Jordan Masterson is a popular American actor, who is famous for his appearances in such series as “The Walking Dead”, “CSI: Miami”, “Greek” and many others. Jordan is a member of the Church of Scientology with several members of his family, including another “The Walking Dead” star, Jordan’s sister, Alanna Masterson.

Early life and family

Jordan Masterson was born on April 9, 1986 in Dunedin, Florida, USA, so he has American nationality and his zodiac sign is Aries. Jordan’s parents, Carol Masterson, a talent manager, and Joe Reaiche, an Australian professional sportsperson who is a former National Rugby League (NRL) player, were both attending the Church of Scientology when they met in the early 1980s; Carol had three children from her previous relationship.

Jordan’s parents got married in 1985 and gave birth to their joint children Jordan and Alanna. The couple divorced in 1995, when Jordan was just nine years old. All the children, including Jordan’s half-brothers, Will, Danny and Christopher, stayed with their mother in New York, where the entire family moved to develop their careers. Carol managed all of her children’s endeavors.

Divorce from his father

The children took Carol’s surname, per the policy of the Scientological organization; none of Joe’s children communicated with him when he left the Church of Scientology, actually becoming a staunch opponent of it.

In his 2012 interview with Vanity Fair Hollywood, Joe called the Church of Scientology “a very deep and filthy abyss” and claimed it had taken the family away from him, as they all stopped communicating with him due to its so-called “disconnection policy”. , which prevents any relationship with antagonists of the Church. All of his friends and children stopped answering the phone, leaving Joe all alone. ‘I can’t fool them. I can’t kidnap them and I can’t convince them because they’ve been brainwashed,” Joe shared in his interview, when he reflected on what could be done to reunite with his children. Joe has been working in the healthcare and insurance industry since 2020.

Jordan’s sister, actress and Scientologist Alanna Masterson

Jordan’s younger sister, Alanna Masterson, was born on June 27, 1988. She spent a lot of time with her family, especially her brother, Jordan, where they played basketball and soccer together. Alanna got her first role on TV in 1994, when she was only six years old, appearing as Colleen Carlton in the long-running TV drama series ‘The Young and the Restless’. After several supporting roles and episodic appearances in various series, Alanna scored major roles in “First Day” (2010 – present) as Abby, “Mistresses” (2013 – 2016) as Lydia, and in “Younger” as Kiara in 2018. However , Alanna’s greatest work has always been her role of Tara Chambler in the hit series “The Walking Dead”, in which she filmed from 2013 to 2019.

All in all, she has appeared in 87 episodes of the show and is still assigned to season 11, which is expected to be released in late 2020.

Alanna is a devout Scientologist. She and her boyfriend Brick Stowell gave birth to their daughter Marlowe on November 13, 2015. She is very popular on social media platforms hence her Instagram account has over 1.3 million subscribers.

Educational background

Little is known about Jordan’s educational background. According to Scientologists’ policy, “normal education was minimized because of Scientology’s belief in reincarnation—everyone was millions of years old,” Maureen Orth, the writer for Vanity Fair Hollywood, describes the common way of life of Scientology families. So Jordan definitely skipped college and pursued his acting career.

Career

Acting career: first steps

Jordan started filming in TV movies when he was just seven years old. He landed the role of Joseph in “Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair” (1993), and then Zeb in “Star”, opposite Jennie Garth and Craig Bierko.

In 2000, Jordan returned to filming after a break of several years, but still only 14, appearing as Paperboy in the “That ’70s Show” episode “Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die”. He then landed supporting roles in several TV series, such as ‘Grounded for Life’ (from 2001 to 2002), ‘Do Over’ (2002) and ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ (2002). Jordan played Adam Connors in a few episodes of “George Lopez” (2002 – 2003) and then portrayed Patrick in the “Listen Up” episode “Couch Potato” in 2005.

He also played Mark in the hit comedy “The 40 Year-Old Virgin”, starring Steve Carell and Catherine Keener.

Further success

Before landing his first recurring role on a TV series, Jordan appeared in episodes of shows like “CSI: Miami”, “7th Heaven”, and “How I Met Your Mother”. In 2010, he landed the role of Dumptruck and appeared in 11 episodes of the show “Greek”, playing opposite Spencer Grammer, Amber Stevens West and Scott Michael Foster. In 2012, he began filming the series “Last Man Standing”, from the third season, replacing Nick Jonas in the role of Ryan Vogelson. Jordan appeared in 98 episodes of the show and is still assigned to the new seasons, continuing to play the father of Boyd, his on-screen son of his high school sweetheart, Kristin Baxter, played by Amanda Fuller.

The show was canceled once in May 2017 “due to a scheduling decision,” according to ABC Studios and ABC Entertainment senior vice president Jori Arancio. However, the second most watched show on ABC was soon revived in August 2017. The series has won numerous nominations and awards, including the 2013 Environmental Media Awards in the “Television Episodic Comedy” category and the 2015 ASCAP Screen Music Awards , won by the show’s composer, Carl Thiel.

Personal life, ex-girlfriend Dakota Johnson

Jordan has always been very secretive about his private life, but it is known that he had a long-term relationship with Dakota Johnson, the star of the “Fifty Shades of Gray” movie trilogy, the daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith.

The couple broke up in 2014 and Dakota was next seen dating Matthew Hitt, the frontman of the rock band “Drowers”, whom she dated until 2016. As of October 2017, Dakota is dating the frontman of the popular music band “Coldplay”. Chris Martin. As for Jordan, he has not been noticed in any case and even removed his own Instagram bill. Before his relationship with Dakota Johnson, Jordan dated the waitress and actress Angie Simms, apparently from 2006 to 2010.

Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts

Jordan’s favorite sports include golf and tennis. He enjoys going to his friends’ parties, but prefers to stay at home with his family.

He often spends his free time with his sister, Alanna, and his half-brothers. When Jordan was a teenager, he did a lot of snowboarding, basketball, and baseball, but he doesn’t share if he continues to do so today.

Appearance, clothing style

Jordan has short black hair and dark brown eyes. He is 1.85 m tall and weighs about 85 kg; his vital stats are currently unavailable. Regarding his clothing style, he prefers to wear classic suits with light shades, such as silver, gray and light blue. He has several tattoos; one is of his mother’s name, ‘Carol Anne’, inked on his neck.

Wealth and salary

As of 2020, Jordan’s net worth is estimated to be approx $3 million.