# Jacob Bertrand

Jacob Scott Thomas Bertrand (born March 6, 2000) is an American actor. Since 2018, Bertrand has played the series regular role of Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz in the YouTube Premium and Netflix series Cobra Kai. He is also known for the voice of Bam in Batwheels, portraying the titular character in Disney XD's Kirby Buckets and playing Jack Malloy in the 2016 Disney Channel Original Movie, The Swap.

## Early life

Bertrand was born in Los Angeles, California, and has three siblings. He is half Mexican. He said in an interview that he studied four years of taekwondo at a strip mall and got up to purple belt, then when he was cast in Cobra Kai, he trained with taekwondo grandmaster Simon Rhee.

## Career

Prior to his work for Disney, Bertrand had several roles in Nickelodeon productions. He was a regular on the sitcom Marvin Marvin, voiced the main character Gil in Season 2 of the animated series Bubble Guppies, appeared as a minor character on the teen sitcom iCarly, and co-starred as Charlie on the fantasy-comedy film Jinxed. Since 2018 he has appeared in the YouTube Premium/Netflix television series Cobra Kai.
With Xolo Maridueña, Bertrand co-hosts the Lone Lobos podcast, which debuted in September 2021. Since 2022, Bertrand has voiced the lead character Bam in the animated children's show Batwheels. In November 2022, Bertrand and two friends started Three Floating, a YouTube channel dedicated to the trading card game Flesh and Blood.

## Personal life

Bertrand is in a relationship with Peyton List, his co-star in Cobra Kai.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Duress | Thomas Wilkins | |
| 2012 | Sunset Stories | Danny | |
| 2012 | ParaNorman | Blithe Hollow Townperson | Voice role |
| 2012 | Little Red Wagon | Kid | Uncredited |
| 2012 | Rise of the Guardians | Monty | Voice role |
| 2013 | Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure | Jack | Direct-to-video film; voice role |
| 2014 | The Gambler | Young Boy | Uncredited |
| 2018 | Ready Player One | High School Kid | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Little in Common | Boy | Unsold television pilot |
| 2011 | The Cape | Alpha-Kid | Episode: "Kozmo" |
| 2011 | The Middle | Jake | Episode: "Valentines Day II" |
| 2011 | Homeschooled | Abel | Web series; recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2011 | Parks and Recreation | Darren | Episode: "Pawnee Rangers" |
| 2011 | Community | Young Jeff "Tinkle Town" Winger | Episode: "Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism" |
| 2012–2015 | Bubble Guppies | Gil | Main voice role (seasons 2–3) |
| 2012 | iCarly | Chip Chambers | Episode: "iBattle Chip" |
| 2012 | The Legend of Korra | Young Noatak | Voice role; episode: "Skeletons in the Closet" |
| 2012–2013 | Marvin Marvin | Henry Forman | Main role |
| 2013 | Jinxed | Charlie Murphy | Television movie |
| 2014 | Neckpee Island | OB | Unaired television pilot |
| 2014–2017 | Kirby Buckets | Kirby Buckets | Lead role |
| 2016 | The Swap | Jack Malloy | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2017 | The Lion Guard | Chama | Voice role; episode: "Rafiki's New Neighbors" |
| 2018–2025 | Cobra Kai | Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz | Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2–present) |
| 2022–present | Batwheels | Bam / Batmobile | Lead voice role |
| 2024 | Dinner Time Live with David Chang | Himself | Episode: "Friendsgiving" |
| 2025 | Tempest † | TBA | |

## Video games

* Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues (2020), as Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz (voice role)
* Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising (2022), as Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz (voice role)