used primarily for comedic relief, luke was a highly sought after and respected anaesthetist who was portrayed as having a quiet manner and awkward demeanour, but was always a bit of an enigma to his workmates. despite being highly respected and sought after in his field, he chose not to socialise with his colleagues, preferring to spend his time alone and pursuing his interest in amateur taxidermy and the history of witchcraft and necromancy. the character has been involved in several high profile storylines, including being a suspect in both the ferndale strangler storyline and the murder of ethan pierce (owen black), as well as a romance with popular character bella cooper (ameila reid).