Luke Patterson

Luke Patterson is one of the main protagonists in the Netflix series Julie and the Phantoms. He is portrayed by Charlie Gillespie.

Biography
He was born to Emily and Mitch Patterson; he was their only child. His death at 17 years old in 1995 devastated them, even 25 years on.

Sometime in the early 1990s, Luke formed a band with his friends Alex, Reggie, and Bobby called Sunset Curve.

Luke's parents were disapproving of his dream to be in a rock band, which caused a rift between him and his parents and resulted in Luke running away from home.

One night in July 1995, Sunset Curve was due to play at an A-list performance venue called The Orpheum in Los Angeles, which has kickstarted many bands’ careers. According to Luke, "We're playing the Orpheum, I can't even count how many bands have played here and then ended up being huge." After performing Now or Never for a soundcheck, Luke, Reggie, and Alex went to get "street dogs" (hotdogs sold on the street) for dinner, which ended up giving them food poisoning and killing them.

Personality
Luke has a very upbeat personality. As a result, he is cheerful, and is also kind and caring — although he can sometimes lose focus and digress, such as when he and the rest of the band missed a performance with Julie at her school dance to exact revenge on Bobby.

Physical appearance
Luke has shaggy-styled dark brown hair and hazel colored eyes, and measures 5 feet and 7 inches (1,73m) in height.

He is generally an excitable person and that is often reflected in his expressions. Living in California, he has developed a tanned complexion. He has a punk-rock grungy style and can usually be seen wearing a band tee with cut-off sleeves, black cuffed jeans and a beanie.

He always wears beads around his right wrist and a watch on his left, as well as multiple rings and a rabbit’s foot necklace, a nod to Gillespie’s descendancy. A blue rabbit’s foot can also be spotted hanging from the chains Luke often has on his trousers, partly tucked inside his front and back pockets.

QUOTES
"That's what that girl said in there tonight about our music. Right, it's like an energy. It connects us with people. They can feel us when we play. Yo, I want that connection with everybody."

"This is awesome, you guys. We're playing the Orpheum. I can't even count how many bands have played here and then ended up being huge. We're gonna be legends. Eat up boys, ‘cuz after tonight, everything changes."

"We're all a little crazy."

"Your mom's studio? This is our studio. Trust me. Fine the grand piano is new and... MY COUCHH! That's definitely not my six string. Can you give me just one second? Give me a second. Thank you."

"You guys, what is going on? How did she get her stuff in here so fast?"

"Okay so we're going with witch?"

"But that was just for like an hour. We just got here."

"Hey Julie, I really like what you guys did with the place."

"Kinda? You know that's like 25 years of rust just getting dusted off."

"Yessss and the only thing scarier than one girl crying is two girls crying!"

"You are so lucky you can play bass."

"He's talking about moving, but the poor guy — he doesn't want to move."

"IT"S NOT ABOUT THE TIPS, ALEX."

"Oh okay... girl stuff."

"I just want to see what you got."

"That was your first mistake. Asking."

"It's a closed door and you gotta bust it open."

"Your tainted hot dog could be right around the corner."

"He recorded 'My Name Is Luke.' MY NAME IS LUKE!"

"It's a meatball sub. OH MY GOD!"

"Yeah man, my handwriting sucks."

"Well don't you look sharp."

"Uh oh, I think somebody has a crush on Julie."

"Well he is just too cute."

"I guess we'll just carry you tonight, just like we always do. And I know you're smiling. Kill it on the dance floor!"

"I have chemistry with everyone I sing with."

"Alex. No dancing."

"Your handwriting is better than mine."

"We wanted you to think we crossed over so we pretended to. We just we had nowhere else to go."

"No music is worth making, Julie, if we are not making it with you."

"No regrets."

Family

 * Emily Patterson (mother)
 * Mitch Patterson (father)

Friendships

 * Reggie Peters (best friend, bandmate)
 * Alex Mercer (best friend, bandmate)
 * Julie Molina (friend, bandmate, crush)
 * Willie (friend)
 * Flynn (friend)

Enemies

 * Caleb Covington
 * Trevor Wilson (former bandmate, former best friend)

Trivia

 * Luke's last name can be seen on a missing persons poster with his face on it in the first episode, when the boys are on the couch eating the tainted hotdogs.
 * Although not confirmed, many fans interpret Luke as neurodivergent based on the character's traits such as fidgeting, impulsive decisions, getting off track and possible sensory issues.
 * His guitar was given to him by his parents.
 * He appears to have written all the songs for Sunset Curve, later stolen by former bandmate Trevor Wilson.
 * He wrote the song “Unsaid Emily” for his mother after their falling out.
 * During the flashback montage in Unsaid Emily, it is shown that he ran away sometime during the Christmas season after an argument with his mother.
 * While in Julie's fantasy, he performed and danced to the song “Perfect Harmony”. Luke, as of season 1, has no knowledge of the song.
 * [This assertion needs to be verified] His name is in memory of the late actor Cameron Boyce, who worked with director Kenny Ortega on the Descendants trilogy. Boyce played the character "Luke" on Disney TV show Jessie.
 * [This assertion needs to be verified] His name is in memory of the late actor Cameron Boyce, who worked with director Kenny Ortega on the Descendants trilogy. Boyce played the character "Luke" on Disney TV show Jessie.

Appearances
"Now or Never"

“Wake Up”

“Bright”

“Flying Solo”

“I Got The Music”

“The Other Side Of Hollywood”

“Finally Free”

“Edge of Great”

“Unsaid Emily”

"You Got Nothing To Lose"

“Stand Tall”