The actor who, at 28, is competing at the Oscars with some of the Hollywood heavyweights makes a surprising revelation

At the Academy Awards in mid-March, Australian actor Jacob Elordi, considered one of Hollywood's rising stars, has a chance to get a statuette that many talented actors have won much later in their careers. But he says he has no intention of letting Hollywood influence his life, Business Insider reports.

After films and series like “Euphoria,” “Saltburn” and “Priscilla,” then Guillermo del Toro's “Frankenstein” in 2025 and the new feature “Crossroads” released just last Friday, Elordi has solidified his place as one of Hollywood's most sought-after young actors. The record earnings for the beginning of this year obtained by “At the Crossroads” also means that Elordi is now also a commercially successful feature film actor, not just in some critically acclaimed ones.

His portrayal of the monster in Guillermo del Toro's “Frankenstein” earned him an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor last month. At the age of 28, he even has a chance to become one of the youngest Oscar winners in history.

Who are the youngest actors to win an Oscar?

When he won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in “The Pianist” in 2003, Adrien Brody became, at the age of 29 years and 343 days, the youngest winner of that category, a record he still holds.

Cuba Gooding Jr. won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 29 years and 81 days in 1997 for his role in Jerry Maguire. The absolute record, however, is held by American actor Timothy Hutton, who took home the statuette for best actor in a supporting role at the age of 20 for his performance in the 1980 drama Ordinary People.

If Jacob Elordi wins at the gala on March 15, he will become the youngest actor ever to win an Oscar, except for Hutton. But the Australian actor will face strong competition from established names such as Benicio Del Toro (nominated for “One Battle After Another”), Sean Penn (“One Battle After Another”) and Stellan Skarsgård (“Sentimental Value”). A surprise winner could also be British actor Delroy Lindo, nominated for his performance in the record-breaking horror film Sinners.

Elordi says he doesn't even have a social media account

The Australian actor said in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning that he has no intention of bolstering his Hollywood status or Oscar chances by, for example, promoting himself on social media. “I have no relationship with social media,” Elordi told CBS correspondent Tracy Smith.

“My dream was to be an actor. My dream was to act in movies and, you know, I'm way too excited to ask for more than that. I got exactly what I wanted and I'm seeing the situation exactly the way I dreamed it and I'm living it the way I dreamed it. So for me, that's about all I can take,” Elordi said.

Although the Australian actor has had an Instagram account in the past, he is known for frequently deactivating it. Most recently, his account has been deactivated since late 2024. Elordi also explained that for him, staying “offline” is a way to prevent Hollywood from taking over his entire identity.

Firm message from the 28-year-old actor

“I refuse quite strongly to lose my life to an industry, you know. I consider myself an actor and only an actor. So for me, life takes its course off the set and outside these lights and cameras and things,” he stated in the American television interview.

Even with the cameras around, Elordi said, his Hollywood star status is one that is barely felt in his day-to-day life.

“It doesn't really matter in my reality, you know,” Elordi told CBS. “I have so much love in my life and the relationships I have are so present and real. I was raised in such a genuine and honest way,” he emphasized.

“I feel so deeply here that, I don't know, the idea of ​​this industry and everything else — it doesn't really matter in my day-to-day life,” he said.