Lukas Haas

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Lukas Haas (born April 16, 1976 in West Hollywood, California) is an American actor. At the age of five Lukas was discovered in his kindergarten by casting director Marjorie Simkin.

He first became known for his role as an Amish child who witnesses a murder in the Harrison Ford film Witness and 1983 movie Testament, playing one of the children; he later played the title role in the TV film The Ryan White Story. By his teenage years, he appeared with Jessica Lange in the Music Box, and Steve Martin in Leap of Faith (1992). Was in a play with Steve Martin and Robin Williams called "Waiting for Godot".

Haas was a guest-star in the fourth season of 24 which premiered in January 2005. His more recent work includes playing a character in Gus van Sant's Last Days. He just completed filming Who Loves the Sun alongside Molly Parker and Adam Scott. Haas is now filiming his current projects, The Tripper as Ivan, and Gardener of Eden as Adam.

Haas is also a musician and has a music myspace which features his two songs, Kemp, and In Between. He has appeared in My Chemical Romance's music video for "Welcome to the Black Parade," in which he plays the role of a patient. Haas also has a cameo in OutKast's music video for "Roses," where he potrays the role as one of the Love Below members.

Trivia and Personal Life

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Is the son of actress Emily Tracy.

Is the drummer and pianist for a band called " The Rogues".

On 2001, he dated actress Natalie Portman.

Brothers are fraternal twins named Simon and Nikolai Haas,like Lukas, they are also musicians.

enjoyed ice skating (hockey) and turned up on occasion at the ice rink at Northcross Mall in Austin (1986-1988). He was a good skater, by the way, and the employees were quite fond of him.

Eleven years after playing the title role in Witness (1985), opposite Harrison Ford, he appeared in Mars Attacks! (1996). At the end of the film, he receives a medal, just as Ford did in Star Wars (1977). Ford received the medal from Carrie Fisher, playing Princess Leia. Haas received his from Natalie Portman, who would go on to play Princess Leia's mother, Queen Amidala.