Lucas Hedges

Hedges was born in Brooklyn, New York City,{{cite news|url=http://patch.com/new-york/heights-dumbo/lucas-hedges-born-raised-brooklyn-heights-gets-buzz-role-manchester-sea|title=Lucas Hedges, Born and Raised in Brooklyn Heights, Gets Buzz for Role in 'Manchester by the Sea'|first=Sarah|last=Kaufman|date=December 30, 2016|work=Patch Media|access-date=February 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202004155/http://patch.com/new-york/heights-dumbo/lucas-hedges-born-raised-brooklyn-heights-gets-buzz-role-manchester-sea|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} the second of two boys born to poet and actress Susan Bruce (née Titman) and screenwriter and director Peter Hedges.{{cite web|first=Peter|last=Stamelman|url=https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2010/apr/HedgesLecture|title='Dan in Real Life' director and writer Peter Hedges will speak April 14 at ISU|work=Iowa State University|date=April 6, 2010|access-date=May 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221020747/https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2010/apr/HedgesLecture|archive-date=February 21, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Clavin|url=http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/news/224719/For-filmmaker-Peter-Hedges-its-all-in-the-timing|title=For filmmaker Peter Hedges, it's all in the timing|work=27east.com|date=July 28, 2009|access-date=May 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507221807/http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/news/224719/For-filmmaker-Peter-Hedges-its-all-in-the-timing|archive-date=May 7, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/regina-weinreich/the-odd-life-of-timothy-green_b_1698279.html|title=Garden Party at Goose Creek: The Odd Life of Timothy Green|first=Regina|last=Weinreich|date=July 24, 2012|work=HuffPost|access-date=February 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307122651/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/regina-weinreich/the-odd-life-of-timothy-green_b_1698279.html|archive-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} His paternal grandfather, the Rev. Robert Boyden Hedges, was an Episcopal minister. His maternal grandfather was a former vice president in New York at HBO,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/06/style/weddings-susan-b-titman-peter-s-hedges.html|title=WEDDINGS; Susan B. Titman, Peter S. Hedges|work=The New York Times|date=June 6, 1993|access-date=May 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507230330/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/06/style/weddings-susan-b-titman-peter-s-hedges.html|archive-date=May 7, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} and his maternal grandmother, Narcissa Titman, is a former theatre director and lecturer.{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Stamelman|url=http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2017/11/14/brooklyn-kid-now-star-supporting-roles-lead|title=Brooklyn kid now a star in supporting roles & lead|work=Brooklyn Eagle|date=November 14, 2017|access-date=May 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507222303/http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2017/11/14/brooklyn-kid-now-star-supporting-roles-lead|archive-date=May 7, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|first=Lynn|last=Douglass|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lynndouglass/2012/11/19/yoko-ono-honored-for-feminist-art-says-not-saying-anything-with-art-a-waste/|title=Yoko Ono Honored For Feminist Art, Says Not Saying Anything With Art "A Waste"|work=Forbes|date=November 19, 2012|access-date=May 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507223827/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lynndouglass/2012/11/19/yoko-ono-honored-for-feminist-art-says-not-saying-anything-with-art-a-waste/|archive-date=May 7, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} He has an older brother, Simon, who works in private equity in New York. He grew up in Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill, frequently visiting his father's film sets.{{cite web |url=http://wwd.com/eye/people/lucas-hedges-sundance-2016-casey-affleck-matt-damon-10323796/ |title=Sundance 2016: Five Minutes with Lucas Hedges |work=Women's Wear Daily |first=Leigh |last=Nordstrom |date=January 24, 2016 |access-date=December 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228204207/http://wwd.com/eye/people/lucas-hedges-sundance-2016-casey-affleck-matt-damon-10323796/ |archive-date=February 28, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }} As a child, Hedges made his feature film debut as an extra in his father's film Dan in Real Life (2007), but his line in the film was cut in post-production.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-en-mn-lucas-hedges-20161109-snap-20161108-story.html |title=Lucas Hedges finds the lightness within the dark drama of 'Manchester by the Sea' |last=Rosen |first=Lisa |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 10, 2016 |access-date=December 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130151911/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-en-mn-lucas-hedges-20161109-snap-20161108-story.html |archive-date=November 30, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}

