Luke Barry Bilyk (born November 10, 1994) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role on Degrassi as Drew Torres. He also starred in My Babysitter's A Vampire with former Degrassi stars Cassie Steele, Jamie Johnston, and Vanessa Morgan. He has appeared in many episodes of the hit TV show, The Latest Buzz, as one of the magazine's journalists. He has also appeared in an episode of the Canadian drama, Flashpoint, and played Luke on the show Really Me. He has been cast in Tufford Kennedy's film, The Cycle of Broken Grace. He also joined the cast for the last season of the television series Lost Girl. In MTV's 10 On Top, Luke said that he and Munro Chambers are the closest on set. Luke is also good friends with Daniel Kelly, AJ Saudin, Chloe Rose, Aislinn Paul, Sam Earle, Shannon Kook-Chun, Cristine Prosperi, Annie Clark, Melinda Shankar, Ricardo Hoyos, Sarah Fisher, Alicia Josipovic, Jessica Tyler, Jahmil French, and Lyle Lettau.
Trivia[]
- Luke is a Scorpio.
- On his Twitter, he confirmed that he is of German and Italian ethnicity.
- His favorite actor is Leonardo DiCaprio. Many of the Degrassi cast are fans of him.
- He plays hockey, his old number being 13.
- He thinks Bianca is the most compatible with Drew, out of all the girls he has dated. (source)
- His favorite color is aqua blue and/or orange.
- Luke has three sisters.
- He has a crush on former Degrassi star, Cassie Steele.
- He is the youngest out of his siblings.
- His favorite Degrassi character is Drew, the character he played himself.
- Luke has four nephews: Degan, Miles, Jaxon, and Marcus.
- He loves Ed Sheeran.
- He's frequently compared to Taylor Lautner and he has stated that he is "flattered" by it.
- He was rumored to be dating Alicia Josipovic, but has since stated that they are only "best friends."
- Luke has stated that he and Sam Earle are like brothers.
- Hockey and soccer are his favorite sports.
- He was homeschooled.
- He, Munro Chambers, Daniel Kelly, Justin Kelly, and Alicia Josipovic created a fake family: an Italian Mafia family called the Palumbos.
- He has stated that Eli is one of his favorite characters on Degrassi.
- He was on Degrassi for 5 years.
- He ships Drianca.
- He has said that he would marry Alicia in a heartbeat.
- On August 17, 2022, Bilyk announced on his Instagram that a child, a son named Elliot Rae Bilyk, was born to him and his fiancée on August 10, 2022.
- Just like most of the cast members, Luke is a fan of Drake.