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Luke Ford (born March 26, 1981) is an AFI Award-winning Australian actor. Ford began acting...

Luke Ford (born March 26, 1981) is an AFI Award-winning Australian actor. Ford began acting professionally with a string of performances on Australian television, starting with a guest starring role on Water Rats, followed by roles on McLeod's Daughters, Home and Away, Stingers, Breakers, and All Saints. He appeared in the TV movie The Junction Boys alongside Tom Berenger, as Iphicles in the NBC miniseries Hercules, and in the short-lived Australian series Headland. Ford was short listed for a 'Best New Talent' Logie Award for his recurring role of Craig Woodland on McLeod's Daughters. Ford's film career began with the release of the Australian film Kokoda in 2006, delivering an affecting performance as Burke, a slain soldier on the Kokoda Trail. Next came The Black Balloon with Toni Collette, a tour de force performance that won him an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2008. In the film, Ford plays Charlie Mollison, a boy with severe autism and ADHD. Ford spent six months researching the role, including taking to the streets of Sydney in character to determine the effectiveness of his characterisation. The Black Balloon premiered at the Berlin Film