Jacob Elordi Biography
Jacob Elordi is an Australian actor who rose to fame for playing the role of Noah Flynn in Netflix’s The Kissing Boothfilm trilogybetween 2018 and 2021 and Nate Jacobs on HBO’s Euphoria since 2019.In 2023, he played the role of Felix Catton in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn.
Jacob Elordi Education
Elordi studied at St Kevin’s College, Melbourne, and St Joseph’s College, Nudgee, in Brisbane. During his time in high school, he played rugby until he broke a bone in his back during a match. According to him, this pushed him away from athletics and toward acting. Next, he joined anacting schoolin Melbourne before relocating to the U.S.A. in 2017 when he was 19 years old in pursuit of an acting career.
Jacob Elordi Career
Early Career
Since the age of 12, Elordi has performed in school musicals and starred in productions like SeussicalandCharlie and the Chocolate Factory. Moreover, he starred as Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. When he was 14 years old, he started practicing an American accent fashioning it after Vin Diesel’s accent.
At the age of Elordi, he tried modeling on his mother’s proposal, however, he was turned away because he was too tall to fit into sample clothes. Actors like Marlon Brando, Daniel Day-Lewis, Laurence Olivier, Christian Bale, and Heath Ledger inspired him. He used to read their biographies and imitate their behaviors.
2017 to present;
In 2017, Elordi relocated to the U.S. from Australia at the age of 17 in pursuit of an acting career. He first experienced a Hollywood film set when he worked as an extra in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. In 2018, he secured his first acting role in Swinging Safariwhere he took on the role of Rooster.
Elordi’s breakthrough came when he starred as Noah Flynn in Netflix’s The Kissing Boothfilm trilogy. After filming the film, he relocated to Los Angeles. He regularly slept in his car since he had little money left. Next, he auditioned for HBO’s Euphoria planning to leave after the audition. He then secured the role of Nate Jacobs which he has played since 2019. In 2019, he made an appearance inThe Mortuary Collection.
Elordi played the role of Charlie De Lisle, a love interest, in Deep Water in 2022. The following year, he appeared in The Sweet East which premiered at the76th Cannes Film Festival. That same year, he starred as Elvis Presleyin Priscilla based on PresleyPriscilla’s memoir,Elvis and Me. For his performance, he received praise from critics. He then played the role of Felix Catton in Emerald Fennell‘s Saltburn.
In 2024, he worked as the host of an episode of Saturday Night Live. He is scheduled to appear in Oh, Canada as Paul Schrader, in which he will play the younger version of Leonard Fife. Also, he’ll star in On Swift Horses as Julius, Dr. Frankenstein, and The Narrow Road to the Deep North.
Public image
Elordi attained the title of a heartthrob and sex symbol forGeneration Zafter his roles in The Kissing Boothfilms. His relationships with Zendaya, Kaia Gerber, Joey King, and Olivia Jade received a lot of media coverage on social media and tabloids. In March 2023, he started working as the global brand ambassador of TAG Heuer, a Swisswatch company.
Jacob Elordi Age
Elordi was born on June 26, 1997, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is 26 years old as of 2023. Elord celebrates his birthday every June 26th.
Jacob Elordi Height
Elordi stands at an approximate height of 6 feet and 5 inches
Jacob Elordi Family
Elordi was born to Melissa and John Elordi. John, his father, is a house painter who built the family’s house within 13 years. He relocated to Australia from the Basque Country at 8 years old. On the other hand, his mother, Melissa was a stay-at-home employee who previously worked at Jacob’s school as a one-time cafeteria worker. Aside from Elordi, they had three other kids, an elder son, and two younger daughters.
Jacob Elordi Relationships/Dating
Elordi is reportedly dating Olivia Jade after being romantically linked to Joey King, Zendaya, and Kaia Gerber.
Jacob Elordi Joey King
Elordi costarred with King in The Kissing Boothfilm trilogy as each other’s love interest. According to usmagazine.com, King and Elorid dated after meeting on the set of The Kissing Booth in 2017.They split in 2018 before filming the sequels of The Kissing Booth. King said that it was a good thing they dated since she discovered many things in her life.
Jacob Elordi Zendaya
Elordi was rumored to be in a relationship with Zendaya in 2019 after they were spotted vacationing in Greece together. However, he dispelled the rumors saying that Zendaya was like a little sister to him during an interview with GQ interview. Despite this, they were spotted together at the American Australian Arts Awards dinner in January 2020. Next, they were photographed kissing in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood. In February 2020, they attended Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway where were spotted cuddling.
Jacob Elordi Kaia Gerber
Rumors of Elordi and Gerber dating started in September 2020 after they were seen holding hands in N.Y.C. On Halloween 2020, they shared pictures on their Instagram accounts wearing Elvis and Priscilla Presley. In the June/July issue of Vogue, Gerber talked about her relationship with Elordi.
