Jacob Lofland

Jacob Seth Lofland (born July 30, 1996) is an American actor best known for his role as Neckbone in the film Mud 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.

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 Green. He was offered the role and within a month found himself on location with a full movie crew.

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

In 2014, he joined the cast of the fifth season of Justified, and in 2015, he co-starred as Aris in the film Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. In 2017, he played a young Eli McCullough in The Son. 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.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 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 Aris2021 12 Mighty Orphans Snoggs A House on the Bayou Isaac 2024 Joker: Folie à Deux Ricky Meline

Television Year Title Role Notes 2014 Justified Kendal Crowe 10 episodes 2015 Texas Rising Colby Pitt Miniseries; 5 episodes 2017–2019 The Son Young Eli McCullough Recurring role 2024–present Landman Cooper Norris Main role Best Ensemble (shared with cast) Mud Leonardo's Horse at Milan International Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Little Accidents 2016 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (14–21) Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials