Luke Eberl (born March 29, 1986) is an American actor, director, and pianist best known for his role as Birn in the 2001 film Planet of the Apes and for his film Choose Connor. In 2008, Eberl was described by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the "10 Young Americans to Watch". He is currently in production on his second feature film, You Above All.
Directing career
Eberl began his filmmaking career in 1997 after his first film acting job at the age of 10, making documentaries for the local TV station winning a variety of awards. He then wrote and directed Incest which won the Audience Choice Award at the international First Look Student Film Festival, and stars Erick Avari, Hallee Hirsh, and John Patrick Amedori. Eberl subsequently directed several short films which played at film festivals all over the world.
Eberl was named by MovieMaker Magazine one of the "10 Young Americans to Watch".
In 2011, Eberl co-directed with Tommy Snider the "Together Again" music video for the Grammy nominated band Shiny Toy Guns, and co-directed with Edgar Morais the music videos for Shiny Toy Guns' subsequent singles "Waiting Alone" and "Fading Listening", as well as the music video for "Centerfold" by MOTHXR.
We Won't Forget won the Grand Jury Prize, as well as the award for Best Editing at Castrovillari Film Festival and the Jury's Honorable Mention at FEST New Directors New Films Festival.[9] and was nominated for Best Fiction Short Film at the 2022 Sophia Awards (Portuguese Academy Award).[10]
Eberl is currently in production on the multi-year spanning feature film You Above All, co-directing with Edgar Morais.
Rodrigo Areias' The Worst Man in London. He won the award for Best Actor in a Short Film at the prestigious Method Fest for his performance in Aaron Himelstein's Sugar Mountain. Luke has also had guest starring roles on many television series including Cold Case, Judging Amy, Boston Public, Touched by an Angel, ER, and Big Love as well as a recurring role as Daniel Gibson on the Netflix series Daredevil and voicing several characters on the Disney Channel series Fillmore!
Eberl's upcoming projects include Victoria Mahoney's Chalk and the RTP series Lugar 54.
Music career
Luke Eberl is also an accomplished pianist and composer. He is the piano protégé of Frank Zappa's legendary Grammy-nominated pianist Tommy Mars.[12] He has performed live all over the world and recorded with several bands.
He has been the composer for films such as "The Maestro" starring Xander Berkeley,[16] "The Napkin” starring Scoot McNairy[17] and "Twenty-Three Pints" starring Alexandra Krosney.[18] He has performed in Los Angeles such as the House of Blues, Hotel Cafe,[19] The Mint, Harvard and Stone, Don't Tell Mama, Witzend, Rockwell, Trip, and many others, and in New York City venues including Symphony Space,[20] The Hudson Theatre, Caffe Vivaldi, Gussy's, The Path Cafe, DBA, and others. He has also performed in Colorado at venues including Trident Cafe,[21] Johnny's Cigar Bar, Southern Sun, The Laughing Goat, Mountain Sun, and Bramble and Hare, and in Lisbon, Portugal at Cossoul,[22] O Grilo Beato,[23] Clube B.Leza,[24] O Limbo, Les Bons Vivants, Piano Aquário, and in Porto, Portugal at Menina e Moça.
His debut solo piano album was set for release in 2024.
Work in Canadian arctic
Eberl lived for one year in Canada's arctic where he worked with schoolchildren in the town of Inuvik, Northwest Territories teaching piano and film. On occasion he taught a video production class at Samuel Hearne Secondary School and even coached two students to the Territorial Skills Competition held in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. He added to the popularity of filmmaking in the north and encouraged the youth to continue to produce short films.[25]