A graduate of Saint Ann's School, he studied theatre at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts from 2015 to 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/get-to-know-the-breakout-star-of-manchester-by-the-sea-lucas-hedges_us_582cdf58e4b030997bbd632e |title=Get To Know The Breakout Star Of 'Manchester By The Sea,' Lucas Hedges |work=HuffPost |first=Leigh |last=Blickley |date=November 21, 2016 |access-date=December 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130051932/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/get-to-know-the-breakout-star-of-manchester-by-the-sea-lucas-hedges_us_582cdf58e4b030997bbd632e |archive-date=November 30, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.filmindependent.org/spirit-awards/nominee/lucas-hedges/ |title=Lucas Hedges |publisher=Independent Spirit Awards |access-date=December 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220031259/http://www.filmindependent.org/spirit-awards/nominee/lucas-hedges/ |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=Rebecca|title=Spider-Man star Tom Holland among BAFTA'S 2017 EE Rising Star nominees|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/01/05/spider-man-star-tom-holland-among-the-2017-ee-bafta-rising-star-nominees-6362414/|access-date=January 23, 2017|work=Metro|date=January 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202013638/http://metro.co.uk/2017/01/05/spider-man-star-tom-holland-among-the-2017-ee-bafta-rising-star-nominees-6362414/|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Hedges is a graduate of the Cherubs Theatre Program at Northwestern University's National High School Institute.

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During a middle-school play production, Hedges was spotted by the casting director for Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom (2012), who eventually cast him in the film as Redford.{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/lucas-hedges-in-real-life_us_5a15ba40e4b09650540ef99f |title=Lucas Hedges In Real Life |last=Jacobs |first=Matthew |work=HuffPost |date=November 25, 2017 |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181211/http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/lucas-hedges-in-real-life_us_5a15ba40e4b09650540ef99f |archive-date=February 10, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }} He went on to play small roles in the comedy-drama Arthur Newman (2012),{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/markets-festivals/arthur-newman-1117948300/ |title=Arthur Newman |last=Debruge |first=Peter |work=Variety |date=September 11, 2012 |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517152829/https://variety.com/2012/film/markets-festivals/arthur-newman-1117948300/ |archive-date=May 17, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }} Jason Reitman's romance Labor Day (2013),{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/risky-business/jason-reitman-kate-winslet-josh-brolin-labor-day-335379 |title='Moonrise Kingdom' Actor Joins Jason Reitman's 'Labor Day' |last=Miller |first=Daniel |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 8, 2012 |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210191806/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/risky-business/jason-reitman-kate-winslet-josh-brolin-labor-day-335379 |archive-date=February 10, 2018 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} and Terry Gilliam's science fiction film The Zero Theorem (2013).{{cite web |url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/10/terry-gilliam-sets-david-thewlis-tilda-swinton-for-the-zero-theorem/ |title=Terry Gilliam Sets David Thewlis, Tilda Swinton For 'The Zero Theorem' |last=Fleming |first=Mike |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=October 1, 2012 |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520140348/http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/terry-gilliam-sets-david-thewlis-tilda-swinton-for-the-zero-theorem/ |archive-date=May 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}{{cite news |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/09/review-terry-gilliams-uneven-but-rewarding-the-zero-theorem-starring-christoph-waltz-matt-damon-tilda-swinton-272128/ |title=Review: Terry Gilliam's Uneven But Rewarding 'The Zero Theorem' Starring Christoph Waltz, Matt Damon & Tilda Swinton |last=Lyttelton |first=Oliver |work=IndieWire |date=September 18, 2014 |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210235056/http://www.indiewire.com/2014/09/review-terry-gilliams-uneven-but-rewarding-the-zero-theorem-starring-christoph-waltz-matt-damon-tilda-swinton-272128/ |archive-date=February 10, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }} In 2014, Hedges had a minor role in Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel and played the son of Jeremy Renner's character in Michael Cuesta's drama Kill the Messenger, which was based on CIA involvement in Contra cocaine trafficking.{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/moonrise-kingdoms-lucas-hedges-play-jeremy-renners-son-kill-messenger-exclusive-102036/ |title='Moonrise Kingdom's' Lucas Hedges to Play Jeremy Renner's Son in 'Kill the Messenger' (Exclusive) |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |work=TheWrap |date=July 24, 2014 |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181236/https://www.thewrap.com/moonrise-kingdoms-lucas-hedges-play-jeremy-renners-son-kill-messenger-exclusive-102036/ |archive-date=February 10, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }} The latter led the critic Todd McCarthy to rank him as "very good," and Rodrigo Perez of IndieWire considered him to be the "surprise stand-out of the cast."