Jordan Rodrigues is an Australian actor and dancer. He is best known for his role as Trey Emory in the Hulu original series Light as a Feather. He has starred and appeared in TV series Dance Academy, Home and Away, and The Fosters, and in the core cast of National Treasure: Edge of History.
Jordan Rodrigues | |
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 Rodrigues in December 2012 | |
| Born | |
| Occupations | Actor, dancer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Career
editRodrigues's first professional acting experience was when he played the role of the young Simba in The Lion King's Australian tour at the Capitol Theatre starting in October 2003. He had no training prior to the audition but still got the role on stage as one of the lead characters. He performed three times per week for two and a half years.[1]
Rodrigues then trained at Brent Street for over ten years; he has studied jazz, ballet, hip hop, drama and singing.[2]
In January 2008, Rodrigues announced he wanted a career in acting and joined an acting agency. He received several commercial roles and auditioned for the part of Jai Fernandez in Home and Away. He made his debut in March 2008. In 2009, Rodrigues was nominated for a TV Week Silver Logie as Most Popular New Talent after he finished his role as 'Jai Fernandez' on Home and Away.[3]
In mid-2009, he landed a main role in the ABC series Dance Academy. He was cast as one of the main characters, Christian Reed.[4] In 2013, he appeared in the Australian 4-part mini-series Better Man.
From 2014 to 2018, he had a recurring role in the ABC family show The Fosters in the second to fifth season. He portrayed Mat, one of Brandon's bandmates and Mariana's boyfriend. In 2015, he guest starred in an episode on Hawaii Five-0 called "Moʻo ʻolelo Pu". He also starred in film Breaking Through as JJ. In 2017, he appeared in the film Lady Bird as the titular character's older brother.
From 2018, he played Trey Emory, one of the main characters in the Hulu original series Light as a Feather.
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2009 | Home and Away | Jai Fernandez | Regular role |
| 2010–2013 | Dance Academy | Christian Reed | Main role |
| 2013 | Camp | Greg | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Better Man | Khoa Nguyen | 4 episodes |
| 2014–2018 | The Fosters | Mat | Recurring role, 38 episodes |
| 2015 | Hawaii Five-0 | Carter Akana | Episode: "Moʻo ʻolelo Pu" |
| 2016 | Faking It | Dylan a.k.a. "Shark Bait" | Recurring role |
| 2018–2019 | Light as a Feather | Trey Emory | Main role |
| 2019 | L.A.'s Finest | Arlo | Recurring role |
| 2022–2023 | National Treasure: Edge of History | Ethan Chao | Main role[5] |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Breaking Through | JJ | Film |
| 2017 | Bring It On: Worldwide Cheersmack | Blake | Direct-to-video film |
| Lady Bird | Miguel McPherson | Film | |
| Dance Academy: The Movie | Christian Reed | Film | |
| 2020 | Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge | Liu Kang (voice) | Direct-to-video film |
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms | Liu Kang (voice) | Direct-to-video film[6] |
| 2024 | We're All Gonna Die | Kai | Film[7] |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Lion King | Young Simba |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime Program | Light as a Feather | Nominated | [8] |
References
edit- ↑ Adamski, Kat. "Actor dreams of home now, away later". North Shore Times. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ "Lord of the dance". The West Australian. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ "Smith, Ritchie score Gold Logie nominations". Digitalspy.co.uk. 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ "Dance Academy – ABC press release". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (12 January 2022). "'National Treasure': Lyndon Smith, Zuri Reed, Jake Austin Walker, Antonio Cipriano & Jordan Rodrigues Join Disney+ Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ Couch, Aaron (16 June 2021). "Animated 'Mortal Kombat Legends' Sequel Arriving This Summer (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ↑ Thayer, Josh (13 March 2024). "'We're All Gonna Die' Review: A Boy-Meets-Girl Sci-Fi Story". The Cosmic Circus. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (21 May 2020). "Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'General Hospital', 'Sesame Street', 'The View' Top List; CBS, Amazon Prime Lead Networks". Deadline. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.