Bryan Ronald Dattilo was born on July 29, 1971, in Kankakee, Illinois. He used to reluctantly go with his older sister to her acting class, and this was his first encounter with the acting business. He became part of the award-winning independent short film, Gaydar and was cast in 1993 to play Lucas Roberts in Days of Our Lives.
Lucas Roberts in Days of Our Lives is portrayed by Bryan Dattilo. Lucas was fresh from military school in 1993 when he went to Salem with his mother. He then became a friend of Sami Brady, whose sister Carrie he fell in love with. However, Carrie was in love with Austin who was the object of Sami's affection. Together, Lucas and Sami schemed to break Carrie and Austin apart. Lucas has seven half-siblings, including Austin and Cassie. He was married to Nicole Walker who he divorced and Carrie with whom he had his marriage annulled.