{{cite news |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/09/review-kill-the-messenger-starring-jeremy-renner-mary-elizabeth-winstead-rosemarie-dewitt-271870/ |title=Review: 'Kill The Messenger' Starring Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Rosemarie DeWitt |first=Rodrigo |last=Perez |work=IndieWire |date=September 26, 2014 |access-date=December 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220053412/http://www.indiewire.com/2014/09/review-kill-the-messenger-starring-jeremy-renner-mary-elizabeth-winstead-rosemarie-dewitt-271870/ |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/kill-messenger-film-review-735836 |title='Kill the Messenger': Film Review |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 26, 2014 |access-date=December 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128035811/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/kill-messenger-film-review-735836 |archive-date=November 28, 2016 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }} In 2015, he was cast in the NBC miniseries The Slap, which was adapted from the Australian series of the same name.{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/lucas-hedges-penn-badgley-cast-the-slap-miniseries-nbc-856147/ |title=Lucas Hedges & Penn Badgley Join 'The Slap' Miniseries On NBC; 'Full Circle' Sets Cast |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=October 20, 2014 |access-date=April 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429122424/http://deadline.com/2014/10/lucas-hedges-penn-badgley-cast-the-slap-miniseries-nbc-856147/ |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}

Hedges next joined the cast of Kenneth Lonergan's independent drama Manchester by the Sea (2016). In it, he played Patrick Chandler, a 16-year-old boy dealing with the recent death of his father, who is left in the care of his unwilling and troubled uncle (played by Casey Affleck). The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.sundance.org/projects/manchester-by-the-sea|title=Manchester by The Sea|website=Sundance Film Festival|access-date=September 3, 2016|archive-date=January 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127220320/https://www.sundance.org/projects/manchester-by-the-sea|url-status=dead}} Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph wrote, "Hedges, phenomenal, fights off every cliché of 'troubled' teenagerhood and gives us a gruff, sympathetic boy with a tearaway sex drive."{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2017/01/05/manchester-sea-review-casey-afflecks-heartbreaking-loss-gain/|title=Manchester By The Sea, review: Casey Affleck's heartbreaking loss is our gain|work=The Daily Telegraph|first=Tim|last=Robey|date=January 13, 2017|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906063604/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2017/01/05/manchester-sea-review-casey-afflecks-heartbreaking-loss-gain/|archive-date=September 6, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian said his performance was "glorious" and added that he "makes a tremendous troubled 16-year-old."{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/12/manchester-by-the-sea-review-casey-affleck-kenneth-lonergan| title=Manchester By the Sea review – a minor-key masterpiece|work=The Guardian|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|date=January 12, 2017|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817230120/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/12/manchester-by-the-sea-review-casey-affleck-kenneth-lonergan|archive-date=August 17, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} It earned over $78 million against its $9 million budget.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=manchesterbythesea.htm|title=Manchester by the Sea (2016)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=July 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192203/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=manchesterbythesea.htm|archive-date=July 21, 2018|url-status=live}} For his work, Hedges won a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, among others.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/bafta-rising-star-nominees-lucas-hedges-tom-holland-ruth-negga-manchester-by-the-sea-anya-taylor-joy-laia-costa-marvel-spiderman-robert-downey-jr-1201879031/ |title=BAFTA Rising Star Nominees Include Lucas Hedges, Tom Holland, Ruth Negga |last=Lodderhose |first=Diana |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 5, 2017 |access-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180431/http://deadline.com/2017/01/bafta-rising-star-nominees-lucas-hedges-tom-holland-ruth-negga-manchester-by-the-sea-anya-taylor-joy-laia-costa-marvel-spiderman-robert-downey-jr-1201879031/ |archive-date=February 10, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}{{cite news|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/oscar-snubs-and-surprises-amy-adams-mel-gibson/|title=Oscar Snubs and Surprises: Amy Adams Out, but Mel Gibson Is Welcomed Back In|work=TV Guide|first=Joyce|last=Eng|access-date=January 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040950/http://www.tvguide.com/news/oscar-snubs-and-surprises-amy-adams-mel-gibson/|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

