The Aussie actor was previously in Suicide Squad, Divergent and A Good Day to Die Hard with Bruce WillisTaylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone universe keeps expanding. After his hit neo-Western TV show aired its series finale in December 2024, Paramount+ premiered its spin-off Marshals in March this year on top of its two existing prequels 1883 and 1923.Cole Hauser as Rip Wheeler and Kelly Reilly as Beth Dutton in Dutton Ranch. Photo: Paramount+Joining the Sheridanverse is Yellowstone’s latest spin-off, Dutton Ranch, which sees actors Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser reprise their roles as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler. Premiering on May 15, the new show follows Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler as they leave behind their life in Montana after the sale of Yellowstone Ranch. The couple settle down in South Texas to start a life of their own, but quickly run into problems with a rival ranch.While fans of the show can expect to see some familiar faces from Yellowstone on the show, the highly anticipated series will also introduce a number of new cast members, including Australian actor Jai Courtney, who will be playing an “imposing, unpredictable ranch foreman” named Rob-Will.Here’s everything you need to know about Jai Courtney, the Sheridanverse newcomer who is known for his action films.How did Jai Courtney get into acting?Jai Courtney promoting Dangerous Animals in 2025. Photo: @jaicourtney/InstagramCourtney was born in March 1986. Hailing from Sydney, his first experience with acting came as a child in primary school when his parents signed him and his sister up for an after-school improvisation class, per Interview magazine.The 40-year-old actor describes himself as a child who loved to dress up and perform, but he’d never pictured himself specifically onstage. “The stage was wherever I was standing at the time,” he told Interview Magazine.Despite never seeing himself becoming an actor as a child, Courtney continued to participate in plays all the way through high school, where he also played rugby. After graduation, Courtney decided further education wasn’t for him, and he worked odd jobs for six months, growing increasingly frustrated because he had passion but didn’t know where to put it. He went on to attend the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth at 18 years old.How did Jai Courtney become an action star?