Jai Courtney is a popular actor of Australian descent. Known for his roles in such projects as Spartak: Blood and Sand (2010-2013), Die Hard 5 (2013), I, Frankenstein (2014), Suicide Squad (2016). In the article we will take a closer look at the work of this actor.
Biography
Jai Stefan Courtney was born in 1986 in the northwest of New South Wales in Australia. His father was an employee of the state energy company, and his mother worked as a teacher in a school in which the future actor studied with his older sister.
Jai also studied at the Higher Technology School, graduated from the Australian Academy of Performing Arts, which he attended with Viva Bianca. This actress played Ilithia, the wife of Roman commander Guy Claudius Glabra, in the historical TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Spartacus: Revenge. At the moment, Jai can not boast of a large number of roles. His filmography includes no more than 20 projects, not counting those where he played himself. So let's pay attention to each of them.
Carier start
Jay Courtney got his first role in the short drama Dean Francis “High School Students”, where for eight minutes the problem of hazing in an Australian private school for boys is revealed. And three years later he played Harry Avent in Bevan Lee’s medical drama "All Saints" (1998 - ...).
The next meeting of Jaya with Bevan Lee turned out to be another episodic role for him in the series of the comedy drama "Visit the Rafters" (2008 - ...). A year later, the actor played Eric, a minor character in the comedy film Richard Frankland Stone Bros (2009).
In 2010, Jay Courtney took an active part in the filming of Starz’s historical series Spartak: Blood and Sand (2010 - 2013). He played Varron, a Roman citizen and Spartak's only friend at the Ludus Gladiator School. He also played the role of a minor character in the thriller Christopher McQuarrie Jack Reacher (2012).
Unbroken Nut
One of the main roles the actor went to the fifth part of the American action movie "Die Hard" (2013). He was lucky to play Jack McClain, the son of John McClain, who, on a CIA mission, becomes a prisoner in a Russian prison. In 2013, Jai Courtney as the young cop Jim Melik appears in the crime thriller Matthew Savill's “Especially Serious Crime”.
In 2014, the actor played the role of Gideon, the leader of the gargoyle army and the best war of Queen Leonora, in the US-Australian fantasy action movie of Stuart Beatty "I, Frankenstein." Then he played Hugh Kappernel in the military drama Angelina Jolie's “Unbroken” (2014). He appeared in the image of Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Hughes in the historical drama Russell Crowe “The Seeker of Water” (2014).
Fearless squad
In 2014 and 2015, the actor worked on the set of two films based on the novels of the American writer Veronica Roth: “Divergent” and “Divergent 2: Insurgent”. He got the role of Eric Coulter, the cruel and ruthless leader of Fearless. Also in 2015, he played Kyle Reese, resistance leader and future father John Connor in the science fiction action movie Alan Taylor's Terminator: Genesis.
In the same year, Jai Courtney appeared in the war drama “Dito Montiel” “War”, where he played the role of Devin Roberts - fellow marinesman Gabriel Drummer. He played the chatty and unpredictable George Harkness (Captain Boomerang) in David Eyre's superhero action movie Suicide Squad (2016). As captain Stefan Brandt, he performed in the drama by David Levo “Exception” (2016). He played Garth Macantour in four episodes of the satirical comedy by David Vine and Michael Showalter "Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later" (2017).
For those who are waiting
Over the next two years, several more projects will be released in which Jay Courtney will star. The filmography of the actor in 2018 will be replenished with the family drama of Sean Seat Storm Boy. In addition, preparations are underway for the filming of John Stalberg's Beef thriller, Todd Komarnika’s drama The Good Four and the animated film Luke Jurevisius Arkie. All of them are likely to be released in 2019.