# Jordan Rodrigues > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jordan_Rodrigues > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jordan_Rodrigues.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Rodrigues > Source revision: 1357025167 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is about the Australian actor. For the Brazilian footballer, see [Jordan Rodrigues (footballer)](/source/Jordan_Rodrigues_(footballer)). **Jordan Rodrigues** is an Australian actor and dancer. He is best known for his role as Trey Emory in the [Hulu](/source/Hulu) original series *[Light as a Feather](/source/Light_as_a_Feather_(TV_series))*. He has starred and appeared in TV series *[Dance Academy](/source/Dance_Academy)*, *[Home and Away](/source/Home_and_Away)*, and *[The Fosters](/source/The_Fosters_(2013_TV_series))*, and in the core cast of *[National Treasure: Edge of History](/source/National_Treasure:_Edge_of_History)*. ## Career Rodrigues's first professional acting experience was when he played the role of the young [Simba](/source/Simba) in [*The Lion King*](/source/The_Lion_King_(musical))'s Australian tour at the [Capitol Theatre](/source/Capitol_Theatre,_Sydney) 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](/source/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](/source/Jai_Fernandez) in *[Home and Away](/source/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](/source/Home_and_Away)*.[3] In mid-2009, he landed a main role in the ABC series *[Dance Academy](/source/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*](/source/Better_Man_(miniseries)). From 2014 to 2018, he had a recurring role in the ABC family show *[The Fosters](/source/The_Fosters_(2013_TV_series))* 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](/source/Hawaii_Five-0_(2010_TV_series))* called "Moʻo ʻolelo Pu". He also starred in film *[Breaking Through](/source/Breaking_Through_(2015_film))* as JJ. In 2017, he appeared in the film *[Lady Bird](/source/Lady_Bird_(film))* 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](/source/Light_as_a_Feather_(TV_series))*. ## Filmography ### Television 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 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 Year Title Role Notes 2003 The Lion King Young Simba ## Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Refs 2020 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime Program Light as a Feather [8] ## References 1. Adamski, Kat. ["Actor dreams of home now, away later"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100921025243/http://north-shore-times.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/actor-dreams-of-home-now-away-later/). *[North Shore Times](/source/North_Shore_Times)*. Archived from [the original](http://north-shore-times.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/actor-dreams-of-home-now-away-later/) on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2011. 1. ["Lord of the dance"](https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/tv/lord-of-the-dance-ng-ya-211053). *The West Australian*. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2025-09-14. 1. ["Smith, Ritchie score Gold Logie nominations"](http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/news/a151251/smith-ritchie-score-gold-logie-nominations.html). Digitalspy.co.uk. 30 March 2009. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120426015215/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/news/a151251/smith-ritchie-score-gold-logie-nominations.html) 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 September 2011. 1. ["Dance Academy – ABC press release"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121022101536/http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/media/s2625286.htm). *[Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.abc.net.au/corp/pubs/media/s2625286.htm) on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012. 1. Andreeva, Nellie & Petski, Denise (January 12, 2022). ["'National Treasure': Lyndon Smith, Zuri Reed, Jake Austin Walker, Antonio Cipriano & Jordan Rodrigues Join Disney+ Series"](https://deadline.com/2022/01/national-treasure-disney-plus-series-cast-lyndon-smith-1234909447/). *Deadline*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220112224941/https://deadline.com/2022/01/national-treasure-disney-plus-series-cast-lyndon-smith-1234909447/) 12 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 13, 2022. 1. Couch, Aaron (June 16, 2021). ["Animated 'Mortal Kombat Legends' Sequel Arriving This Summer (Exclusive)"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mortal-kombat-legends-battle-of-the-realms-cast-1234968317). *hollywoodreporter.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210616210151/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mortal-kombat-legends-battle-of-the-realms-cast-1234968317/) 16 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 16, 2021. 1. Thayer, Josh (2024-03-13). ["'We're All Gonna Die' Review: A Boy-Meets-Girl Sci-Fi Story"](https://thecosmiccircus.com/were-all-gonna-die-review/). *The Cosmic Circus*. Retrieved 2025-10-11. 1. Hipes, Patrick (2020-05-21). ["Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'General Hospital', 'Sesame Street', 'The View' Top List; CBS, Amazon Prime Lead Networks"](https://deadline.com/2020/05/daytime-emmy-nominations-2020-list-of-nomineesospital-sesame-street-the-view-top-list-cbs-amazon-prime-lead-networks-1202940564/). *Deadline*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200521191900/https://deadline.com/2020/05/daytime-emmy-nominations-2020-list-of-nomineesospital-sesame-street-the-view-top-list-cbs-amazon-prime-lead-networks-1202940564/) 21 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-05-27. ## External links - [Jordan Rodrigues](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3028004/) at IMDb --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jordan Rodrigues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Rodrigues) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Rodrigues?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.