Xelia Mendes-Jones

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Xelia Mendes-Jones is a British actor. He is best known for his main role as Dane in the Prime Video series Fallout .

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Early life and education

Xelia Mendes-Jones is half Indian [1] and grew up as a girl in London, England. He attended Coleridge Primary School [2] and North London Collegiate School. [3] They were a javelin thrower with London Heathside [4] and played youth football as a midfielder with Tottenham Hotspur Ladies in the 2009-2010 season. [5]

Mendes-Jones went on to study Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic (ASNaC) at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, [6] from 2016. They trained at Identity School of Acting. [1]

Career

Mendes-Jones was praised for his performance as Renna [7] in the 2021 Prime Video fantasy series The Wheel of Time . [8] He appeared as a featured actor alongside Maisie Williams in the music video for "She's on My Mind" by Romy, released in December 2023. [9] [10]

He became more widely known for his main role as Dane in the 2024 Prime Video series Fallout , [11] and also has a lead role in the upcoming film Havoc . [7]

Personal life

PinkNews reported in 2024 that Mendes-Jones had been "very vocal about his preference" of he/they pronouns, and referred to himself as a "trans guy" in his Instagram bio earlier in that year. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Blum, Gillian (11 April 2024). "Who Is Xelia Mendes-Jones? 5 Things to Know About Fallout Actor". The Direct. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Did you make our Fun Run roll honour?". Ham & High. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Junior, Inter". Middlesex County AA. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Evans, Gavin (17 July 2012). "Xelia Mendes-Jones 3rd in SE U17 javelin". London Heathside. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Under-14 Portraits, 2009–2010". Tottenham Hotspur FC. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Lewy, Jack (14 March 2016). "Xeli-nderella Story: Poem Exchanged for Jesus May Ball Ticket". The Tab. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 "Everything you need to know about Fallout's rising star Xelia Mendes-Jones: 'Your local trans guy'". PinkNews . 13 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "How 'The Wheel Of Time' Made Great Art Out Of Great Pain". Defector Media. 4 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Romy - She's On My Mind (Official Video)". YouTube . Romy. 11 December 2023. Featured Cast - Maisie Williams, Xelia MJ
  10. ↑ "Romy from The XX unveils the music video of our new queer anthem hit". Fucking Young. 13 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "'Fallout' Amazon Series Casts Kyle MacLachlan, Xelia Mendes-Jones, Aaron Moten (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . 9 June 2022.


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