Xelia Mendes-Jones

Xelia Mendes-Jones is a British actor. He^[a] is best known for his main role as Dane in the Prime Video series Fallout (2024).

Xelia Mendes-Jones
Occupation	Actor

Early life and education

Xelia Mendes-Jones is half Indian^[2] and grew up in London, England. He attended Coleridge Primary School^[3] and North London Collegiate School.^[4] He was a javelin thrower with London Heathside^[5] and played youth football as a midfielder with Tottenham Hotspur in the 2009–2010 season.^[6]

Mendes-Jones went on to study Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic (ASNaC) at St Catharine's College, Cambridge,^[7] from 2016. He trained at Identity School of Acting.^[2]

Career

Mendes-Jones was praised for his performance as Renna^[1] in the 2021 Prime Video fantasy series The Wheel of Time.^[8] He appeared as a featured actor alongside Maisie Williams in the music video for "She's on My Mind" by Romy, released in December 2023.^[9][10]

He became more widely known for his main role as Dane in the 2024 Prime Video series Fallout,^[11] and also had a lead role in the film Havoc.^[1]

Personal life

PinkNews reported in 2024 that Mendes-Jones had been "very vocal about his preference" of he/they pronouns, and referred to himself as a "trans guy" in his Instagram bio earlier in that year.^[1]

Filmography

TV

• 2023: The Wheel of Time^[12]
• 2024: Fallout^[13][14]

Movies

• 2025: Havoc^[15][16]