Caleb Landry Jones

Caleb Landry Jones (born 1989 ) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for his supporting roles as Banshee in X-Men: First Class, Jeremy Armitage in Get Out (2017), Jack Hicks in The Florida Project (2017), and Red Welby in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). The latter earned him a SAG Award.

His leading roles include Syd March in Antiviral (2012), Ty Carter in The Outpost (2019), and Martin Bryant in Nitram (2021), which earned him a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He later starred in Luc Besson's Dogman (2023) and Dracula (2025).

Early life Jones was born in Garland, Texas and was raised in Richardson, a suburb in Dallas. His father Patrick is a contractor and his mother Cindy is a special educator. He is the second of three brothers. His older brother served in the Marine Corps. Jones' maternal grandparents had played in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. All four films were critically acclaimed. In 2019, he played Ty Carter in the war drama film The Outpost.

In 2023, he portrayed the lead role in Luc Besson’s action thriller film Dogman. Besson praised Jones's transformative performance and expressed his fascination with the actor. This inspired Besson to cast Jones as the eponymous character in Dracula (2025). Besson was not particularly interested in the story of Dracula, but instead reimagined the film specifically around Jones.

Music He began his music career as a drummer for the worship band in his local church.

On 1 May 2020, Jones released his debut studio album, The Mother Stone, through Sacred Bones Records. They have one child.

Discography Albums Year Title 2020The Mother Stone 2021 Gadzooks Vol. 1 2022 Gadzooks Vol. 2 2024 Hey Gary, Hey Dawn

Singles Year Title2020 "Flag Day / The Mother Stone" "All I Am in You / The Big Worm" "I Dig Your Dog" Filmography Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2008–2010 Friday Night Lights Jimmy Adler 5 episodes 2009–2010 Breaking Bad Louis 2 episodes 2010 Victorious Adorable Guy Episode: "Tori the Zombie" 2017 Twin Peaks Steven Burnett 4 episodes

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