Luce Rains was raised in Lexington, Kentucky and Santa Fe, New Mexico, he attended Stephens College on an acting scholarship and the MFA program at California Institute of the Arts. In 1975 was cast in "Midway" at Universal Studios and has been a Screen Actor's Guild Member since that time. Luce has worked in over 75 film and television productions, 30 professional stage plays, established two professional theatre companies, The New Mexico Repertory Theatre and Shakespeare in Santa Fe and worked with many of the industries top actors, directors, producers and film and theatre professionals.