Lucas Neff was born in Andersonville, Chicago in 1985. The start of his acting career came about by mistake after he was assigned to the performing arts department at the University of Illinois. It was there that he graduated with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Theatre in 2008. Upon graduation he became involved in local theatre before winning his first television role in an episode of "The Beast" in 2009. He followed this up with roles in the films "In Memoriam" and "Amigo" before winning the role of Jimmy Chance on "Raising Hope" in 2010. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous

Graduated from the University of Illinois-Chicago's Theatre Program. Is a Steppenwolf Theatre member along with co-star Martha Plimpton. Was engaged to stage actress Kelly O'Sullivan. They met during a 2008 theatre production of "Jon". Originally planned to study film at university in the hope that he would become a cinematographer. His parents are Meade Palidofsky and Alan Neff. His mother is the founder of Storycatchers Theatre and his father is a lawyer and novelist. His play, "The Last Duck" at the Jackalope Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2012 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work.