Biography - Luke Macfarlane

Who is Luke Macfarlane?

Luke Macfarlane is a singer, actor by profession, and Canadian by nationality. Among his works, he is best known for starring in Brothers & Sisters as Scotty Wandell and in Killjoys as Agent D'avin Jaqobis.

Luke Macfarlane – Birth, Parents, Siblings

Luke Macfarlane’s birth took place on January 19, 1980, in London, Ontario, Canada. He was born as Thomas Luke Macfarlane Jr. to father Thomas Macfarlane, the Director of Student Health Services at the University of Western Ontario, and mother Penny Macfarlane, a mental health nurse at a London hospital. 

He is not the only child of his parents and has two siblings- older sister Rebecca Macfarlane and fraternal twin sister Ruth Macfarlane.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Luke Macfarlane attended London Central Secondary School and Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts. He later moved to New York City, where he studied drama at Juilliard, graduating in 2003.

His ethnicity is Caucasian.

Luke Macfarlane – Sexuality, Gay, Boyfriend, Husband

In an April 2008 interview with The Globe and Mail, Luke Macfarlane revealed his sexuality as gay. He was in a romantic relationship with T.R. Knight for a year between 2005 and 2006. After their breakup, he took Wentworth Miller as his boyfriend. The pair dated for around a year before calling it quits.

Macfarlane is also romantically linked to Chad Slivenski (2008) and Charlie David.

He is in a long-term relationship with his partner, Hig Roberts. They announced their daughter, Tess Eleanor Macfarlane, was born on June 4, 2023.

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Luke Macfarlane – Career

Early Days

The aspiring actor started his career in 2003. He was one of the four leads in a theater production of Juvenilia in 2003, followed by the lead role in the 2004 theater production of Where Do We Live.

And in 2004, Luke Macfarlane landed a minor role in the film Kinsey. This was followed by a minor role in the 2004 TV miniseries Tanner on Tanner and in the 2005 TV series Over There as the main character Frank "Dim" Dumphy.

Finally, in 2006, he was cast in the hit drama series Brothers & Sisters as Scott "Scotty" Wandell. He portrayed the character for a total of 81 episodes.

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Films, Series

Since his breakthrough role, Luke Macfarlane has had appearances in films Trapped Ashes (2006), Rock Paper Dead (2017), Bros (2022), and This Is Not a Test (2025). He has also starred in the TV series Satisfaction (2013), The Night Shift (2014-2017), Killjoys (2015-2019), Mercy Street (2016-2017), and Platonic (2023-2025).

Moreover, he has portrayed characters in several Hallmark films, Christmas Land (2015), A Birthday Wish (2017), A Shoe Addict's Christmas (2018), Just Add Romance (2019), Catch Me If You Claus (2023). Luke Macfarlane has also been active in theatre productions, having starred in well over one dozen productions.

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Co-stars

Luke Macfarlane’s fellow Hallmark actors include Christopher Russell, Victor Webster, Jill Wagner, Jack Turner, and Jessy Schram

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Luke Macfarlane – Net Worth, Salary

His net worth is around $2 million, while the figure on his annual salary is not shared with the public.

Luke Macfarlane – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Luke Macfarlane is completely absent. However, several fan accounts have been set up in his name.

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