Jai Courtney
Jai Courtney
Jai Stephen Courtney is an Australian actor and former model. He started his career with small roles in films and television series before being cast as Charlie in the action film Jack Reacher. He then went on to star in A Good Day to Die Hardand I, Frankenstein...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth15 March 1986
CountryAustralia
johnny prevent stuff trade trappings
Would I want Johnny Depp's career? Sure! But do I want all the trappings and all the stuff that comes with that? I don't know. It's a pretty serious trade off. Can you prevent it? Probably not.
per time
Auditioning for a couple of years, 99 per cent of the time you are doing an American accent.
action america best cinema guy hollywood hub men might obsess people pop roles suggest western
Action roles - or any role - should go to the best guy for the job. People obsess about nationality. Hollywood and America might be the hub for pop culture and cinema for the Western world, but that shouldn't suggest that all the roles should go to young American men.
bit business crisis die far good pressure
After 'A Good Day to Die Hard,' I had a bit of an identity crisis as far as where I wanted to place myself in the business. When it's all new and fresh, there is a lot of pressure to know what you represent, and I didn't really get that.
against battles bigger dressing feeling fort imaginary kid pretending sort
I was always dressing up as a kid in the backyard, building some sort of fort and having battles against imaginary enemies. It's often that same feeling when you're pretending for a living, but it's with bigger toys.
asked athletic bit drop imposing less physically weight
For 'The Terminator,' I was asked to drop a bit of weight to get less physically imposing because it wasn't about an athletic build; the build they were looking for was something more unassuming or boyish. And it was tough!
I like to eat. So it's often a battle to try and control that.
movies seem sure
I'm not sure I'm comfortable with a reputation of being an action guy. That's something I probably try to avoid, but I seem to keep making action movies.
bit
If you get just a bit of exercise in before every meal, you'll really see a difference.
teacher dad school
My mum is a school teacher and my dad is an electrician.
months immigration three
I started coming to L.A. as often as I could, for three months on and three months off, because immigration kicks you out after 90 days.
crazy thinking people
When you're working with people you've seen in hundreds of films... it's a bit crazy to step outside yourself for a minute and think, 'This is surreal.' But I try not to get too bogged down in that.
school passion playing-dress-up
I was a bit of a show-off in school and loved playing dress-up, and my passion for it just grew as I got older.
facts film realistic
I was always realistic about the fact I wanted to be involved with big films.