Jacob Bertrand
{{short description|American actor (born 2000)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|cs1-dates=ly|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jacob Bertrand
| image = Jacob Bertrand on Red Carpet Report (cropped).jpg
| caption = Bertrand in 2014
| birth_name = Jacob Scott Thomas Bertrand
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|6}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| height =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2007–present
}}
Jacob Scott Thomas Bertrand{{Cite web |last=McNab |first=Kaitlyn |date=2022-03-22 |title=“Cobra Kai” Star Xolo Maridueña On His Brotherhood with Jacob Bertrand |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/cobra-kai-star-xolo-mariduena-has-a-lot-to-say-about-his-co-star-and-bestie-jacob-bertrand |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US}} (born March 6, 2000){{cite tweet |user=jb_mixmatch |author=Jacob Bertrand |number=441582957333983232 |date=March 6, 2014 |title=That awkward moment when you realize its your birthday but you feel no different}} is an American actor. From 2018 to 2025, Bertrand played the series regular role of Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz in the YouTube Premium and Netflix series Cobra Kai. He is also known for the voice of Bam in Batwheels, portraying the titular character in Disney XD's Kirby Buckets and playing Jack Malloy in the 2016 Disney Channel Original Movie, The Swap.{{cite news|author=Nellie Andreeva|url=https://deadline.com/2013/08/disneys-next-teen-tv-star-disney-xd-greenlights-2-pilots-starring-jacob-bertrand-569561/|title=Disney's Next Teen TV Star? Disney XD Greenlights 2 Pilots Starring Jacob Bertrand|date=August 22, 2013|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2014-09-13|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163019/https://deadline.com/2013/08/disneys-next-teen-tv-star-disney-xd-greenlights-2-pilots-starring-jacob-bertrand-569561/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|author=Nellie Andreeva|url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/681040-681040/|title=Disney XD Draws Up Series Order For 'Kirby Buckets' Starring Jacob Bertrand|date=February 12, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=2014-09-13|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184425/https://deadline.com/2014/02/681040-681040/|url-status=live}}
Early life
Bertrand was born in Los Angeles, California, and has three siblings.{{cite web |url=https://bellomag.com/ux-portfolio/jacob-bertrand-bello-young-hollywood/ |title=Jacob Bertrand |website=bellomag.com |access-date=2025-05-02}}{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} He is half Mexican.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrvAu3JNneg&t=141 |title=Holding Space for Wicked {{!}} Xolo Maridueña & Jacob Bertrand's Lone Lobos Podcast #79 |date=2024-11-26 |last= |publisher=Lone Lobos |time=2:21 |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=YouTube}} He said in an interview that he studied four years of taekwondo at a strip mall and got up to purple belt, then when he was cast in Cobra Kai, he trained with taekwondo grandmaster Simon Rhee.{{cite web|url=https://weliveentertainment.com/welivetvshows/franchise-fred-interview-jacob-bertrand-cobra-kais-hawk/ |title=Franchise Fred Interview: Jacob Bertrand, Cobra Kai's Hawk |date=April 22, 2019 }}
Career
Prior to his work for Disney, Bertrand had several roles in Nickelodeon productions. He was a regular on the sitcom Marvin Marvin,{{cite web|url=https://www.fanlala.com/news/jacob-bertrand-your-next-rising-star|title=Jacob Bertrand is Your Next Rising Star!|work=Fanlala|date=August 22, 2013|access-date=2015-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928072006/https://www.fanlala.com/news/jacob-bertrand-your-next-rising-star|archive-date=2015-09-28|url-status=dead}} voiced the main character Gil in Seasons 2 and 3 of the animated series Bubble Guppies, appeared as a minor character on the teen sitcom iCarly, and co-starred as Charlie on the fantasy-comedy film Jinxed.{{cite press release |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/30/original-movie-jinxed-to-premiere-friday-november-29-on-nickelodeon/212514/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102052255/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/30/original-movie-jinxed-to-premiere-friday-november-29-on-nickelodeon/212514/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |title=Original Movie 'Jinxed' to Premiere Friday, November 29 on Nickelodeon |publisher=Nickelodeon |date=October 30, 2013 |access-date=2016-02-28 |via=TV by the Numbers}} Since 2018 he has appeared in the YouTube Premium/Netflix television series Cobra Kai.