Lucas Smith

Lucas Cheong Smith (born 25 September 1988) is an English film, television, radio, and stage actor. He trained at Manchester School of Theatre (MST).

Early life and education
Smith was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, to parents Janice (née Scott) and Philip John Smith, both independent business owners. His father is from Maidstone, Kent (and is of part Chinese descent, hence the middle name) and his mother from St. Helens, Lancashire. He is the youngest of three children, with two sisters, Debbie (oldest), and Fiona (youngest). He was raised in Grantham, where, at 11 through 18 he attended The King's Grammar School, and showed a keen spirit for the theatre. Before training at MST, as part of a new wave of successful actors including the likes of John Bradley-West, George Bukhari, Elliot Knight & Jason Callender, he took a gap year, and then attended the Year Out Drama Company course in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Career
Smith had success at the Lost 5 Minute Theatre Festival in 2011, where he performed an extract from Anna Forsyth's Buzzed. Together they won first prize.

On graduating from MST, Smith was already involved in a project with The Hallé and Carl Davis, acting alongside The Hallé Children's Choir and Symphony Orchestra in the international première of The Last Train to Tomorrow.