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The following year, Hedges made his stage debut as the lead in the Trip Cullman-directed off-Broadway play Yen, penned by the playwright Anna Jordan.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/yen-review-lucas-hedges-1201898869/|title='Yen' Review: Oscar Nominee Lucas Hedges Simmers, Explodes In Stage Debut|work=Deadline Hollywood| first=Jeremy| last=Gerard|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=January 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123111303/http://deadline.com/2017/01/yen-review-lucas-hedges-1201898869/|archive-date=January 23, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} The production ran from February 19 to March 4 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/yen-lucas-hedges-star-broadway-play-941519| title=Lucas Hedges to Star in Off-Broadway Play 'Yen' (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Ashley|last=Lee|date=October 27, 2016|access-date=December 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221000527/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/yen-lucas-hedges-star-broadway-play-941519|archive-date=December 21, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Taking note of his performance as an aggressive and violent teenager who shares a troubled relationship with his half-brother, Ben Brantley of The New York Times wrote that he "delivers an expert anatomy of an adolescent on the edge of explosion".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/theater/lucas-hedges-yen-review.html|title=Review: 'Yen' Is a Den of Family Dysfunction|work=The New York Times|first=Ben|last=Brantley|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619203113/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/theater/lucas-hedges-yen-review.html|archive-date=June 19, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Hedges was nominated for the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play and won the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Debut Performance.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/188151/ben-platt-sutton-foster-lucas-hedges-more-nominated-for-2017-lucille-lortel-awards|title=Ben Platt, Sutton Foster, Lucas Hedges & More Nominated for 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards|work=Broadway.com|date=April 4, 2017|access-date=April 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410214725/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/188151/ben-platt-sutton-foster-lucas-hedges-more-nominated-for-2017-lucille-lortel-awards/|archive-date=April 10, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/theater/lucas-hedges-yen-review.html|title=Review: 'Yen' Is a Den of Family Dysfunction|work=The New York Times|first=Ben|last=Brantley|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=February 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114073926/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/theater/lucas-hedges-yen-review.html|archive-date=January 14, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/yen-review-970561|title='Yen': Theater Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Frank|last=Scheck|date=January 31, 2017|access-date=January 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044527/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/yen-review-970561|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/188585/josh-groban-christy-altomare-lucas-hedges-more-win-theatre-world-awards/|title=Josh Groban, Christy Altomare, Lucas Hedges & More Win Theatre World Awards| work=Broadway.com| first=Andy| last=Lefkowitz|date=May 11, 2017|access-date=June 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515104459/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/188585/josh-groban-christy-altomare-lucas-hedges-more-win-theatre-world-awards/|archive-date=May 15, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Also in 2017, Hedges had supporting roles in two films—Greta Gerwig's directorial debut Lady Bird and Martin McDonagh's crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, both of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuTTnXEWZfc|title=Lucas Hedges ('Manchester by the Sea') on his character's 'deep emotional well'|publisher=YouTube|date=October 28, 2016|access-date=December 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911092359/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuTTnXEWZfc|archive-date=September 11, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Sneider|first1=Jeff| url=https://www.thewrap.com/peter-dinklage-john-hawkes-lucas-hedges-join-martin-mcdonaghs-three-billboards|title=Peter Dinklage, John Hawkes, Lucas Hedges Join Martin McDonagh's New Movie (Exclusive)|date=April 7, 2016|work=TheWrap|access-date=December 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019043233/http://www.thewrap.com/peter-dinklage-john-hawkes-lucas-hedges-join-martin-mcdonaghs-three-billboards/|archive-date=October 19, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} The cast of the latter film were awarded with the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42772498|title=Three Billboards triumphs at Screen Actors Guild awards|date=January 22, 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123011513/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42772498|archive-date=January 23, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

