Xelia Mendes-Jones

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Xelia Mendes-Jones is a British actor. He [a] is best known for his main role as Dane in the Prime Video series Fallout (2024).

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Early life and education

Xelia Mendes-Jones is half Indian [2] and grew up in London, England. He attended Coleridge Primary School [3] and North London Collegiate School. [4] He was a javelin thrower with London Heathside [5] and played youth football as a midfielder with Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women in the 2009–2010 season. [6] He was offered a spot on Tottenham's first team but declined the offer to pursue college. He is a fan of Arsenal. [7]

Mendes-Jones went on to study Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic (ASNaC) at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, [8] from 2016. He trained at Identity School of Acting. [2] While studying, he pursued modelling. [7]

Career

Mendes-Jones was praised for his performance as Renna [1] in the 2021 Prime Video fantasy series The Wheel of Time . [9] 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. [10] [11]

He became more widely known for his main role as 2024 Prime Video series Fallout as Dane, a young member of the Brotherhood of Steel. [7] Mendes-Jones returned to reprise his role for the second season in 2025. [12] Mendes-Jones also starred in a lead role in the 2024 Netflix film Havoc, his film debut. [1] [7] Mendes-Jones described Havoc as a career highlight, as it was his first audition for a non-binary masculine role after coming out as transgender. [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. [1]

Filmography

TV

Movies

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Everything you need to know about Fallout's rising star Xelia Mendes-Jones: 'Your local trans guy'". PinkNews . 13 April 2024.
  2. 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.
  3. "Did you make our Fun Run roll honour?". Ham & High. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. "Junior, Inter". Middlesex County AA. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. Evans, Gavin (17 July 2012). "Xelia Mendes-Jones 3rd in SE U17 javelin". London Heathside. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. "Under-14 Portraits, 2009–2010". Tottenham Hotspur FC. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Harris, Peter (8 January 2026). "Fallout Dane actor's journey from footballer to Netflix role". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  8. Lewy, Jack (14 March 2016). "Xeli-nderella Story: Poem Exchanged for Jesus May Ball Ticket". The Tab. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  9. "How 'The Wheel Of Time' Made Great Art Out Of Great Pain". Defector Media. 4 January 2024.
  10. "Romy - She's On My Mind (Official Video)". YouTube . Romy. 11 December 2023. Featured Cast - Maisie Williams, Xelia MJ
  11. "Romy from The XX unveils the music video of our new queer anthem hit". Fucking Young. 13 December 2023.
  12. "'Fallout' Amazon Series Casts Kyle MacLachlan, Xelia Mendes-Jones, Aaron Moten (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . 9 June 2022.
  13. Hersey, Liz (10 November 2024). "Everything To Know About Xelia Mendes-Jones, The Breakout Star Of Fallout". ScreenRant. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  14. Otterson, Joe (28 June 2022). "'Fallout' Amazon Series Casts Kyle MacLachlan, Xelia Mendes-Jones, Aaron Moten (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  15. Campione, Katie (18 April 2024). "'Fallout' Renewed For Season 2 At Amazon". Deadline. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  16. "Netflix donne enfin une date pour Havoc, avec Tom Hardy, par le réalisateur de The Raid". Premiere.fr (in French). 23 November 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  17. "Tom Hardy Takes on a Criminal Underworld in Upcoming Action-Thriller HAVOC". www.netflix.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

Notes

  1. Mendes-Jones uses the pronouns he/him and they/them. [1] This article uses he/him for consistency.