What happened to young Lucius from Gladiator? 24 years later, he is still an actor, but not in the sequel

In 2000, he was played by a young Spencer Trait Clarke: Lucius, who becomes the hero of the Gladiator sequel, has grown up a lot, as seen in the recently released first trailer for Gladiator II, except he’s now played by Oscar nominee Paul Mescall.

To remind you, Lucius is the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and the nephew of Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix). In the first opus, Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) angers his son Commodus by telling him of his decision to hand over the reins of the empire to the Roman army commander Maximus (Russell Crowe). Power-hungry Commodus kills his father, usurps his title, and orders the death of Maximus, who manages to escape before being caught and ends up hiding under the guise of a Roman slave and gladiator, secretly plotting his ultimate revenge.

However, by the end of the film, it seemed that it was young Lucius on his way to becoming the next emperor – and yet, in the first images of the sequel, we see him as a gladiator. For what ? An excerpt from the first movie explained why.

What happened to Spencer Trait Clark?

Twenty-four years after the original film, Spencer Treat Clark still in business. Born in 1987, he is currently 36 years old and therefore continues his acting career in Hollywood.

in the same year as Gladiator Moreover, he was seen playing Bruce Willis’ son in M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable, a role he reprized in the film’s sequel, Glass, in 2019.

in the cinema Spencer Treat Clark Starred in films such as Mystic River (2003), The Last House on Left (2009), The Last Exorcism: Part II (2013), Druid Peak (2014), starring in Anarchy (2014) with Ethan Hawke, Ed Harris, Milla Jovovich, Dakota Johnson and John Leguizamo or Even Stranger: The Al Yankovic Story with Daniel Radcliffe in 2022.

In terms of television, the actor also has many roles: he appeared in series such as New York, Special Unit, The Good Wife, Criminal Minds, The Closer, Marvel: Agents of SHIELD, Mad Men, The New Adventures of Sabrina and Animal Kingdom.

If it is not selected or remembered for the future, Spencer Treat Clark He’s still on his little journey: we’ll find him soon in Salem, an adaptation of the Stephen King story that’s coming to Max this year.

In the meantime, rediscover him in his iconic role in Gladiator (2000), available to stream on Netflix and Prime Video.