​Lucas Calzada

LUCAS CALZADA is a queer, second-generation Latino actor + writer born and raised in Alaska, currently living in Los Angeles.

 

Film/TV highlights include SUITS: LA, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, GENERAL HOSPITAL, SUGAR (EP: Dylan McDermott) and WHAT SHE SAID (available SVOD). On stage, Lucas had the honor of premiering HAMLET: PRINCE OF CUBA as Horatio, with an original Spanish translation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz (“Anna in the Tropics”), and the musical BIGFOOT AND OTHER LOST SOULS with music by Tony Award-winning composer Mark Hollman (“Urinetown”). He’s performed as a guest actor in live sketch comedy shows around town at Upright Citizens Brigade, The Ruby, Second City Hollywood, and Acme Comedy Theatre. In 2022, he was selected as a performer finalist for the Nosotros YA TU SABES MONOLOGUE SLAM. Lucas holds an MFA in Acting from Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory, and a BA in Theatre from University of Alaska Anchorage.

 

For writing, Lucas has studied at such venerable institutions as Upright Citizens Brigade, iOWest, The Pack Theatre, Second City, The Writing Pad, and UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. To see current writing projects he’s working on, head over to his “Writing” page.

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Hobbies? Lucas enjoys hiking, yoga, trying new coffee shops, and reading books on presidential history.