Jai Courtney
Jai Stephen Courtney ( born 15 March 1986) is an Australian actor and former model. He started his career with small roles in films and television series before being cast as Charlie in the action film Jack Reacher (2012). He then went on to star in A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) and I, Frankenstein (2014).
Courtney had a recurring role as Varro in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010). He played Eric in the science fiction action film Divergent (2014), and in 2015, he reprised the role in the sequel, Insurgent. He portrayed Kyle Reese in Terminator Genisys and DC Comics villain Captain Boomerang in the 2016 film Suicide Squad.
Courtney was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and grew up in Cherrybrook, a suburb of Sydney. His father, Chris, worked for a state-owned electricity company, and his mother, Karen, was a teacher at Galston Public School, where Courtney and his older sister were students. He then attended Cherrybrook Technology High School and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, graduating in 2008.
Courtney’s first role was in a controversial 2005 short film titled Boys Grammar which also starred Daniel Feuerriegel and Adam J. Yeend. In 2008, Courtney had a role in the Australian series Packed to the Rafters, then a guest lead in the popular All Saints, the comedy feature To Hell & Bourke and several short films. In 2010, he played Varro in Spartacus: Blood and Sand for 10 episodes, before starring in Jack Reacher in 2012 with Tom Cruise and in A Good Day to Die Hard with Bruce Willis as John McClane’s son, Jack.
Personal life
As of November 2012, Courtney lives in Los Angeles, California. Courtney is in a relationship with Mecki Dent.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Stone Bros. Eric
2012 Jack Reacher Charlie
2013 A Good Day to Die Hard John “Jack” McClane, Jr.
2014 I, Frankenstein Gideon
2014 Divergent Eric Coulter
2014 Felony Jim Melic Nominated – Australian Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated – Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor – Supporting Role
2014 Unbroken Hugh “Cup” Cuppernell
2014 The Water Diviner Lt. Col. Cyril Hughes
2015 The Divergent Series: Insurgent Eric Coulter
2015 Terminator Genisys Kyle Reese
2015 Man Down Devin Roberts
2016 Suicide Squad George “Digger” Harkness / Captain Boomerang
2017 The Exception Capt. Stefan Brandt
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 All Saints Harry Avent 2 episodes
2008–09 Packed to the Rafters Damian 2 episodes
2010 Spartacus: Blood and Sand Varro 10 episodes
2017 Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Garth MacArthur