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/05/cobra-kai-ralph-macchio-william-zabka-interview.html|title=Ralph Macchio and William Zabka on Cobra Kai and Stepping Back Into the Karate Kid Dojo|work=Vulture|author=Kimberly Potts|date=May 2, 2018|access-date=2018-06-07|quote=...and breakout performances from young cast members like Parenthood{{'}}s Xolo Maridueña, Nichole Brown, Kirby Buckets star Jacob Bertrand, and Designated Survivor{{'}}s Tanner Buchanan to draw a new generation of viewers.|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145948/http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/cobra-kai-ralph-macchio-william-zabka-interview.html|url-status=live}}
With Xolo Maridueña, Bertrand co-hosts the Lone Lobos podcast, which debuted in September 2021.{{Cite web |author=Tony Maglio |date=September 14, 2021 |title='Cobra Kai' Stars Xolo Maridueña and Jacob Bertrand to Launch New Podcast (Exclusive) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/cobra-kai-xolo-mariduena-jacob-bertrand-podcast-lone-lobos-iheartmedia/ |website=The Wrap |access-date=2023-06-07}} Since 2022, Bertrand has voiced the lead character Bam in the animated children's show Batwheels.{{Cite web |last=Dar |first=Taimur |date=2024-09-23 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-jacob-bertrand-batwheels/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}} In November 2022, Bertrand and two friends started Three Floating, a YouTube channel dedicated to the trading card game Flesh and Blood.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrvAu3JNneg&t=1370s |title=Holding Space for Wicked {{!}} Xolo Maridueña & Jacob Bertrand's Lone Lobos Podcast #79 |date=2024-11-26 |last= |publisher=Lone Lobos |time=22:50 |access-date=2024-12-09 |via=YouTube}}
Personal life
Bertrand is in a relationship with Peyton List, his co-star in Cobra Kai.{{Cite web |last=Gibson |first=Kelsie |date=2024-07-24 |title=Peyton List and Jacob Bertrand's Relationship Timeline |url=https://people.com/tv/peyton-list-and-jacob-bertrand-relationship-timeline/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=People.com |language=en}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2009
|Thomas Wilkins | |
| 2012
|Sunset Stories |Danny | |
| 2012
|Blithe Hollow Townperson |Voice role |
| 2012
|Kid |Uncredited{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} |
| 2012
|Monty |Voice role |
| 2013
|Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure |Jack |Direct-to-video film; voice role |
| 2014
|Young Boy |
| 2018
|High School Kid | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2011
|Little in Common |Boy |Unsold television pilot |
| 2011
|Alpha-Kid |Episode: "Kozmo" |
| 2011
|Jake |Episode: "Valentines Day II" |
| 2011
|Homeschooled |Abel |Web series; recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2011
|Darren |Episode: "Pawnee Rangers" |
| 2011
|Young Jeff "Tinkle Town" Winger |Episode: "Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism" |
| 2012–2015
|Gil |Main voice role (seasons 2–3) |
| 2012
|Chip Chambers |Episode: "iBattle Chip" |
| 2012
|Young Noatak |Voice role; episode: "Skeletons in the Closet" |
| 2012–2013
|Henry Forman |Main role |
| 2013
|Charlie Murphy |Television movie |
| 2014
|Neckpee Island |OB |Unaired television pilothttps://deadline.com/2013/08/disneys-next-teen-tv-star-disney-xd-greenlights-2-pilots-starring-jacob-bertrand-569561/ |
| 2014–2017
|Kirby Buckets |Lead role |
| 2016
|Jack Malloy |
| 2017
|Chama |Voice role; episode: "Rafiki's New Neighbors" |
| 2018–2025
|Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz |Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2–present) |
| 2022–present
|Bam / Batmobile |Lead voice role |
| 2024
|Dinner Time Live with David Chang |Himself |Episode: "Friendsgiving" |
| 2025
| {{pending series|Tempest}} | {{TableTBA}} |
Video games
- Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues (2020), as Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz (voice role)
- Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising (2022), as Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz (voice role)
References
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External links
- {{IMDB name|3161916}}
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Category:American male television actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
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