Hedges had three film releases in 2018. He played the supporting role of a teenager who violently bullies his younger brother (played by Sunny Suljic) in Mid90s, which marked the directorial debut of Jonah Hill.{{cite web |url= https://thefilmstage.com/news/jonah-hills-directorial-debut-mid-90s-to-reunite-manchester-by-the-sea-stars|title=Jonah Hill's Directorial Debut 'Mid '90s' to Reunite 'Manchester by the Sea' Stars|first=Mike|last=Mazzanti|date=March 1, 2017|access-date= March 11, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170303010628/https://thefilmstage.com/news/jonah-hills-directorial-debut-mid-90s-to-reunite-manchester-by-the-sea-stars/|archive-date=March 3, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Eric Kohn of IndieWire wrote, "Hedges, quickly becoming the most impressive actor of his generation, buries himself in the gruff, unhappy role of an angst-riddled teen."{{cite news| url= https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/mid90s-review-jonah-hill-directs-a-sweet-burst-of-nostalgia-courtesy-freaks-and-geeks-and-kids-tiff-1202002477/| title='Mid90s' Review: Jonah Hill Directs a Sweet Burst of Nostalgia, Courtesy 'Freaks and Geeks' and 'Kids' — TIFF|work=IndieWire|first=Eric|last=Kohn|date=September 10, 2018|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180911075959/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/mid90s-review-jonah-hill-directs-a-sweet-burst-of-nostalgia-courtesy-freaks-and-geeks-and-kids-tiff-1202002477/|archive-date=September 11, 2018|url-status=live}} Hedges played the lead role in his two other 2018 films{{mdash}}Boy Erased and Ben Is Back.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/joel-edgerton-boy-erased-lucas-hedges-russell-crowe-nicole-kidman-garrard-conley-1202109703/#comments|title=Joel Edgerton To Direct, Lucas Hedges To Star In Gay Deprogram Drama 'Boy Erased'|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr. |last= Fleming |date=June 8, 2017|access-date=June 12, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170611133551/http://deadline.com/2017/06/joel-edgerton-boy-erased-lucas-hedges-russell-crowe-nicole-kidman-garrard-conley-1202109703/#comments|archive-date=June 11, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/julia-roberts-lucas-hedges-ben-is-back-peter-hedges-black-bear-30west-1202192880/|title=Julia Roberts And Lucas Hedges Team For Black Bear & 30WEST-Backed 'Ben Is Back'| last= Fleming| first= Mike Jr.|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 23, 2017|access-date= December 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228195244/http://deadline.com/2017/10/julia-roberts-lucas-hedges-ben-is-back-peter-hedges-black-bear-30west-1202192880/|archive-date=December 28, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} In the former, based on the eponymous memoir, he played the son of a Baptist pastor who is forced to take part in a gay conversion therapy program. Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman played his parents. Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, Stephen Farber noted that Hedges "carries the entire show and is alternately frightened, bewildered and defiant. There isn't a false note in his performance."{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/boy-erased-review-1139231|title='Boy Erased': Film Review - Telluride 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Stephen|last=Farber|date=September 1, 2018|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904180301/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/boy-erased-review-1139231|archive-date=September 4, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} For Boy Erased, Hedges received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/golden-globe-nominations-2019-1203082075/|title=Golden Globe Nominations: Complete List|date=December 6, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206235056/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/golden-globe-nominations-2019-1203082075/|archive-date=December 6, 2018|url-status=live}} In Ben Is Back, a drama directed by his father and co-starring Julia Roberts, he played the titular character, a drug addict who returns home after spending time in rehab. Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood praised both Roberts's and Hedges's performances, adding that they "are pitch perfect together, never striking a false note in demonstrating the everlasting bond between a mother and son."{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/video/ben-is-back-review-julia-roberts-lucas-hedges-movie-video/|title='Ben Is Back' Review: Julia Roberts And Lucas Hedges Shine In Powerful Tale Of A Family In Crisis – Toronto Film Festival World Premiere|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Pete|last=Hammond|date=September 8, 2018|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909112037/https://deadline.com/video/ben-is-back-review-julia-roberts-lucas-hedges-movie-video/|archive-date=September 9, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

