Jacob Lofland

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Jacob Lofland
Born
Jacob Seth Lofland [1]

(1996-07-30) July 30, 1996 (age 28)
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Jacob Seth Lofland (born July 30, 1996) [2] 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 .

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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. [3]

In 2013, he joined the cast of Little Accidents , presented at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. [4]

In 2014, he joined the cast of the fifth season of Justified , [5] and in 2015, he co-starred as Aris in the film Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials . [6] 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. [7] [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2012 Mud Neckbone
2014 Little Accidents Owen Briggs
2015 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Aris
2016 Free State of Jones Daniel
2017 Go North Josh
2018 Maze Runner: The Death Cure Aris
2021 12 Mighty Orphans Snoggs
A House on the Bayou Isaac
2024 Joker: Folie à Deux Ricky Meline

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Justified Kendal Crowe10 episodes
2015 Texas Rising Colby PittMiniseries; 5 episodes
2017–2019 The Son Young Eli McCulloughRecurring role
2024 Landman Cooper NorrisMain role [8]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2014 Robert Altman Award At Independent Spirit Awards [9] [10] Best Ensemble (shared with cast) Mud Won
Leonardo's Horse at Milan International Film FestivalBest Supporting Actor Little Accidents Nominated
2016 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (14–21) Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Nominated

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