Caleb Landry Jones
Date Of Birth | December 7, 1989 |
Age | 35 years 0 months 0 days |
Day of Birth | Thursday |
Place Of Birth | Garland, Texas, United States |
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Professions | Singer , Musician , Actor |
Nickname | Jones |
Other Name | Caleb Jones |
Personal Information | |
Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Religion | Christianity (Non-practising) |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | Caucasian |
Complexion | White |
Trademarks | Full mouth , Freckles |
Body Features & Measurements | |
Height | 180 CM 5 Feet 11 Inches |
Eye color | Blue |
Hair color | Red |
Weight | 65 KG 143 lbs |
Body Type | Slim |
Family Information | |
Father | Patrick Jones |
Mother | Cindy Jones |
Brother | Joshua David Jones (born in 1992) |
Grandfather | Tommy Jones |
Education Qualifications | |
Education (High School) | Richardson High School |
Love, Romance, Marriage | |
Girlfriends | Katya Zvereva Sarah Gadon (Rumored) |
Career Information | |
Debut (Movie) | No Country for Old Men(2007) |
Years Active | 2007- |
Debut (TV) | Friday Night Lights |
Favorites, Hobbies, Likes/ Dislikes | |
Hobbies | Reading Cigarettes |
Favorite Movie | The Seventh Seal (1957) (Ingmer Bergman) |
Favorite Dress | Jeans Pants |
Favorite Music Band | Pink Floyd |
Favorite comics | The Hardy Boys Narnia |
Social Networks, Web links | |
BandCamp | Caleb Landry Jones BandCamp |
More Information | |
Instruments | Drums Piano Harmonica guitar |
Biography
Caleb Landry Jones is an American actor, musician and singer. He is known for works such as Nitram(2021), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Get Out (2017), X-Men: First Class(2011) and others.
His recent works include playing Douglas in Dogman(2023), Jeff in Finch(2021) and Dally Margolis in The Forgiven(2021)
Childhood- Family
Caleb Landry Jones was born on 7th December 1989 in Garland (Garland hospital), Texas, United States to Patrick Warren Jones(father) & Cindy Ann Jones(mother). He was raised in Richardson, Dallas, Texas on a 10 acre farm with barns, chicken and dogs. He finished his High School in Richardson. He has a younger brother in Joshua David.
Education
- Richardson High School: He graduated from Richardson High School, the same High School celebrities like Jeff Dunham & Bill Engvall graduated from.
Career
Music
Caleb the all round musician: Caleb not only plays drums, but also has good command over Guitar, Harmonica and Piano as well. His grandparents had passion for music, his grandfather Tommy was a great drummer, his mother is piano teacher
Robert Jones
Caleb met fellow musician Robert Hudson in Richardson & together started a experimental rock band named "Robert Jones" in 2009, made combining Robert Hudson's first name and Caleb Jone's last name. Caleb played drums and gave vocals, while Hudson played guitar and A.J. Durham played bass. The band played a mix of indie rock, psychedelic, stoner.
Men and Their Horses: It was the first album of the band "Robert Jones" released in 2009, it is available for digital download. Some of the songs of the album are:
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- Pockets and Holes
- Men and Their Horses
- Doin' Like a Candidate
- You Too Shall Fall
- Smaller at the Nose
- Clinic
- Share A Leg
- Paperhead
- But She Don't Really Mind
- Click to Exit
- Big White
- Everything is Fine
- They Come
The Mother Stone
Caleb's debut album "The Mother Stone" was released on 1st May 2020 through Sacred Bones Records. The songs were recorded in Los Angeles and they used everything in his girlfriend Katya Zvereva's warehouse for props. It was produced by Nic Jodain with Robert Hudson playing bass.
The Mother Stone album songs list:
- Flag Day/ The Mother Stone
- You're So Wonderfull
- I Dig Your Dog
- Katya
- All I Am in You / The Big Worm
- No Where's Where Nothing's Died
- Licking the Days
- For the Longest Time
- The Hodge-Podge Porridge Poke
- I Want to Love You
- The Great I Am
- Lullabbey
- No Where's Where Nothing's Died (A Marvelous Pain)
- Thanks for Staying
- Little Planet Pig
Acting
Caleb started acting since the age of 13, his love for music began early as well. He started acting because he wanted to be loved and respected.
Move to Los Angeles: After the initial success in acting, Caleb moved to Los Angeles to seek a steady career in acting. He slept on the couch of his friend's on his first week in L.A before moving to his own place.
Small Jobs: Soon after moving to Los Angeles he realized he needed money to survive before achieving even a mediocre success, enough to pay the bills, he worked at the restaurants, clothing sores, supermarkets and general stores for some time.
Antiviral(2012): The Canadian French sci-fi film directed by Brandon Cronenberg gave Caleb the big breakthrough, he appeared as the protagonist in the horror movie.
Getout(2017) was another Breakthrough in Caleb's career. He played a very memorable but creepy character in the movie.
