His next project was Boaz Yakin’s "Death in Love". "Peacock" is another film in which he starred. Lucas starred in the 2009 Ridley Scott-produced "Tell-Tale", a film based on the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Earlier that year, Lucas was seen on stage in the off-Broadway run of "Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell". Lucas also completed his second collaboration with documentary film maker Ken Burns, after being involved in Burns’ "The War". Lucas' other documentary work includes "Operational Homecoming", "Trumbo", and the Los Angeles Film Festival Audience Award-winning "Resolved". In February 2010, he was cast in the Anders Anderson thriller "Stolen" the single father of a mentally challenged boy, starring alongside Rhona Mitra and Jon Hamm; the film had a limited theatrical release in March 2010. Lucas also co-stars in the 2010 film "Shadows and Lies" alongside James Franco and Julianne Nicholson. In 2011, Lucas co-starred with Rachael Taylor in the film "Red Dog", based on the true story of an Australian Kelpie. Lucas won an Inside Film Award for his role. He also starred in the NBC television show "The Firm", which takes place ten years after the John Grisham novel it is based on. The show lasted one season.