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Jai Courtney

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Jai Courtney

Jai Stephen Courtney (; born 1985 or 1986) is an Australian actor. Courtney started his career as a teenager with small roles in film and television, and studied acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. After early supporting roles in Hollywood projects, he gained recognition for playing Dauntless leader Eric Coulter in The Divergent Series (2014–2015), Kyle Reese in Terminator Genisys (2015), and supervillain Captain Boomerang in the DC Extended Universe films Suicide Squad (2016), and The Suicide Squad (2021). He received praise for his performance as a corrupt debt collector and the main antagonist in the independent film Buffaloed (2019). Courtney's other notable credits include the Hollywood films I, Frankenstein (2014), Unbroken (2014), and The Exception (2016), the Australian films Felony (2014), The Water Diviner (2014), Storm Boy (2019) and 100% Wolf (2020), and the television series Stateless (2020), The Terminal List (2022) and Kaleidoscope (2023). He also portrayed the title character in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Macbeth (2017), and hosted the Australian reality competition series The Summit (2023). In 2025, he starred in the survival horror thriller Dangerous Animals.

Infobox

Born
Jai Stephen Courtney1985 or 1986 (age 39–40)Australia
Alma mater
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2005–present
Partner
Dina Shihabi
Children
1

Tables

· Filmography › Film
2009
Role(s)
Eric
2012
Role(s)
Charlie
2013
Role(s)
CIA Agent John "Jack" McClane Jr.
2014
Role(s)
Gideon
Role(s)
Eric Coulter
Role(s)
Jim Melic
Notes
Nominated – Australian Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated – Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor - Supporting Role
Role(s)
Hugh "Cup" Cuppernell
Role(s)
Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Hughes
2015
Role(s)
Eric Coulter
Role(s)
Kyle Reese
Role(s)
Devin Roberts
2016
Role(s)
George "Digger" Harkness / Captain Boomerang
Role(s)
Captain Stefan Brandt
2019
Role(s)
Tom "Hideaway Tom"
Role(s)
Jashugan
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Officer Chris "Cal" Callahan
Role(s)
"Wizz"
2020
Role(s)
Flasheart
Notes
Voice
Role(s)
Agent John Nivens
2021
Role(s)
George "Digger" Harkness / Captain Boomerang
Role(s)
Justin
2022
Role(s)
Raymond Miller
2023
Role(s)
Clyde
2024
Role(s)
Bryan Shearer
2025
Role(s)
Tucker
Role(s)
Nick
Notes
Directed by Dario Russo; premieres 19 October 2025
TBA
Role(s)
War Machine
Notes
TBA
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2009
Stone Bros.
Eric
2012
Jack Reacher
Charlie
2013
A Good Day to Die Hard
CIA Agent John "Jack" McClane Jr.
2014
I, Frankenstein
Gideon
Divergent
Eric Coulter
Felony
Jim Melic
Nominated – Australian Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated – Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor - Supporting Role
Unbroken
Hugh "Cup" Cuppernell
The Water Diviner
Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Hughes
2015
The Divergent Series: Insurgent
Eric Coulter
Terminator Genisys
Kyle Reese
Man Down
Devin Roberts
2016
Suicide Squad
George "Digger" Harkness / Captain Boomerang
The Exception
Captain Stefan Brandt
2019
Storm Boy
Tom "Hideaway Tom"
Alita: Battle Angel
Jashugan
Uncredited
Semper Fi
Officer Chris "Cal" Callahan
Buffaloed
"Wizz"
2020
100% Wolf
Flasheart
Voice
Honest Thief
Agent John Nivens
2021
The Suicide Squad
George "Digger" Harkness / Captain Boomerang
Jolt
Justin
2022
Black Site
Raymond Miller
2023
Catching Dust
Clyde
2024
Runt
Bryan Shearer
2025
Dangerous Animals
Tucker
The Fox
Nick
Directed by Dario Russo; premieres 19 October 2025
TBA
War Machine
TBA
Filming
· Filmography › Television
2008
Role(s)
Harry Avent
Notes
2 episodes
2008–2009
Role(s)
Packed to the Rafters
Notes
Damian
2010
Role(s)
Varro
Notes
10 episodes
2017
Role(s)
Garth MacArthur
Notes
4 episodes
2020
Role(s)
Cam Sandford
Notes
6 episodes
2022
Role(s)
Spencer
Notes
Episode: "In Vaulted Halls Entombed"
Role(s)
Steve Horn
Notes
3 episodes
2023
Role(s)
Bob Goodwin
Notes
Main role
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Host
2025
Role(s)
Virgil Cutter
Notes
Miniseries
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2008
All Saints
Harry Avent
2 episodes
2008–2009
Packed to the Rafters
Damian
2010
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Varro
10 episodes
2017
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Garth MacArthur
4 episodes
2020
Stateless
Cam Sandford
6 episodes
2022
Love, Death & Robots
Spencer
Episode: "In Vaulted Halls Entombed"
The Terminal List
Steve Horn
3 episodes
2023
Kaleidoscope
Bob Goodwin
Main role
The Summit
Himself
Host
2025
American Primeval
Virgil Cutter
Miniseries
· Filmography › Theatre
2017
Role(s)
Macbeth
Notes
Melbourne Theatre Company
Year
Title
Role
Venue
2017
Macbeth
Macbeth
Melbourne Theatre Company

References

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  2. GQ Australia
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  4. DuJour
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  5. The Global Mail
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  6. Aussie Theatre
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  7. The West Australian
    http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-/movies/16411391/waapa-graduate-has-roles-to-die-for
  8. Entertainment Weekly
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  9. "Spartacus Star Jai Courtney Joins Tom Cruise in One Shot"
    https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Spartacus-Star-Jai-Courtney-Joins-Tom-Cruise-One-Shot-27058.html
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  11. Empire
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  13. Deadline Hollywood
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  14. "See the stars of Insurgent at premiere"
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  15. Variety
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  27. TheWrap
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  37. Tattoo Ideas, Artists and Models
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