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Meet Taylor Sheridan’s long-time friend James Jordan, who plays Dale Bradley on Landman

STORYSumnima Kandangwa
James Jordan attends Landman’s season two advance screening in November 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo: Getty Images
James Jordan attends Landman’s season two advance screening in November 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo: Getty Images
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Texas-born Jordan, a long-time Taylor Sheridan collaborator, shocked fans with his physical transformation on season 3 of the hit show

Taylor Sheridan’s Landman, the hit series based on the West Texas oil industry, wrapped its second season on January 18 with an eventful final episode that set the scene for the show’s highly anticipated third instalment, which Paramount+ renewed in December 2025.
James Jordan on the Landman set with co-stars Sam Elliott and Billy Bob Thornton. Photo: @actorjamesjordan/Instagram
James Jordan on the Landman set with co-stars Sam Elliott and Billy Bob Thornton. Photo: @actorjamesjordan/Instagram
In the season finale, we see titular landman – or oil industry professional – Tommy Norris, played by Billy Bob Thornton, set out to kick-start his own oil company with the help of his son Cooper (Jacob Lofland) and close friends – including his Poptart-loving right-hand man Dale Bradley, played by actor James Jordan. The actor surprised fans with his fit new look after he shed 35 pounds during the off-season to prioritise his health.
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James Jordan as Dale Bradley in an earlier season of Landman. Photo: @actorjamesjordan/Instagram
James Jordan as Dale Bradley in an earlier season of Landman. Photo: @actorjamesjordan/Instagram

Here’s everything you need to know about actor James Jordan.

He’s from Texas

James Jordan in the season two finale of Landman. Photo: @actorjamesjordan/Instagram
James Jordan in the season two finale of Landman. Photo: @actorjamesjordan/Instagram

Like his Landman character who lives in Texas, James Jordan is a Texas native. The actor was born in Houston, Texas, in March 1979, and spent his childhood there before moving to Missouri in the 1990s.

He graduated from Missouri Southern State University where he studied theatre and received his bachelor of arts degree before moving to Los Angeles to attend the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television. He earned his MFA in acting in 2005 and landed a role in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation that same year.

He’s worked with Taylor Sheridan before

James Jordan trains at the gym in November 2025. Photo: @actorjamesjordan/Instagram
James Jordan trains at the gym in November 2025. Photo: @actorjamesjordan/Instagram
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