Also in 2018, Hedges made his first appearance on Broadway in a revival of Kenneth Lonergan's play The Waverly Gallery, alongside Elaine May, at the John Golden Theatre.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/08/27/fall-2018-theatre-preview|title=Fall Theatre Preview|magazine=The New Yorker|first=Michael|last=Schulman|date=August 27, 2018|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823024547/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/08/27/fall-2018-theatre-preview|archive-date=August 23, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} He played the role of a teenager coping with his grandmother's Alzheimer's disease. Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune credited him for effectively conveying the "frustration family members feel when one of their own starts to decline."{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/broadway/sc-ent-waverly-broadway-review-1026-story.html|title=Review: 'Waverly Gallery' on Broadway with Elaine May and Michael Cera: We all must come face to face with age|work=Chicago Tribune|first=Chris|last=Jones|date=October 25, 2018|access-date=November 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102012801/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/broadway/sc-ent-waverly-broadway-review-1026-story.html|archive-date=November 2, 2018|url-status=live}} Honey Boy, a drama penned by and co-starring Shia LaBeouf about his childhood and relationship with his father, marked Hedges's first film release of 2019.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/shia-labeouf-lucas-hedges-honey-boy-feature-film-1202339814/|title=Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges To Star In 'Honey Boy'|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anita|last=Busch|date=March 16, 2018|access-date=May 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527023051/http://deadline.com/2018/03/shia-labeouf-lucas-hedges-honey-boy-feature-film-1202339814/|archive-date=May 27, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Hedges and Noah Jupe played Otis Lort, a character based on LaBeouf, at different ages. Reviewing the film for Entertainment Weekly, Leah Greenblatt wrote that Hedges "doesn’t seem to have found a role yet he can’t fully inhabit; his Otis is raw and furious, and genuinely funny."{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movie-reviews/2019/01/26/honey-boy-review/|title=Shia LaBeouf doesn't go sweet in autobiographical indie Honey Boy: Sundance review|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Leah|last=Greenblatt|date=January 26, 2019|access-date=February 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015920/https://ew.com/movie-reviews/2019/01/26/honey-boy-review/|archive-date=February 7, 2019|url-status=live}} He next took on a supporting part in Trey Edward Shults' Waves, a drama about the emotional journey of a suburban family,{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/kelvin-harrison-jr-waves-a24-director-trey-edward-shults-1202420841/|title=Kelvin Harrison Jr. Re-Teams With Trey Edward Shults In A24's 'Waves', Starring With Lucas Hedges, Sterling K. Brown|work=Deadline Hollywood| first=Amanda| last=N'Duka|date=July 2, 2018|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807033246/https://deadline.com/2018/07/kelvin-harrison-jr-waves-a24-director-trey-edward-shults-1202420841/|archive-date=August 7, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} which led Peter Debruge of Variety to consider it "an impactful reminder of how much the actor can bring to a smaller role".{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/waves-review-2-1203319165/|title=Telluride Film Review: 'Waves'|work=Variety|first=Peter|last=Debruge|date=August 30, 2019|access-date=August 31, 2019}}

In 2020, Hedges appeared in the miniseries Home Movie: The Princess Bride for Quibi to raise money for World Central Kitchen.{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/06/the-princess-bride-homemade-fan-film|title=Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride|website=Vanity Fair|first=Anthony|last=Breznican|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=June 26, 2020}} Also that year, he starred alongside Michelle Pfeiffer in the black comedy French Exit,{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/michelle-pfeiffer-lucas-hedges-tracy-letts-french-exit-1203204689/|title=Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts Join 'French Exit' Comedy|work=Variety|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=May 3, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506104934/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/michelle-pfeiffer-lucas-hedges-tracy-letts-french-exit-1203204689/|archive-date=May 6, 2019|url-status=live}} and was part of the ensemble cast of Steven Soderbergh's comedy film Let Them All Talk.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/meryl-streep-steven-soderbergh-hbo-max-1203306305/|title=HBO Max Lands Steven Soderbergh's Next Film Starring Meryl Streep|work=Variety|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=August 19, 2019|access-date=August 20, 2019}} In his review for the former film, IndieWire's David Ehrlich was appreciate of Hedges' "subdued but strikingly thoughtful performance".{{cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/french-exit-review-michelle-pfeiffer-lucas-hedges-1234591970/|title='French Exit' Review: Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges Outshine a Sleepy Transatlantic Satire|work=IndieWire|first=David|last=Ehrlich|date=October 10, 2020|access-date=May 10, 2023}} The following year, he appeared in an episode of the FX anthology series The Premise.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/lucas-hedges-jon-bernthal-to-star-in-bj-novak-anthology-pilot-at-fx/|title=Lucas Hedges, Jon Bernthal to Star in BJ Novak Anthology Pilot at FX|website=TheWrap|first=Reid|last=Nakamura|date=July 29, 2019|access-date=August 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730154345/https://www.thewrap.com/lucas-hedges-jon-bernthal-to-star-in-bj-novak-anthology-pilot-at-fx/|archive-date=July 30, 2019|url-status=live}}

