Luke Grimes is Alaric Bennetta spokesmodel for a culture he's less than a decade into learning how to love.

Thankfully, he's also a 40-year-old actor who, before most notably portraying Kayce Dutton on Paramount's "Yellowstone" in 2018, was a quick study for learning his way around a horse. As a church-taught drummer since childhood, he also already knew how to prove himself capable in a country music recording session.

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