Luke Neal

Mimi Ndiweni- Biography

Luke Neal is a British actor of Irish origin best known for his roles in the films “Jupiter Ascending” and “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi.” He earned the role of Vyr in “The Witcher,” alongside Henry Cavill and Emma Appleton.

What is the Net Worth of Mimi Ndiweni? Salary, Earnings

Luke’s net worth is expected to be around $500,000 by 2022.

Mimi Ndiweni- Birth, Age, Ethnicity, Siblings, Education

Luke Neal was born in Hereford, the county town of Herefordshire, England, in 1982. Almost nothing is known about his family and relations, except that his parents are of Irish origin and that his mother always encouraged him to pursue his dream of becoming an actor.

Education Details

Luke graduated from his secondary school in Hereford in 2000 and went on to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He also took acting workshops at many London theatre studios to hone his craft.

Mimi Ndiweni- Relationship, Girlfriend

In 2013, Luke was dating his photojournalist girlfriend Faye Thomas. However, the pair divorced the following year, and Faye began dating actor Kieran Bew, whom she married in August 2019. Luke stayed single for a long time before shocking his fans by admitting to dating Sam Heughan, the actor who played Ashton Prince of Castlebury in “A Princess for Christmas” (2011), and Jamie Fraser in the “Outlander” series (2014 – present).

Caitriona Balfe, who co-starred with Sam in “Outlander,” subsequently admitted that she felt very uneasy during filming intimacy sequences since she knew Sam was gay and could feel how difficult it was for him to be so near to an almost naked woman.
Because of the uncertainty surrounding Sam and Luke’s relationship, the latter was forced to delete his Instagram account in order to avoid reading remarks regarding his or his boyfriend’s sexuality. ‘Hey everyone, whilst I don’t mind you commenting on this, and I am extremely glad that Sam has generated such a stir in the world, please, keep it clean and nice…’ he wrote in the comments to his recent post there. I can’t have people criticizing my boy and calling his integrity into question on my page and not say anything.’

Mimi Ndiweni- Professional Career

Luke made his film debut in 2005 with the minor role of Hewitt in “Colditz.” Then he played Lewis in “Wilderness” (2006) and Colin Fountain in “Midsomer Murders,” where he appeared in the episode “The Dogleg Murders” (2009). Luke played Sir Geraint in the episode “The Curse of Cornelius Sigan” of the popular series “Merlin” in 2009.

The same year, he scored a tiny role in another renowned TV show, “Doc Martin,” playing Andy in the episode “Better the Devil.” In 2010, he appeared in “Ashes to Ashes,” and in 2011, he played DS Chris Latham in “Scott & Bailey” and City boy in “Spooks.” Luke’s first recurring part came in 2013 when he secured the character of Drew Bailey in the show “The Politician’s Husband,” in which he appeared in three episodes. In 2014, he appeared in five episodes of the game show “Halo: Nightfall” as Horrigan.

Continued success

Luke got the part of Royal Guard in “Jupiter Ascending,” directed by the Wachowskis, in 2015, alongside Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis. Luke landed the character of Burnham in the TV miniseries “SS-GB” after playing Jonathan in “Love Is Thicker Than Water” in 2016. The same year, he appeared as Jarvis in “Megan Leavey” and as Jack Wright in HBO’s TV mini-series “Gunpowder.” Luke then played Canto Cop in “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” (2017), which was a huge success and earned Luke more employment opportunities right away.

In 2018, Luke gave the voice of Owsla in “Watership Down,” an animation series based on the book by Richard Adams and David Parkins about a band of rabbits living in rural England. Luke debuted as Commander Rune-Lux in the “Krypton” series in 2019 and could be seen in the episode “Blood Moon,” which aired in the show’s second season. He also starred in two short films, “Dan!” and “Luke!”

A career in theater

Along with his great television career, Luke has been in a number of theatrical performances.

In 2006, he made his Royal Shakespeare Co. Theatre debut in “Antony and Cleopatra,” and he then appeared in “The Tempest” (2006), “Julius Caesar” (2006), and “The Histories Cycle” (2007–2008). In 2010, Luke portrayed Rick in the Old Vic Theatre production “Six Degrees of Separation,” and in 2011, he played Doctor in “Dream Story,” directed by Anna Ledwich and performed at the Gate Theatre in London.

“The Witcher” character Vyr

In 2019, Luke was cast as Vyr, one of the bandits in Princess Renfri’s company, in the new Netflix series “The Witcher.”
Luke appeared in the premiere episode as one of the twin brothers (his on-screen brother, Nimir, was played by Zoltan Lörincz), who followed Renfri to Blaviken, where Geralt, the witcher, killed the entire band, including Renfri herself. Geralt earned the moniker “Butcher of Blaviken” as a result of this murder, which he despised because killing the bandits was a ‘lesser evil’ he chose, even if he would like to depart without killing anyone. Luke was eventually replaced by Tomasz Krzemieniecki, a stunt performer.

Hobbies, favorite items, and fascinating facts

Luke began his playing career with the Royal Shakespeare Company before leaving.

He enjoys swimming, traveling, and reading books in his leisure time due to his hectic job schedule. Purple is his favorite color. Tom Cruise is one of his favorite actors.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Hair color

Luke has short light brown hair and blue eyes. He stands 6ft 4ins (1.93 m) tall and weighs approximately 187lbs (85kgs).

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