THE BASICS

Name: Thomas Luke Macfarlane (Jr.)
Birthday: 19-1-1980
Birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada
Star Sign: Capricorn
Age: 31
Parents: Thomas and Penny Macfarlane
Sisters: Rebecca and Ruth Macfarlane
Education: Lester B. Pearson School for the Performing Arts, London Central Secondary School, Juilliard.

OTHER FACTS

- Luke has a twin sister: Ruth.

- He loves competitions.

- One of Luke's favorite games is “20 Questions”. He likes playing it with his family in London, Ontario.

- Thomas Macfarlane was the Director of Student Health Services at the University of Western Ontario and Penny Macfarlane was a mental health nurse at a London hospital.

- “Northern Exposure” is his favorite show.

- He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

- Luke is dyslexic.

- He loves mountainbiking.

- Although Luke isn't left-handed, he wears his watch in his right wrist.

- Luke usually buys audio books for his I-Phone.

- Ann McMillan is the name of the drama teacher who was Luke's mentor at London Central Secondary School. She encouraged him to go to New York and do an audition for Julliard.

- One of Luke's co-stars in several theatrical shows at London Central Secondary School was his twin sister and best friend, Ruth.

- For his role as Frank “Dim” Dumphy in "Over There", Luke read blogs written by soldiers stationed in Iraq and the book “In the Company of Soldiers”, written by Rick Atkinson.

- For his role as Scotty Wandell in "Brothers & Sisters", Luke read lots of Facebook profiles of young chefs.

- Pics of young Scotty in "Brothers & Sisters" episode 'The Prior Commitment' (season 2), are Luke's child photos.

- In "Brothers & Sisters" Luke has a good feeling with the women of the cast, especially with Sally Field, Calista Flockhart and Emily Van Camp.

- Luke came out in an interview with the Canadian newspaper Globe & Mail, on April 15, 2008.

- During his interview with Globe and Mail , Luke was wearing a grey t-shirt and a red jacket.

- In his class, he was the only Canadian attending Julliard.

- Luke can play the cello.

- "Brothers & Sisters" creator Jon Robin Baitz saw Luke on stage in the show “Where Do We Live?” and asked him to play the role of Scotty Wandell.

- Luke chose the role of “Edmund” from Shakespeare’s King Lear to audition for Juilliard.