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- Lucas Papaelias has had Recurring Roles in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed series, The Knick on Cinemax, Power Book (Star) and Wu-Tang: An American Saga (Hulu).
Papaelias has had Guest Starring roles on ABC's reboot of NYPD Blue, High Maintenance (HBO), Blue Bloods (CBS), How to Make it in America (HBO), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX), Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Internt, and Law & Order: Trial by Jury (NBC).
Papaelias has a supporting role in Soderberg's film Presence. Papaelias also plays a supporting role in the feature film The Adults opposite Michael Cera.
In feature film, Papaelias has had Supporting Roles in The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo (dir. Michael Walker), Ordinary World (dir. Lee Kirk) with Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, School of Rock (dir. Richard Linklater) with Jack Black, The Cake Eaters (dir. Mary Stuart Masterson), Brother to Brother (dir. Rodney Evans), Art Machine (dir. Doug Karr) and The Oranges (dir. Julian Farino).
Papaelias originated the role of "Svec'' in the Tony Award winning musical, Once on Broadway, and also originated the role of "Balth" in These Paper Bullets, Rolin Jones and Billie Joe Armstrong's adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing at the Mark Taper Forum and Atlantic Theater Company.
In theater, Papaelias starred in Second Stage Theater's workshop of Stereophonic opposite Cristin Miliotti. He also starred as 'Horenberger' in the Milwaukee Repertory Theater's world debut of Run Bambi Run, directed by Mark Clements.
Other notable theater credits include the Huey Lewis musical, Heart of Rock and Roll at The Old Globe, This Flat Earth at Playwrights Horizons, Jack's Precious Moment at Page73/59E59, Cyclone at Studio Dante, US Drag at Stage Farm, Smashing at Play Company, and Cellini at 2econd Stage. Regional work includes The Rise and Fall of Annie Hall at the Vineyard Playhouse, Slasher and Airness at Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival, American Buffalo and Lobby Hero at the Geva, While We Were Bowling at Studio Arena, and Dead End at the Huntington, as well as work with the Cape Cod Theatre Project and New York Stage & Film.
Papaelias is a virtuoso guitarist and composer.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lori Swift
- Graduated from the State University of New York College at Geneseo
- Also a singer/songwriter: performs original pop songs & instrumental blues under the name LPFUNK
- Plays acoustic and electric guitar as well as bass guitar
- Provided vocals and played guitar for a band called Cool Hand
- Musical influences include Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, My Morning Jacket, Interpol, Funkadelic, and Neil Young.
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