Early Life and Education
Jacob Nathaniel Elordi was born on June 26, 1997, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is the son of Melissa and John Elordi. He has three older sisters and is of Basque heritage. For his education, Elordi went to the Catholic secondary schools St. Kevin’s College in Melbourne and St. Joseph’s Nudgee College in the Brisbane suburb of Boondall.
Career Beginnings
Elordi made his first foray into show business in 2017, when he served as an extra in the fantasy film sequel “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.” The next year, he had his first acting role in the Australian dramedy film “Swinging Safari,” starring Guy Pearce, Radha Mitchell, Kylie Minogue, and Asher Keddie.
Breakthrough and Further Film Career
In May 2018, Elordi rose to international fame when he appeared in the hit Netflix teen romantic comedy “The Kissing Booth.” Based on the eponymous novel by Beth Reekles, the film also stars Joel Courtney, Joey King, Meganne Young, and Molly Ringwald. In “The Kissing Booth,” Jacob plays Noah Flynn, the older brother of Courtney’s character, Lee, and the love interest of King’s character, Shelly. He later reprised his role in the 2020 sequel “The Kissing Booth 2” and the 2021 sequel “The Kissing Booth 3.”
Television Career
On the small screen, Elordi first appeared on the series “The Bend” in 2019. However, his breakthrough came on another series that same year: the HBO teen drama “Euphoria.” Created by Sam Levinson and based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name, the show follows a group of high school students as they deal with the turbulent matters of love, sex, friendship, family, identity, and drugs. Jacob plays high school athlete Nate Jacobs, whose anger problems conceal some deep-seated sexual insecurities. The ensemble cast of “Euphoria” also includes Zendaya, Maude Apatow, Alexa Demie, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, Storm Reid, Algee Smith, Barbie Ferreira, Eric Dane, and Angus Cloud.
Personal Life
In 2017, Jacob began dating Joey King, who played his love interest in the film “The Kissing Booth.” They broke up in 2018. Subsequently, Elordi was in a relationship with his “Euphoria” co-star Zendaya from 2019 to 2020. After this, he dated model Kaia Gerber from 2020 through 2021; the pair ultimately split due to conflicts in their schedules. Jacob went on to begin a casual relationship with Olivia Jade, the daughter of actress Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli. While Elordi was coming off his relationship with Gerber, Jade had just split from her partner, Jackson Guthy.
