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Elordi in 2019, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date of Birth: 26 June, 1997
Ethnicity: * father – Basque * maternal grandfather – Danish, English, Irish, Scottish
Jacob Elordi is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles in the films Swinging Safari , The Kissing Booth trilogy, The Mortuary Collection , The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee , 2 Hearts , Deep Water (2022), The Sweet East , He Went That Way , Saltburn , Priscilla , Oh, Canada ; On Swift Horses , Frankenstein (2025), and Wuthering Heights (2026); and on the shows Euphoria and The Narrow Road to the Deep North . He is 6′5″.
Jacob is the son of Melissa, a school volunteer, and John Elordi, a house painter. His surname is Basque. His father had emigrated from Markina-Xemein, Basque Country, as a child, with Jacob’s paternal grandparents. Jacob was partly raised in Melbourne.
Jacob’s paternal grandfather was named Joaquín Elordi. Joaquín was from Ondarroa, Biscay, Basque Autonomous Community, northern Spain.
Jacob’s maternal grandfather was Colin David Neilsen (the son of David William Neilsen, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Aileen Smith). Jacob’s great-grandfather David was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, the son of David William Neilsen, whose parents were Danish; and of Grace Barnes, who was born in Downham, Norfolk, England. Jacob’s great-grandmother Mary Elizabeth was born in Rockhampton, the daughter of Albert Taylor Smith, whose parents were Irish, with at least partial roots in Co. Cavan; and of Annie Thompson, whose father was Scottish, from Perth and Kinross, and whose mother was Irish, from County Limerick.
Jacob’s maternal grandmother is named Elaine Margaret.
Sources: https://www.thefashionisto.com
Genealogy of Jacob Elordi (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Jacob’s maternal grandfather, Colin David Neilsen – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Jacob’s maternal grandfather, Colin David Neilsen – https://www.findagrave.com