Caleb Landry Jones | |
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 Jones at the2012 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | (1989-12-07)December 7, 1989 (age 35) Richardson, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
Caleb Landry Jones (born December 7, 1989) is an American actor and musician, known for his roles as Louis Corbett inBreaking Bad,Banshee inX-Men: First Class, Jeremy Armitage inGet Out, and Red Welby inThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.[1] His accolades include aCannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and aAACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance asMartin Bryant inNitram.
Jones was born inRichardson, Texas, the son of Patrick and Cindy Jones.[2][3]
He was raised in Richardson, where he later met Robert Hudson and formed the experimental folk rock band, Robert Jones.[4][5] After finding some success as an actor, Jones relocated to Los Angeles to further pursue his career in film.
After some small roles, such as inNo Country for Old Men, Jones began to receive work in television, appearing inFriday Night Lights as Jimmy Adler and inBreaking Bad as Louis.[6]
Jones then had supporting roles inThe Last Exorcism, released in 2010, andX-Men: First Class, released in 2011. The following year saw the release ofContraband, the English-language remake of award-winning Icelandic filmReykjavík-Rotterdam, andByzantium, both of which featured Jones in supporting roles.[6]
Also in 2012 he had his first starring role inAntiviral, the feature-film debut from writer–directorBrandon Cronenberg, son of Canadian horror directorDavid Cronenberg.[6][7]
In 2017, he appeared inAmerican Made,The Florida Project,Get Out, andThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.[6][7][8] The latter three films received nominations at the90th Academy Awards; the latter two were both nominated forBest Picture.[9]
Jones released his debut studio album,The Mother Stone, on May 1, 2020.[10] It was recorded in Los Angeles and released through theBrooklyn-basedSacred Bones Records.[11][12]
In 2021, he starred as Australian mass-murderer Martin Bryant inJustin Kurzel'sNitram, which earned Jones theCannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.[13]
Jones took on the lead role in the 2023Luc Besson filmDogman, which made Besson a great admirer of him. Calling him his "muse", Besson began to think of possible films to make to cast him in, and decided on the story ofDracula, which will be released in 2025 asDracula: A Love Tale.[14]
| Year | Title |
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| 2020 | The Mother Stone[12] |
| 2021 | Gadzooks Vol. 1 |
| 2022 | Gadzooks Vol. 2 |
| 2024 | Hey Gary, Hey Dawn |
| Year | Title |
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| 2020 | "Flag Day / The Mother Stone"[15] |
| "All I Am in You / The Big Worm"[16] | |
| "I Dig Your Dog"[17] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008–2010 | Friday Night Lights | Jimmy Adler | 5 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Breaking Bad | Louis | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Victorious | Adorable Guy | Episode: "Tori the Zombie" |
| 2017 | Twin Peaks | Steven Burnett | 4 episodes |
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