Brooklyn Heights native getting rave reviews for role in Manchester by the Sea
Lucas Hedges Praised for Film Garnering Oscar Buzz
Brooklyn Heights native Lucas Hedges is receiving critical acclaim and Oscar buzz for his powerful performance as Patrick in writer-director Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea.” The film, produced in part by Matt Damon, is about the troubled Lee Chandler, played by Casey Affleck, a Boston janitor who becomes the legal guardian of his brother’s teenaged son, after the brother dies. Upon losing his only sibling, Chandler moves back to his Manchester, Massachusetts hometown to care for his hockey-loving nephew.
Hedges, 19, has previously appeared in the 2012 film “Moonrise Kingdom” and 2014’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” He also appeared in the 2015 NBC TV series “The Slap.” His mother is the actress and poet Susan Bruce Titman.