Jai Courtney

Birthday: 15 March 1986, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Birth Name: Jai Stephen Courtney

Height: 185 cm

Born March 15, 1986 in Sydney, Australia, Courtney and his sister were raised in Sydney's leafy northwest suburbs, attending Galston Public School where their mother, Karen, was a teacher. His father, Chris, was a civil servant with the state electricity company, implying that there were no show business influences in the family when Jai caught the acting bug as a 10-year-old. He went on to develop his dramatic skills at Cherrybrook Technology High School. At 18, Courtney, like many of Australia's finest thespians before him, tried and failed to win a place at the country's leading acting school, the National Institute for Dramatic Art (NIDA). Show less «

My mum is a school teacher and my dad is an electrician.

I was a bit of a show-off in school and loved playing dress-up, and my passion for it just grew as I...Show more »

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. Show less «

I was always realistic about the fact I wanted to be involved with big films.

I started coming to L.A. as often as I could, for three months on and three months off, because immi...Show more »

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. Show less «

I've always played sport. I played rugby, I was involved in athletics, I played cricket... I'm an ou...Show more »

I've always played sport. I played rugby, I was involved in athletics, I played cricket... I'm an outdoors kind of guy. Show less «

I don't know if I'm an action star or if that's just how things are shaping up. I would hate to be b...Show more »

I don't know if I'm an action star or if that's just how things are shaping up. I would hate to be boxed into that forever, but it's probably just a strength as far as my type goes, and I'm fine with that. Show less «

I was too young to be an avid enthusiast for the franchise, but like billions of people I remember a...Show more »

I was too young to be an avid enthusiast for the franchise, but like billions of people I remember as a child sitting around with the family on a Friday night with pizza and popcorn and a 'Die Hard' movie on. Show less «

I'm not someone who has a lengthy attention span, and that applies to my exercise routine as well.

When you're working with people you've seen in hundreds of films... it's a bit crazy to step outside...Show more »

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. Show less «

Jai Courtney

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