Jacob Lofland
{{Short description|American actor (born 1996)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jacob Lofland
| image =
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| birth_name = Jacob Seth Lofland{{cite web|url=http://www.omnilexica.com/?q=Jacob+Lofland |title=Jacob Lofland Omnilexica |publisher= omnilexica.com|date= }}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|7|30}}
| birth_place = Briggsville, Arkansas, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2012–present
}}
Jacob Seth Lofland (born July 30, 1996){{cite web|url=http://www.thv11.com/news/article/262328/2/Arkansas-star-in-Mud-comes-to-Russellville-theater|title=Arkansas star in Mud comes to Russellville theater|publisher=thv11.com|date=April 26, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428011519/http://www.thv11.com/news/article/262328/2/Arkansas-star-in-Mud-comes-to-Russellville-theater|archive-date=April 28, 2013}} is an American actor best known for his role as Neckbone in the film Mud (2012) and for his role as Aris in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) and Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018). In 2024, he began playing Cooper Norris in the Paramount+ series Landman.
Life and career
Lofland was born in Briggsville, Arkansas, the son of Billy and Debra Lofland.
He began his film career in 2012 playing Neckbone in Jeff Nichols' Mud, with Matthew McConaughey and Tye Sheridan. The director wanted to find a young actor locally for the part, and had casting notices placed in regional newspapers. Coming across one of them, Lofland's mother recognized that her son fit every adjective of Neck's personality description, as well as bringing the boating and cycle riding experience for which Nichols was looking. Lofland sent in an application, and was called in to read for the casting director in Little Rock. Less than three weeks after his mother saw the open casting call in the paper, Lofland took his first plane flight to Austin to audition for Nichols and producer Sarah Greene. He was offered the role and within a month found himself on location with a full movie crew.{{cite web|url=http://subtitlebox.org/person/jacob-lofland-365871/bio/ |title=Jacob Lofland Subtitlebox |publisher= subtitlebox.org}}
In 2013, he joined the cast of Little Accidents, presented at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://filmguide.sundance.org/film/14063/little_accidents |title=Sundance Film Festival - Little Accidents |publisher=sundance.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214110135/http://filmguide.sundance.org/film/14063/little_accidents |archive-date=2014-02-14 |url-status=dead}}
In 2014, he joined the cast of the fifth season of Justified,{{cite web |last=Glover |first=Jeremy |title=Jacob Lofland is On His Way |publisher=Arkansas Times |date=November 14, 2013 |url=http://www.arktimes.com/arkansas/jacob-lofland-is-on-his-way/Content?oid=3106552}} and in 2015, he co-starred as Aris in the film Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mud-actor-joins-maze-runner-737285 |title='Mud' Actor Joins 'Maze Runner' Sequel (Exclusive) |publisher=hollywoodreporter.com |date=October 1, 2014}} In 2018, Lofland reprised the role in Maze Runner: The Death Cure. In 2024, he appeared in Joker: Folie à Deux and Landman, a Paramount+ series created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace.{{Cite web |last=Patton |first=Tess |date=2024-10-04 |title='Joker: Folie à Deux' Cast and Character Guide |url=https://www.thewrap.com/joker-folie-a-deux-cast-characters/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2023-05-23 |title='Land Man': Michelle Randolph & Jacob Lofland Join Billy Bob Thornton In Paramount+ Series |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/land-man-michelle-randolph-jacob-lofland-billy-bob-thornton-paramount-plus-1235377279/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Year ! Title ! Role |
| 2012
| Mud | Neckbone |
| 2014
| Owen Briggs |
| 2015
| Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | Aris |
| 2016
| Daniel |
| 2017
| Go North | Josh |
| 2018
| Aris |
| rowspan="2"|2021
| Snoggs |
| A House on the Bayou
| Isaac |
| 2024
| Ricky Meline |
=Television=
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result |
| rowspan="2"|2014
| Robert Altman Award At Independent Spirit Awards{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/11/indie-spirit-awards-2014-nominees-644026/|title=2014 Spirit Awards: '12 Years A Slave', 'All Is Lost', 'Frances Ha', 'Inside Llewyn Davis' & 'Nebraska' Nab Best Feature Noms|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 26, 2013|access-date=November 28, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.arktimes.com/RockCandy/archives/2013/11/27/jeff-nichols-mud-cast-win-independent-spirit-altman-award|title=Jeff Nichols, 'Mud' cast win Independent Spirit Altman Award|publisher=Arktimes.com|date=November 27, 2013|access-date=November 28, 2013}} | Best Ensemble (shared with cast) | Mud | {{won}} |
| Leonardo's Horse at Milan International Film Festival
| Best Supporting Actor | {{nom}} |
| 2016
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (14–21) | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|5015107}}
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