Why Young John Dutton On Yellowstone Looks So Familiar

Like most actors, Lucas got his start in television, appearing in a handful of series in the early '90s including True Colors, Life Goes On, and Parker Lewis Can't Lose. The young actor's career trajectory shifted in 1993, when he landed a coveted dramatic role in a feature film titled Alive opposite a slew of Hollywood up-and-comers like Ethan Hawke, Josh Hamilton, and Ileana Douglas. Unfortunately, Alive didn't quite prove to be the breakout Lucas was looking for. That break came a few years later, when he landed another choice role among another impressive cast.

That role came in Mary Harron's blacker-than-black social satire American Psycho, opposite stars in the making like Christian Bale, Reese Witherspoon, Justin Theroux, Jared Leto, and Chloë Sevigny, not to mention the legendary Willem Dafoe. Lucas appeared as Craig McDermott, a rival to Bale's increasingly violent psychopath Patrick Bateman. Bale is, of course, freaking amazing in the film, in a role that officially transitioned him from gifted child star (in movies like Empire of the Sun and Newsies) to profoundly talented adult star.

So wildly adventurous and disturbing is Bale's work in American Psycho that it's actually a bit hard to focus on any of the other performers in the film upon first viewing. The flick is quite rewarding on second and third viewing, however, as that's when you can start to see just how solid the cast really is, and Lucas is particularly impressive in his turn as an uber '80s bad boy businessman.