Fans may know Jacob Elordi prominently for his role in Netflix's The Kissing Booth franchise first, but since then, he has grown as an actor beyond the typical bad boy typecasting (well, mostly).
Here are our top 8 picks of Jacob Elordi's performances in movies and TV series, ranked from worst to best! Check out our selection below:
8. The Kissing Booth (2018)
Jacob Elordi rose to fame thanks to starring as the bad boy senior Noah in Netflix’s The Kissing Booth franchise. The film sank and had only received a 17% Rotten Tomatoes score, thanks to its toxic relationship between Noah and Elle (Joey King). The actor himself even called the movies “ridiculous.” But hey, everyone's got to start somewhere!
Streaming Platforms: Netflix
7. He Went That Way (2023)
As typical as it goes in Hollywood, Jacob had initially been typecast as the bad boy, but his performance in He Went That Way was no ordinary part to play.
Based on the actual serial killer Larry Ranes, the film follows Jim Goodwin (Zachary Quinto), a celebrity animal trainer who picks up a hitchhiker named Bobby Falls (Jacob Elordi), only to discover his passenger is a cunning young serial killer. Elordi essentially got to explore his more nuanced roles while still embodying the stereotypical “bad boy” typecasting.
Streaming Platforms: Hulu, Disney+
6. On Swift Horses (2024)
The bad boy streak doesn’t stop for Jacob Elordi here, but it does heighten how much “bad” the “boy” can bring to the table.
Based on Shannon Pufahl’s 2019 novel, On Swift Horses, the historical romantic drama brings forth a post-Korean War forbidden love to life. Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Lee (Will Poulter) plan to make their own life together, until her charismatic, gambler brother-in-law, Julius (Elordi), comes into the picture.
Streaming Platforms: Netflix
5. Priscilla (2023)
Instead of the usual Elvis Presley biopic, Priscilla shows the life of Beaulieu from their first meeting in 1959 until his death in 1977. As Elordi takes on the King of Rock and Roll, critics applauded the Euphoria star’s more vulnerable yet charismatic take, successfully departing from and distinguishing his performance from Austin Butler’s in Elvis.
Streaming Platforms: HBO Max, Netflix
4. The Narrow Road to the Deep North (2025)
What kind of nuanced actor doesn’t star in a war movie? The Narrow Road to the Deep North was Elordi’s time to shine as he plays Dorrigo Evans, who navigates a passionate affair before being taken in as a prisoner of war in a brutal Japanese camp on the Burma Railway.
Critics and fans alike found Elordi’s portrayal an incredible performance throughout, as a resilient man trying to hold onto the last bits of his humanity despite the unimaginable suffering.
Streaming Platforms: Amazon Prime Video
3. Saltburn (2023)
Saltburn, to be fair, is already a shocking and explicit viewing all on its own, and yet having Jacob Elordi take on the part of a wealthy, aristocratic student that represents the patriarchy in the film tied the story together. Elordia had achieved Felix’s effortless charm with the typical male nonchalance, a type of performance far, far off from his beginnings as Noah.
Streaming Platforms: Amazon Prime Video
2. Frankenstein (2025)
One of Elordi’s many firsts is playing the Creature in Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 iteration of Mary Shelley’s classic Frankenstein story. Compared to the actor’s previous roles, he barely had any lines in the newest release, and yet still managed to move viewers and critics alike with his performance alongside co-stars Mia Goth (Elizabeth) and Oscar Isaac (Victor Frankenstein).
Streaming Platforms: Netflix
1. Euphoria (2019-Present)
How do we even begin to describe Nate Jacobs in Euphoria? Despite the problematic character, it is Jacob Elordi’s portrayal that fascinates fans and viewers with how he was able to act as the star quarterback of East Highland High School, even as the series revealed just how twisted, toxic, and abusive of a boyfriend he was to Maddy, Cassie, and his former love interest of Jules Vaughn.
Streaming Platforms: HBO Max
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