Ned Luke

Ned Luke
Born	(1958-10-04) October 4, 1958 Danville, Illinois, United States
Residence	Westchester County, New York
Other names	Ned von Leuck
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984–present
Spouse(s)	Amy Sax (m. 1997)
Children	1
Website	facebook.com/nedluke4real

Ned Luke (born October 4, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Michael De Santa in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V as well as his role as Raffles in the animated movie Rover Dangerfield. He has appeared in 29 movies and television shows to date.

Early life

Ned Luke was born in Danville, Illinois to Cindy (née Smith) and Fred Luke. He is the grandson of Golden Age actor Paul Birch. He graduated from Danville High School in 1977 where he was a bi-sport athlete and honor student. He later attended the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. He has four siblings.

Career

Luke's first major voice-over role was in Rover Dangerfield, where he played a sheepdog named Raffles opposite Rodney Dangerfield. He was cast as a guest star in several TV shows throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, and has appeared in about 100 television commercials featuring products such as Budweiser and Burger King. In 2007, having grown disenchanted with show business and desiring that his son experience where he grew up, Luke decided to take a break from acting and moved his family from Los Angeles to his hometown of Danville, where he opened a restaurant with his brother. After two years, he decided to return to acting and he and his family returned to New York. His agent suggested he audition for the role of one of three protagonists of Rockstar Games' newest entry in the popular Grand Theft Auto series. Luke initially balked at the idea of being in a video game, but after reading the script decided to proceed with the audition. Luke was eventually cast as one of the game's three protagonists, Michael de Santa. The game went on to set several sales records and has become the highest grossing video game in history.

Personal life

Luke married yoga instructor and part-time actress Amy Sax on November 12, 1997. They have one son and live in Westchester County, New York. Luke is nearly deaf in his right ear.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Unfiltered	Randolph Wiley	Lead role
2013	Boardwalk Empire	Boorish Man	Episode: "All In"
2009	Katana	Executive	Episode: "Pilot"
2005	Law & Order	Ken Cosgrove	Episode: "New York Minute"
2005	Jonny Zero	Officer Muncie	Episode: "To Serve and to Protect"
2005	As the World Turns	Detective Langstrom	2 episodes
2004	Third Watch	Ron Connely	Episode: "Greatest Detective In The World"
2002 - 2013	Law & Order: SVU	Mr. Thurber/Roger Swanson/Mr. Wilmont	3 episodes
2002 - 2005	All My Children	Fire Chief/Private Investigator	3 episodes
2000	The Pretender	David Arnold	Episode: "Junk" Credited as Ned von Leuck
2000	Diagnosis Murder	Timmons	Episode: "The Patient Detective" Credited as Ned von Leuck
2000	The Huntress	Detective Ellard	Episode: "The Kid"
2000	JAG	Officer Bracken	Episode: "Drop Zone" Credited as Ned von Leuck
1999	City Guys	Lonnie Collins	Episode: "Miracle on 134th Street and Lexington Avenue"
1999	General Hospital	Bodyguard	2 episodes
1997	High Incident	Gary Butterworth	Episode: "Remote Control"
1997	The Burning Zone	Officer #2	Episode: "Critical Mass"
1996	Renegade	Andy Warwick	Episode: "The Milk Carton Kid"
1996	Murder One	Conspiracy Guy	Episode: "Chapter Eleven"
1995	NYPD Blue	Lawyer	Episode: "Cold Heaters"
1994	Guiding Light	Sheriff	2 episodes
1992	Angel Street	Officer	Episode: "The Blonde in the Pond"

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Bloodletting	Bill Milner	Post-production
1997	Citation of Merit	Sergeant Smith
1997	On the Line	Officer Al
1996	The Nutty Professor	Construction Worker	Uncredited
1991	Rover Dangerfield	Raffles (voice)	Supporting role
1984	The Bear	Football Player

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Grand Theft Auto V	Michael De Santa / Townley	Voice and mo-cap

External links

• Ned Luke at the Internet Movie Database