lukas portrayed Samuel an Amish child who was the sole witness to an undercover cop's murder and his work earned him starring roles in such films as Lady in White (1988) The Wizard of Loneliness (1988) and Alan & Naomi (1992) - the latter film co-written by his mother. Lukas was subsequently nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of AIDS victim Ryan White in the controversial TV movie The Ryan White Story (1989). He continued to distinguish himself in film in starring roles including: Music Box (1989) with Jessica Lange and director Costa-Gavras; Convicts (1991) and Rambling Rose (1991) (both with Robert Duvall); and Boys (1996) with John C. Reilly and Winona Ryder.

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