Jacob Elordi

Jacob Elordi Biography

Basic Details

• Full Name: Jacob Nathaniel Elordi
• Date of Birth: 26 June 1997
• Age: 29 years
• Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• Nationality: Australian
• Height: 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
• Years Active: 2017–present

Jacob Elordi – Family Background

• Father: John Elordi, a house painter. He was born in Markina-Xemein in the Basque Country and migrated to Australia from Bilbao at the age of eight.
• Mother: Melissa Elordi, a stay-at-home mother and school volunteer.
• Siblings: Three older sisters. Elordi is the youngest in the family.
• Upbringing: Grew up in a working-class household in Brisbane, moving to Melbourne in 2010 and returning to Brisbane in 2013.

Jacob Elordi – Education Details

• Schooling: St Kevin’s College, Melbourne, and St Joseph’s College, Nudgee, graduating from the latter in 2015.
• Acting training: Attended an acting school in Melbourne for one year; he did not attend university.
• Move to the United States: Relocated to the US in 2017, aged 19, to pursue acting.

Career Highlight

Jacob Elordi – Recent Activities

• Won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama for The Narrow Road to the Deep North, the AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor for Frankenstein, and the AACTA Audience Choice Award for Favourite Australian Actor in February 2026.
• Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 98th Academy Awards for Frankenstein.
• Starred as Heathcliff opposite Margot Robbie in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, released on 13 February 2026; with a global gross of $288 million it is the first major commercial success of his career.
• Reprised the role of Nate Jacobs in the third and final season of Euphoria, which aired from April 2026.
• Set to star as Hig in Ridley Scott’s science-fiction film The Dog Stars, scheduled for release on 28 August 2026.

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