Luke Grimes

Luke Timothy Grimes (born January 21, 1984) is an American actor, best known for his roles in the films American Sniper, and the Fifty Shades of Grey series. 2Life and career Grimes was born in Dayton, Ohio, the youngest of four children of Angie (Barker) and the Rev. Randy Grimes. Grimes graduated from Dayton Christian High School in 2002. He moved to New York City to study acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Grimes has appeared in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, War Eagle, Arkansas, and Assassination of a High School President, which received a limited release in March 2009. He also appeared in the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters, as Ryan Lafferty, the illegitimate son of William Walker, patriarch of the show's family. Beginning with Season 4, he became a series regular. He starred in the 2010 FX movie pilot, "Outlaw Country", with Haley Bennett and Mary Steenburgen. Grimes played a cowboy named Eli Larki