Jacob Elordi is an Australian actor.
Place of Birth, Education
He was born on June 26, 1997 in Brisbane in the family of Melissa Elordi, a housewife and school volunteer, and John Elordi, a painter.
The childhood of the future actor was associated with sports: he played rugby and basketball. From the age of 12, he began to play in musicals, in particular, he appeared in the productions of “Musical” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”.
Over time, he began to take acting classes.
At one time, actor Heath Ladger made a great impression on Elordi, in particular with the role of the Joker in the film “The Dark Knight”.
At the age of 14, he began to train an American accent, imitating the manner of speech of Vin Diesel. A year later, on the advice of his mother, he tried himself in modeling, but he was told that his height did not allow him to work with standard model clothes.
He studied at private Roman Catholic schools for boys – St. Kevin’s College and St. Joseph’s College.
Career
2017 – 2020
Elordi’s first experience on the Hollywood set took place in the film “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” in 2017, where he appeared as an extra.
He got his first acting role in 2018 in the Australian film “Swinging Safari”, playing a character named Rooster.
In the same year, he starred in the Netflix romantic comedy “The Kissing Booth”, which premiered in May 2018. There he played the role of Noah Flynn – the “bad guy” and the main romantic character. Despite mostly negative reviews from critics, the film became one of the most watched on Netflix in 2018 and brought the actor recognition.
The actor returned to the role of Noah Flynn in the films “The Kissing Booth 2”, which was filmed in mid-2019 in Cape Town and premiered in July 2020.
“The Kissing Booth 3” was released in August 2021.
After working on his first film, he moved to Los Angeles to audition for a role in Sam Levinson’s HBO drama series Euphoria. Subsequently, he got the role of Nate Jacobs, a troubled school football player.
In the same period, he starred in the horror anthology “Funeral Collection” in 2019.
2020 – 2025
He played the role of Chris Gregory, a college student and narrator in Lance Hoole’s 2020 romantic drama 2 Hearts.
In the same year, he played the son of the main character in the Australian comedy “A Very Wonderful Mr. Dundee”.
In 2022, he got the main role of Charlie, a piano teacher, in Adrian Lyne’s erotic thriller Deep Water.
In 2023, he appeared in Sean Price Williams’ film Sweet East, where he played the role of Ian. The premiere took place at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.
In the same year, he played the main character Bobby – a 19-year-old serial killer – in a crime thriller based on the novel “Luke Karamazov” in 1987. The tape received negative reviews from critics.
Further, the actor played singer Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola’s biopic about Priscilla Presley, based on her memoir Elvis and Me. The premiere of the film “Priscilla” took place at the 80th Venice Film Festival, where it received positive reviews.
In 2023, he starred in Emerald Fennell’s psychological drama Saltburn, where he played the role of Felix Catton, a charismatic and wealthy student from Oxford. Critics called his acting a breakthrough. He also received a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role.
In 2024, Elordi became the host of one of the episodes of “Saturday Night Live”. The episode was rated mostly negatively, as the jokes in the program were built too heavily around its appeal.
After that, Elordi starred in the film “Oh, Canada” directed by Paul Schrader, where he played the role of a young version of the hero Richard Gere, a documentary filmmaker who at the end of his life revises his own past.
2025 – tep. Time
The actor’s next work is “On Fast Horses”, a historical drama about LGBTQ relationships. There, Elordi played Julius, who falls in love with a man in Las Vegas in the 1950s. For this role, he received positive marks.
In 2025, he played the main role of Dorrigo Evans in the film adaptation of the novel “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”.
After that, he played Frankenstein’s monster in the horror film “Frankenstein” directed by Guillermo del Toro. The world premiere took place at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, and the release of the film was on October 24, 2025.
In 2026, Elordi will appear in the lead role of Heathcliff in the film adaptation of Emerald Fennell’s novel Wuthering Heights. The premiere is scheduled for February 13, 2026.
In the same way, he will play a role in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi film Dog Stars, which is scheduled for release on March 27, 2026.
Personal Life
From the summer of 2017 to the fall of 2018, Elordi had a relationship with actress Joey King, with whom he co-starred in the film “The Kissing Booth”.
After the breakup, he began dating Zendaya, his partner in the series “Euphoria”. Rumors of an affair lasted a long time, and confirmation came when the paparazzi photographed them kissing in New York. However, the relationship was short-lived.
From August 2020 to November 2021, the actor dated model Kaia Gerber, and since May 2022 he has been in a relationship with blogger and model Olivia Jade, daughter of actress Lori Locklin.
