Jai Courtney on Wikipedia 

is an Australian actor. He started his career with small roles in films and television series before being cast as Charlie in the thriller film Jack Reacher (2012). He then went on to star in A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) and I, Frankenstein (2014).

In 2014, Courtney played Eric Coulter in the science fiction action film Divergent and reprised his role in the 2015 sequel Insurgent. He plays Kyle Reese in Terminator Genisys (2015) and had a recurring role, as Varro, in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010).

Courtney was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and grew up in Cherrybrook, a suburb of Sydney. His father, Chris, worked for a state-owned electricity company, and his mother, Karen, was a teacher at Galston Public School, where Courtney and his older sister attended. He then attended Cherrybrook Technology High School and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

Courtney at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival

Courtney\'s first role was in a 2005 controversial short film titled

Boys Grammar which also starred Daniel Feuerriegel and Adam J. Yeend. In 2008, Courtney had a role in the Australian series Packed to the Rafters, then a guest lead in the popular All Saints, the comedy feature To Hell & Bourke and several short films. In 2010, he played Varro in Spartacus: Blood and Sand for 10 episodes, before starring in Jack Reacher in 2012 with Tom Cruise and in A Good Day to Die Hard with Bruce Willis as John McClane\'s son, Jack.

In 2014, he appeared in the film I, Frankenstein as Gideon, leader of the gargoyle army and in Felony as Jim Melic.

Courtney played Eric, one of the leaders of the faction Dauntless, in the film Divergent (2014). Later, he starred in Unbroken, where he played Hugh "Cup" Cuppernell and The Water Diviner as Lt. Col. Cecil Hilton.

He reprised his role in the sequel The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015), which began filming May 2014 and was released 20 March 2015.

In February 2014, it was announced he would play Kyle Reese in Terminator Genisys.

Filming on Terminator Genisys began in April/May 2014,

Courtney provided backing vocals on the Pinch Hitter song "All of a Sudden" from their debut album, When Friends Die in Accidents.

In March 2015, Courtney signed on to play Captain Boomerang in the upcoming DC Comics film Suicide Squad, alongside Will Smith, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie. Filming began in April 2015 and will have a release date of August 2016.

As of November 2012, Courtney lives in Los Angeles, California. He was in a relationship with actress Gemma Pranita from 2006 to 2013.

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