Luke Morrow

 is a character in the movie Purple Hearts who is portrayed by Nicholas Galitzine.

Biography
Luke is a third-generation Marine. His father was a military police officer and his grandfather fought in the battle of Iwo Jima.

Luke has a troubled past and is embroiled in debt, owing $15,000 to a drug dealer named Johnno. After his mother died, he started using drugs to cope, and when he ran out of money, he stole a $50,000 classic Corvette car that his father was fixing for a customer, and crashed it. His father, Jacob Morrow Sr., said that if Luke didn't pay it off, he would turn Luke in himself, so Luke borrowed money from Johnno. His father eventually cut him off.

Throughout Purple Hearts
Luke enlisted in the US Marines to prove his father wrong and start anew. He was proud to serve and protect the United States.

Luke and the other Marines visited a bar, where they met Cassie, who was working as a waitress. Cassie was turned off by the Marines' misogynistic jokes. Luke attempted to smooth things out, but the two argued.

Cassie went to Frankie's house, where she was greeted by Luke. Cassie proposed the idea of her and Frankie marrying, so that Cassie could get the health benefits, and Frankie could get the extra pay. Luke overheard this, and barged in, lecturing Cassie on how a fraudulent marriage would be ripping off the government. Cassie expressed that she felt differently, as her mother spent 10 years paying taxes before she was given the right to vote, to which Luke retorted that her mother was an illegal immigrant. Frankie ended up turning down the proposal, as he had recently gotten back together with his girlfriend, Riley.

After being threatened by Johnno regarding his $15,000 debt, Luke arranged to meet with Cassie and proposed that the two of them marry, so he could pay off his debt, and Cassie could benefit from the health insurance. They intended to temporarily marry and file for divorce after Luke's deployment.

Cassie and Luke got their marriage officiated. Frankie gave Cassie a ring to wear for their fake marriage. He trusted Cassie to take care of the ring while he was deployed, and he planned to propose to his girlfriend, Riley, with that ring after his deployment.

The night before Luke's deployment, the Marines and their partners had a final dinner together. During the dinner, Cassie was put off by the Marines grunting, and when a Marine, Armando, made a toast to hunting down Arabs, Cassie took offense to it, because it sounded as if they were targeting an entire ethnicity. Armando and Cassie argued, until Luke intervened and told Cassie to sit down. Luke and Cassie continued arguing outside. When Luke noticed that the others were watching, he hugged Cassie and told her to pretend that they were in love, so the other Marines wouldn't suspect their marriage of being fraudulent.

While in Iraq, Luke's legs were shattered by an IED. He was transferred from Germany to the Naval Center in San Diego. Cassie went to Luke's father's house, believing that she was visiting Luke's brother. Luke's father, Jacob Morrow Sr., was surprised to hear that Luke had enlisted in the Marines, and that he had a wife. Luke's family visited Luke in hospital and his father, Jacob Sr., wanted to reconnect with him. Jacob offered to drive Luke to his physiotherapy appointments. Luke was dismayed that Cassie had told his father about their marriage, as Luke believed that his father would turn them in himself, if he discovered that their marriage was fraudulent.

Luke moved in with Cassie in her 3rd-floor apartment, where the two got to know each other better. They also attended Frankie Mubuthia's funeral, as he died in Iraq.

Cassie and Jacob got Luke a golden retriever dog. The dog was named Peaches because she is from Georgia.

Johnno, a drug dealer who Luke owed $15,000, broke into Cassie's mother's house to threaten Luke. Cassie ended up breaking off the relationship and ordered Luke to move out.

Luke was charged with fraud and detained at a military base. He pled guilty to coercing Cassie into a marriage, and told the judge that Cassie was not aware that their marriage violated military law. He was sentenced to 6 months.

Just as Luke was about to begin his sentence, Cassie rushed to the military base to professed her love for Luke. The love was reciprocated and the two kissed.

Physical appearance
Luke has short dark hair.

Appearances

 * Purple Hearts

Trivia

 * Regarding his role as Luke, Nicholas Galitzine told Tudum, "I felt compelled to immerse myself as much in the military culture as possible before taking on a role like this. I think there’s such specificity that is required to play such a character, so it was very much about understanding the process of creating a Marine — what basic training looked like, the intensity of it all, how they carry themselves, body language."
 * Luke's roommate is Frankie.
 * Luke's favorite memory is when he and his brother Jacob slept in sleeping bags on the floor during a thunderstorm.
 * The only pet Luke has ever had was a goldfish that he won at a state fair.
 * Despite being charged with fraud, Luke received a Purple Heart for being injured during combat.