Niko Terho

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Niko Terho (born February 3, 1996) is a Barbadian-Finnish actor. He made his screen debut playing the title role in the 2020 romantic comedy television film The Thing About Harry and in 2022 began starring as Dr. Lucas Adams in the ABC medical drama series, Grey's Anatomy.

Early life and education

Terho was born and raised in Barbados by a Bajan mother and Finnish father.{{Cite web|url=https://abc.com/shows/greys-anatomy/cast/niko-terho|title=Niko Terho {{pipe}} Grey's Anatomy|website=ABC|access-date=2024-04-08}} He attended The St. Michael School in Saint Michael, Barbados. At the age of 15 he moved to England to play professional football. He played for Bede's School, Eastbourne in the English Schools' Football Association tournament, scoring a bicycle kick goal in the fourth round in 2012.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmpDs62w4H8 |title=Bedes School v Beacon Community College- ESFA U18 Cup 2012 Niko Terho - bicycle kick goal.MPG |language=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |via=www.youtube.com}} He played for the Barbados national under-17 football team in the CONCACAF tournament.{{Cite web |title=Barbados - N. Terho - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/niko-terho/255369/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=us.soccerway.com}} At age 18, he moved to New York to pursue his acting career, studying at the William Esper Studio.

Acting career

In 2019 he made his television debut appearing in an episode of Starz drama series, Sweetbitter. He later was cast opposite Jake Borelli in the Freeform made-for-television romantic comedy film, The Thing About Harry.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/the-thing-about-harry-freeform-casts-road-trip-valentines-day-movie-from-good-trouble-director-1202782846/|title=‘The Thing About Harry’: Freeform Casts & Sets Premiere Date For Road-Trip Valentine’s Day Movie From ‘Good Trouble’ Director – Update|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|date=January 6, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2024-04-08}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/scene/news/the-thing-about-harry-on-lgbtq-representation-on-tv-1203502987/|title=‘The Thing About Harry’ Team Talks LGBTQ Representation on TV for a New Generation|first=BreAnna|last=Bell|date=February 13, 2020|website=variety.com|access-date=2024-04-08}}{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/reviews/the-thing-about-harry-review-freeform-gay-movie-valentine-1153157/|title=The Thing About Harry Review: Freeform’s Belated Gay Valentine Is Heartwarming, If Not Groundbreaking|first=Charlie|last=Mason|date=February 10, 2020|website=tvline.com|access-date=2024-04-08}} The co-stars bonded on set when Terho was asked to teach Borelli how to play football.{{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Denny |date=2020-02-13 |title=An Advocate for Queer Representation: Grey’s Anatomy’s Jake Borelli - |url=https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/an-advocate-for-queer-representation-greys-anatomys-jake-borelli/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=OUT FRONT |language=en-US}} The film premiered on February 15, 2020, to positive reviews.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_thing_about_harry|title=The Thing About Harry {{pipe}} Rotten Tomatoes|date=February 16, 2020|website=www.rottentomatoes.com|access-date=2024-04-08}} Later that year, Terho made his feature film debut appearing in the drama Sno Babies.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/sno-babies-review-katie-kelly-1234789977/|title=‘Sno Babies’ Review: A Teens-on-Heroin Drama Is Like ‘Requiem for a Dream’ as a YA Soap Opera|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman|date=October 2, 2020|website=variety.com|access-date=2024-04-08}}

In 2022, Terho was cast as Dr. Lucas Adams in the ABC medical drama series, Grey's Anatomy debuting in season 19.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/niko-terho-greys-anatomy-new-series-regular-season-19-lucas-adams-1235073793/|title=‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Adds Niko Terho To Cast For Season 19|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=July 21, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2024-04-08}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/greys-anatomy-season-19-niko-terho-cast/|title=Grey's Anatomy Season 19 Adds Niko Terho|first=Katie|last=Campione|date=July 21, 2022|website=thewrap.com|access-date=2024-04-08}}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2019 \|Howard \| Andy \|Short film
2019 \|Sweetbitter \| Ethan \| Episode: "Sec or Demi-Sec"
2020 \|The Thing About Harry \| Harry Turpin \|LGBTQ+ romantic comedy
2020 \|Sno Babies \| Jeff \|
2022–present \|Grey's Anatomy \|rowspan="2" \| Dr. Lucas Adams \|Main role (season 19-present)
2022 \|Station 19 \|Guest role (season 6); 1 episode

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Year

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2019

|Howard

| Andy

|Short film

2019

|Sweetbitter

| Ethan