From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rhys Wakefield (born 20 November 1988) is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying Lucas Holden in the long-running TV series Home and Away, portraying the main character Thomas in the 2008 film The Black Balloon, and for the 2011 film Sanctum. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rhys Wakefield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.