Who is Luke Bilyk?
Canadian actor Lukas Barry ‘Luke’ Bilyk was born under the zodiac sign Scorpio on 10 November 1994, in North York, Ontario, Canada. He has 34 acting credits, and is perhaps known best for playing T. J. in the 2017 comedy movie “F*&% the Prom”, written and directed by Benny Fine, and which starred Danielle Campbell, Joel Courtney and Madelaine Petsch. It follows two friends who split a day before starting high school, while they’ve now reunited three years later to sabotage the prom.
Luke’s today highly active in the film industry, and has recently finished shooting for the upcoming movie “Wade”.
Education and early life
Luke was raised alongside his three older sisters in Vaughan, Ontario by their parents about whom Luke avoids speaking in public; it’s believed that his father’s a blacksmith and his mother a housewife, but this is yet to be confirmed by Luke.
He fell in love with acting aged six, as he began watching TV series and movies with his family on a daily basis, and Luke was 10 when he made his film debut, portraying Young Terry in the 2005 short drama “Dry Whiskey”, written and directed by Robert Budreau, and which starred Diego Klattenhoff, David Fox and Hardee T. Lineham. It follows a boy as he’s trying to reconnect with his father who’s just given up drinking – the film won two awards, and Luke’s been active in the film industry ever since.
He studied at St. Elizabeth Catholic High School, and upon matriculating in 2013 didn’t enroll at college, wanting to continue pursuing acting.
Roles in TV series
Luke’s debut TV series role was playing Halaqa Teen in the 2007 episode “Best Intentions” of the comedy “Little Mosque on the Prairie”, which Zarqa Nawaz created, and which starred Zaib Shaikh, Sitara Hewitt and Debra McGrath. It follows the lives of members of a Muslim family from Mercy, Saskatchewan, Canada and the series won four of its 22 award nominations.
The remainder of the 2000s saw Luke appear in an episode or two of the family comedy “The Latest Buzz”, and the comedy “The Jon Dore Television Show”.
In 2011, he played Joe in the episode “The War Within” of the crime action “Flashpoint”, and from 2010 through 2014, Luke he was Drew Torres in four episodes of the short romantic drama “Degrassi: Minis”, which starred Cassie Steele, Shane Kippel and Charlotte Arnold, and is a compilation of shorts about the critically acclaimed series “Degrassi: The Next Generation”. Luke also starred in the mentioned series, playing Drew Torres in 187 episodes from 2010 through 2015.
In 2014 and 2015, he played Mark in 10 episodes of the fantasy action “Lost Girl”, created by Michelle Lovretta, and which starred Anna Silk, Kris Holden-Ried and Zoie Palmer. It follows a succubus as she’s travelling to learn about her origin, and the series won two of its 15 award nominations.
Luke could then have been seen appearing in an episode of the action adventure “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” and the crime mystery “Hudson & Rex”, and from 2016 through 2019, he played Adam Wayney in the family comedy “Raising Expectations”, created by Tom Saunders, and which starred Molly Ringwald, Katie Douglas and Jason Priestley. It follows Paige and Wayne as they’re raising their five children, and the series won two of its six award nominations.
Luke’s three most recent TV series roles have been in the 2021 episode “Roman’s Six” of the fantasy mystery “SurrealEstate”, all eight episodes of the 2022 drama “The Porter”, and five episodes of the crime action “Reacher” in 2023 and 2024.
Roles in movies
In 2009, Luke played Cute Kid in the family fantasy “Gooby”, and some of his following roles were in the 2010 adventure crime comedy “My Babysitter’s a Vampire”, and in 2013 the short comedy “Little White Lies” and the short drama “The Cycle of Broken Grace”.
Also in 2013, he starred as Alex in the short romantic drama “Where Love Takes You”, written and directed by Rocky Brown, and which also starred Luke’s sister Christina and Marcel Jones; it follows 20 years old Alex who’s fallen for a 39 years old Juliette. Luke could then have been seen appearing in the 2014 music video “Meredith O’Connor: Just the Thing”, the 2015 horror thriller “Hellions”, and the 2016 fantasy comedy “Holiday Joy”.
Sarah Fisher and Luke Bilyk from KISS AND CRY! #calgaryfilm pic.twitter.com/wKHg4lLFbL
— Calgary International Film Festival (@CIFFcalgary) September 27, 2016
In 2017, he portrayed one of the main characters John Servinis in the biographical musical “Kiss and Cry”, directed by Sean Cisterna, and which also starred Sarah Fisher and Chantal Kreviazuk. It follows 18 years old figure skater and singer Carley Allison and her fight against the rarest sarcoma; the film won six awards.
Luke’s three most recent movie roles have been in the 2020 romantic drama “Meet Me at Christmas”, the 2021 fantasy “Kicking Blood” and the 2023 short comedy “You’re My Best Friend”.
Other credits
Luke sang the song “Can’t Help Falling in Love” in the 2012 episode “Viva Las Vegas: Part 1” of the romantic series “Degrassi: The Next Generation”.
He has three producing credits: the short comedy film “Little White Lines”, the short drama movie “The Cycle of Broken Grace” and the short romantic film “Where Love Takes You”, all released in 2013.
Luke received special thanks for the 2019 horror mystery thriller movie “Witches in the Woods”.
Some of his recent talk-show appearances have been in “The IMDb Studio at Sundance”, “In the Room” and “Challenge Chalice”.
Awards and nominations
Luke was nominated for an International Christian Film Festival Award for Best Actor: Feature Film, for his performance in “Adams Testament”.
Love life and relationships
Luke avoids speaking about his love life in public but we know that he’s been engaged to film director Nicole Dorsey since December 2021.
Nicole has eight directing credits and is perhaps known best for her work on the 2019 drama movie “Black Conflux”, which starred her fiancé Luke and follows the lives of a troubled and alienated man and an anxious and disillusioned teenage girl; the film won five of its 15 award nominations.
In August 2022, Nicole gave birth to her and Luke’s son Elliot Rae Biluk; it’s widely believed that the two are planning to marry in 2024 but this remains unconfirmed.
We don’t know about other women whom Luke’s perhaps been with; he’s engaged to Nicole Dorsey as of January 2024, hasn’t married and has a son with Nicole.
Interesting facts and hobbies
Luke’s followed by close to 200,000 people on Instagram and has shared nearly 850 pictures and videos, with most of his content featuring him shooting for his TV series and movies, spending time with his fiancé and son and working out at the gym.
He loves to travel, especially to visit natural locations such as canyons and beaches; many pictures featuring Luke and his fiancé travelling can be found shared on his Instagram account.
Luke’s been into sports from an early age, and is an avid basketball player, while he’s also into ice skating, playing soccer and swimming.
One of his favorite actors is Michael J. Fox, and a couple of his favorite TV series and movies include “Back to the Future”, “Family Ties” and “Teen Wolf”.
Net worth, height and age
Luke’s age is 29. His hair and eyes are brown, he weighs around 170lbs (77kgs) and is 5ft 11ins (1.8m) tall.
Luke’s net worth’s been estimated at over $3 million, as of January 2024.
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