Filmography
Movies
Year | Movie | Character | Notes |
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2023 | DogMan | Douglas Munrow | |
2021 | Finch | Jeff | |
2021 | The Forgiven | Dally Margolis | |
2021 | Nitram | Nitram | Titular Role; performs in soundtracks: "Chopsticks", "Tit Willow" |
2020 | Viena and the Fantomes | Albert | |
2019 | The Outpost | SPC Ty Carter | |
2019 | The Dead Don't Die | Bobby Wiggins | |
2019 | The Kindness of Strangers | Jeff | |
2018 | To the Night | Norman | |
2018 | Age Out | Swim | |
2018 | Welcome the Stranger | Ethan | |
2018 | Tyrel | Pete | |
2017 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing | Red Welby | |
2017 | American Made | JB | |
2017 | The Florida Project | Jack | |
2017 | Get Out | Jeremy Armitage | |
2016 | War on Everyone | Russell Birdwell | |
2015 | Stonewall | Orphan Annie | |
2014 | Heaven Knows What | Ilya | |
2014 | Queen & Country | Percy Hapgood | |
2014 | Low Down | Cole | |
2014 | God's Pocket | Leon Hubbard | |
2013 | Tom at the Farm | Guillaume | |
2012 | Byzantium | Frank | |
2012 | Antiviral | Syd March | |
2012 | Contraband | Andy | |
2011 | Summer Song | Jack | |
2011 | X-Men: First Class | Sean Cassidy / Banshee | |
2010 | The Social Network | Fraternity Guy | |
2010 | The Last Exorcism | Caleb Sweetzer | |
2008 | The Longshots | Jonesy | |
2007 | No Country for Old Men | Boy on Bike |
TV Series
Year | Movie | Character | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2017 | Twin Peaks | Steven Burnett | 4 Episodes |
2008-2010 | Friday Night Lights | Jimmy Adler | 5 Episodes |
2010 | Victorious | Adorable Guy | 1 Episode: "Tori the Zombie" |
2008 | Breaking Bad | Louis | 2 Episodes |
Discography
Albums
2022 | Gadzooks Vol. 2 |
2021 | Gadzooks Vol. 1 |
2020 | The Mother Stone |
Singles
2020 | Flag Day / The Mother Stone |
2020 | All I Am in You / The Big Worm |
2020 | I Dig Your Dog |
Facts and Trivia
- Reading: as a child he liked reading books from the library, especially comics like "The Hardy Boys", "Chronicles of Narnia"
- Caleb and Nicholas Hoult, his co-star in the movie X-Men: First Class (2011) were born on the same day: December 7, 1989 [2]
- His favorite quote on success is by Tom Wolfe-> "You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, and publicity"
- He likes classical rock and roll.
- He likes wearing Jeans pants.
- Caleb doesn't seem to be active on Social media, there are popular fan accounts on Twitter & Facebook. Lot of info is available on the Tumblr Fan site too.
- Hollywood's Go to Oddball: Vulture Magazine called Caleb , the Oddball of Hollywood
Quotes
- [When asked about his freckles] They are natural tattoos
- [About life in Richardson] It's the typical American town where nothing ever happens
- I'm a perfectionist and that takes me to do things over hundreds of times without being ever fully satisfied with what I have made.
- I'm ready to be an action figure. All the redheaded kids will feel loved and be able to buy a redheaded action figure.
- [About his love for jeans pants] I'm a Texas boy, and we have denim in our blood.
- If you’re a good fighter on the street, you don’t have to tell anybody that you’re good at fighting. Let someone else talk about how great you are
- You don't want to meet anybody in Cannes. It's the worst place
- I came to the industry with wide eyes and an open heart thinking I was going to make a few films that really meant something that I could pour myself into. [2]
Awards
Year: Award: Won? | Category |
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2021: Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor: Won "Nitram" Cannes Film Festival |
Best Actor |
2021: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role: Won "Nitram" AACTA Awards |
Best Actor |
2021: AACTA International Award for Best Actor: Nominated "Nitram" AACTA Awards |
Best Actor |
2017: The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble: Won "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" Critics' Choice Movie Awards |
Best Acting Ensemble |
2017: Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble: Nominated "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" Detroit Film Critics Society |
Best Ensemble |
2017: Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble: Won "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" Georgia Film Critics Association |
Best Ensemble |
2017: The San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble: Nominated "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" San Diego Film Critics Society |
Best Ensemble |
2017: The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble: Won "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" Online Film Critics Society |
Best Ensemble |
2017: Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble: Nominated "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" Seattle Film Critics Society |
Best Ensemble |
2017: The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble: Won "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" Seattle Film Critics Society |
Best Acting Ensemble |
2017: Best Ensemble: Won "Get Out" AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards |
Best Ensemble |
2017: Black Reel Award for Outstanding Ensemble: Won "Get Out" Black Reel Awards |
Outstanding Ensemble |
2017: Best Ensemble: Nominated "Get Out" Georgia Film Critics Association |
Best Ensemble |
2017: The National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble: Won "Get Out" National Board of Review |
Best Ensemble |
2017: The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble: Nominated "Get Out" Online Film Critics Society |
Best Ensemble |
2017: The San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble: Nominated "Get Out" San Diego Film Critics Society |
Best Ensemble |
2017: Best Ensemble: Won "Get Out" Seattle Film Critics Society |
Best Ensemble |
2017: Best Breakthrough: Nominated "Get Out" Detroit Film Critics Society |
Best Breakthrough |
2011: Teen Choice Award for Movie Chemistry: Nominated "X-Men: First Class" Teen Choice Awards |
Movie Chemistry |
A few of the movies he has acted in have been nominated in the best picture category at the Academy Awards:
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
- Get Out (2017)
- The Social Network (2010)
- No Country for Old Men (2007)
Sources
- Caleb Landry Jones on wikipedia
- Caleb Landry bio on imdb