Jacob Elordi Olivia Jade
After splitting from Kaia Gerber, Elordi was romantically linked to Olivia after they were seen grabbing coffee together. According to PEOPLE magazine, a source revealed that they were casually dating and another source denied the claims. Allegedly, they split in August 2022. Almost a year after the split, they were seen vacationing in Italy.
Jacob Elordi Gay/Sexuality
Elordi seems to be straight as suggested by his relationship history. He has not commented on the rumors that suggest he is gay. Further, he told Hypebae that he was called gay while in school because he participated in school plays. He said that this didn’t deter him since he didn’t think that’d make him less of a man. However, we’ll update this information once it’s publicly available.
Jacob Elordi Net Worth
Elordi has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being an actor.
Jacob Elordi The Kissing Booth
Elordi’s breakthrough came when he starred as Noah Flynn in Netflix’s The Kissing Boothfilm trilogy; The Kissing Booth, The Kissing Booth 2, and The Kissing Booth 3. Noah is thebad-boylove interest in the trilogy. In The Kissing Booth, Noah is in a romantic relationship with Elle Evans, but they must keep it a secret from Noah’s younger brother, Lee, who had made an important friendship rule with Elle to not date his brother.
The film’s second installment follows the ups and downs of Naoh’s relationship with Elle after he goes to college. She feels insecure about their relationship and starts developing feelings for Marco Peña, the new transfer student nicknamed the new “Noah Flynn.” In The Kissing Booth 3, Noah breaks up with Elle so that she won’t feel burdened to decide to join Harvard with him.
During an interview with GQ magazine in 2023, he said that he had not wanted to make the movies and called them ridiculous. However, he said that he did them because he aspired to act in the U.S. Additionally, he opposed the objectificationhe got due to the films.
Jacob Elordi Euphoria
Since 2019, Elordi has starred as Nathaniel “Nate” Jacobs in HBO’s Euphoria. Nate is a VIP high school quarterback of East Highland High School. He is in an on-and-off toxic relationship with Maddy. He has severe anger issues that stem from his need to prove his masculinity to himself and others. Since the age of 11, he has known about his father’s double life where he sleeps with young men and transgender women. As a result, he has violent outbursts whenever people try to oppose his masculinity or his views.
Jacob Elordi Priscilla
Elordi starred in the role of Elvis Presley in the biographical drama film based on PresleyPriscilla’s memoir(Elvis and Me), Priscilla. A 24-year-old Elvis meets 14-year-old Prisicalla at a party and gets interested in her in 1959 inBad Nauheim,West Germany. They start dating despite concerns about their age and his celebrity status.
They lose contact after he returns to the United States but reconnects in 1962 when he says he loves her and asks that she move to the U.S. The film follows Priscilla’s relationship with Elvis and the events leading to their divorce. Sofia Coppola, the film, writer, producer, and director, said that she picked Elordi to play Elvis because of the likeness of their effect on women.
Jacob Elordi Saltburn
In 2012, Elordi starred as Felix Catton in the psychological drama, Saltburn. Felix is a charismatic and wealthy British studying atOxford University. Oliver Quick(Barry Keoghan), a scholarship student from Prescot, befriends Felix and confides in him about his parents’ drug abuse and mental health problems. Quick is distressed after he learns of his father’s abrupt death.
Sympathetic towards Quick and his circ*mstances, Felix invites him to stay with him at their family’s estate during the summer. Oliver’s obsession with Felix grows during his stay at the estate. Things start going south when Felix finds out that Oliver lied about his parents and his father’s death.
Critics fromEmpire,the Chicago Sun-Times, and The Detroit News described the role as Elordi’s star-making role. For his performance in the film, he received a BAFTA Best Actor in a Supporting Role Award nomination.
Jacob Elordi Eyebrow Piercing
Elordi had an eyebrow piercing during his appearance as Felix Catton in Saltburn.
Jacob Elordi Barry Keoghan
Elordi and Barry co-starred in Saltburn in the lead roles of Felix Catton and Oliver Quick respectively. Barry said that he sees Elordi as a brother.
Jacob Elordi Arrested/ Joshua Fox
New South Wales Police Forceare investigating Elordi after Joshua Fox, a producer for The Kyle and Jackie O Show on KIIS 106.5, claimed that he had pushed him and put his hands around his neck in February 2024. This happened after he had asked for Elordi’s bath water as a gift for Jackie O.
Jacob Elordi Superman
Elordi said that he turned down an audition for Superman because the genre was too dark for him. However, he didn’t specify which Superman he was talking about.
Jacob Elordi Movies and TV Shows
Elordi has starred in a number of films and TV shows such as
- Swinging Safari
- The Mortuary Collection
- The Bend
- 2 Hearts
- The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
- The Sweet East
- He Went That Way
