Luke Arnold is an actor and writer who refuses to stay in his lane.

He is currently starring as Martin Scarsden in Stan’s hit series Scrublands, after appearing recently in Disney’s Nautilus, the second season of Last King of the Cross on Paramount+, and receiving a Logie nomination for his performance in True Colours on SBS.

This follows a run dream of roles, most notably as Michael Hutchence in Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS, for which he won a Silver Logie and an received an AACTA nomination.

For four seasons, Luke crafted the origin story of Long John Silver on Starz’s Emmy-winning show Black Sails, a series that has only increased in its acclaim over the years and was given a second life in 2024 when it landed on Netflix around the world.

Luke spent years sailing from the Black Sails set in Cape Town to American projects like Salvation, Rush Hour, and Heather Graham’s directorial debut Half Magic, often returning home to appear in other notable Australian series’ such as Glitch and The End. During these years - in hotels, airport lounges and trailers – he wrote his first novel: The Last Smile in Sunder City.

There are now four books in The Fetch Phillips Archives, a series of detective-fantasy stories that have been published but Hachette/Orbit across the English-speaking world, with editions translated into Spanish, Italian, German and Portuguese. The series continues to receive rave reviews, with Publisher’s Weekly opening their review of Whisper in the Wind by saying “Arnold continues to set the standard for urban fantasy.”

Luke has recently moved into writing graphic novels, co-writing Essentials with Chris “Doc” Wyatt for The Lab Press. The first book was a Kickstarter success and is now published by Simon & Shuster with the next two instalments in development. Luke has an ongoing relationship with The Lab Press, co-creating various stories for their upcoming slate, as well as writing a story set in the Fetch Phillips universe.

Luke is also developing a number of screen projects with his partner Laura Brent and the video game Shoot For the Moon with his brother George, set for release at the end of 2025