Meet Landman actor Jacob Lofland, who plays Cooper on the show

As Taylor Sheridan’s hit drama Landman returns for a highly anticipated second season, attention is turning to Jacob Lofland and the evolving story of his character, Cooper Norris. The gritty West Texas series, which explores the oil industry, left fans eager to see what’s next for Cooper and Ariana, played by Paulina Chávez, whose chemistry became a surprise highlight of the first season.

Jacob Lofland with Paulina Chávez on Landman. Photo: @landmanpplus/Instagram

Led by Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a crisis executive at an oil company, season two digs deeper into the pressures and adventures surrounding the Norris family in a Texas boomtown.

Jacob Lofland at the New York premiere of Paramount+‘s Landman second season. Photo: TNS

Here’s everything you need to know about the actor behind Tommy Norris’ son Cooper Norris – Jacob Lofland.

He made his film debut alongside Matthew McConaughey

Jacob Lofland in 2013. Photo: @jacob_lofland/Instagram

Jacob Lofland was born in Arkansas in July 1996, and made his film debut at 15 years old in the 2012 thriller adventure Mud starring Matthew McConaughey and Tye Sheridan. Per L’Officiel, Lofland first came across the role after seeing an open casting call in a newspaper and quickly realised he fit every description of his character, Neckbone. Soon after he took a flight to Austin, Texas, for the audition and was offered the role within 24 hours. He received a Robert Altman Award for the role and a best ensemble award alongside the rest of the cast at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.

On falling in love with acting after Mud, Lofland said this year in an interview with Cowboys & Indians, a magazine about Western culture: “My first film festival ever was Cannes, and the first question I ever answered about a film was there – so it was kind of a crazy experience. I really had nothing to compare it to. From there, I realised how fun acting could be, and I just kept pursuing it.