Dr. Luke Rex was born in Sydney, Australia where he began his formal training as an actor, graduating from the 'Sydney Acting School' in 1996. He studied at 'The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute' in 1999 and returned to Australia to work in film/tv/theatre. He took up a greencard offer and moved to NYC in 2006 before moving to Los Angeles in 2009, where he lives today.

Dr. Rex graduated from UCLA with a major in Psychology and Theater minor (2016), then attended Pepperdine University where he completed his Masters in Psychology (2018), and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2022.

During his academic studies, Dr. Rex began facilitating psychodrama and acting style groups to adolescents and adults struggling with addiction and dual diagnosis disorders within intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, and residential treatment center programs. He currently works as a Clinical Psychologist at a residential treatment center where he conducts individual and group therapy for teens, family therapy and parent coaching.

Bonding marks Dr. Rex's cinematic directorial debut.