Lucas Ross(I)

Lucas is an actor/director/comedian from Minco, Oklahoma. He's a 7-time Heartland EMMY-Winner as well as winner of a national EMMY for on-air performance. He appears as a comic relief on Oklahoma City's NBC affiliate KFOR-TV. Lucas has appeared in feature films, as well as nationally on SyFy Network, Reelz, and Nat Geo. He won "Best Comedy Actor" at the National Independent Television Festival for multi-character performances in "Lazy Circles" an Oklahoma-based comedy co-produced with his brother, Marcus. Lucas appears alongside Kermit the Frog in American Banjo Museum's 'Banjo Roots' program and has worked with Disney's The Muppets Studio providing the banjo track for Kermit on multiple projects.

Lucas has worked on stage with Star Trek Voyager's Robert Picardo in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as well as opened for "Weird Al" Yankovic, Béla Fleck and others in concert. He is a Deering Banjo artist and has released 4 banjo albums: "Son of a Beekeeper" "Banjo Farm" "Banjos in Space" and recently, "Aubrie and Lucas" which he recorded with his wife. When he's not making TV, Lucas can be found at the American Banjo Museum in Bricktown, OKC as their Community Outreach and Promotions Coordinator where he develops educational programs and teaches their award-winning "Pick-a-Tune" class.

Lucas is married to Aubrie who directs the non-profit Heartbeat for Hope that brings aid to children in Ghana, Africa. They have two children.