Hedges took a small break from acting to focus on writing, and returned to the stage in a 2023 West End theatre production of Brokeback Mountain at @sohoplace, in which he starred as Ennis Del Mar opposite Mike Faist's Jack Twist.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/12/theater/brokeback-mountain-play.html|title=Onstage, 'Brokeback Mountain' Is Still a Tragedy|work=The New York Times|first=Greenwood|last=Douglas|date=May 12, 2023|access-date=May 13, 2023}} Comparing his performance to Heath Ledger's portrayal of Del Mar in the 2005 film of the same name, theatre critic Matt Wolf of The New York Times wrote that Hedges "may not have the immediate physical command that Ledger had onscreen, but he shares his late predecessor’s furrowed brow and a sense of roiling anguish".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/theater/brokeback-mountain.html|title=Review: A 'Brokeback Mountain' Lacking Some Intensity|work=The New York Times|first=Wolf|last=Matt|date=May 19, 2023|access-date=May 26, 2023}} The following year, he had a supporting role in the biographical film Shirley, about the 1972 presidential run of Shirley Chisholm.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/shirley-review-regina-king-john-ridley-netflix-1235851924/|title='Shirley' Review: Regina King Is Formidable in Solid Political Bio That Only Sometimes Matches Its Subject's Passion|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=David|last=Rooney|date=March 15, 2024|access-date=March 22, 2024}}

Hedge's next release, Sorry, Baby, starring, written and directed by Eva Victor, premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/11/sundance-2025-olivia-colman-jennifer-lopez-josh-oconnor|work=The Guardian|accessdate=December 16, 2024|title= Sundance 2025: Olivia Colman, Jennifer Lopez and Josh O'Connor lead lineup|first=Benjamin|last=Lee|date=December 11, 2024}} Commenting on his role as a kind neighbour of the film's troubled protagonist (played by Victor), Peter Debruge considered it "perfectly suited to Lucas Hedges’ uniquely sensitive energy".{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/11/sundance-2025-olivia-colman-jennifer-lopez-josh-oconnor|work=Variety|accessdate=February 7, 2025|title='Sorry, Baby' Review: Eva Victor Wrote, Directed and Stars in What's Sure to Be One of the Year's Most Talked About Debuts |first=Peter|last=Debruge|date=January 27, 2025}} He is set to star alongside Daniel Radcliffe in the war thriller Trust the Man.{{cite news|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=February 6, 2025|url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/daniel-radcliffe-lucas-hedges-set-for-vietnam-war-thriller-trust-the-man-1236280166/|title=Daniel Radcliffe & Lucas Hedges Aboard For Vietnam War-Set Thriller 'Trust The Man'; Neon Launching For EFM|work=Deadline Hollywood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206235504/https://deadline.com/2025/02/daniel-radcliffe-lucas-hedges-set-for-vietnam-war-thriller-trust-the-man-1236280166/|url-status=live|archive-date=February 6, 2025|access-date=February 6, 2025}}

When asked about his sexuality in 2018, Hedges said: "In the early stages of my life, some of the people I was most infatuated with were my closest male friends. That was the case through high school, and I think I was always aware of that, while for the most part I was attracted to women," also adding that he exists "on that spectrum: Not totally straight, but also not gay and not necessarily bisexual."{{cite news|last1=Buchanan|first1=Kyle|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/09/lucas-hedges-on-the-waverly-gallery.html|title=Will Lucas Hedges Survive the Fall?|work=Vulture|date=April 11, 2018|access-date=September 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905202403/http://www.vulture.com/2018/09/lucas-hedges-on-the-waverly-gallery.html|archive-date=September 5, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} He later spoke about being an ally to the LGBTQ community and said that he considered his sexuality to be a "fluid experience."{{cite news|last1=Reynolds|first1=Daniel|url=https://www.advocate.com/film/2018/10/30/how-boy-erased-helped-unerase-lucas-hedgess-attraction-men|title=How Boy Erased Helped Unerase Lucas Hedges's Attraction to Men|work=The Advocate|date=October 30, 2018|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030205439/https://www.advocate.com/film/2018/10/30/how-boy-erased-helped-unerase-lucas-hedgess-attraction-men|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

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