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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Regular Session, 2025 HR 1036 3
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By: Representative Richmond 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
TO RECOGNIZE ARKANSAS ACTOR JACOB LOFLAND FOR HIS 9
ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF ACTING, WHICH HAVE 10
BROUGHT RENOWN TO HIM AND TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. 11
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TO RECOGNIZE ARKANSAS ACTOR JACOB 15
LOFLAND FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE 16
FIELD OF ACTING, WHICH HAVE BROUGHT 17
RENOWN TO HIM AND TO THE STATE OF 18
ARKANSAS. 19
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WHEREAS, Jacob Seth Lofland was born on July 30, 1996, in Briggsville, 21
Arkansas, to Debra and Billy Lofland, and is an actor widely known for his 22
portrayal of "Neckbone", which was his first acting role, in the famed 23
Arkansas-made film "Mud"; and 24
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WHEREAS, Lofland obtained the acting role in "Mud" during a time when 26
his mother was working with a community group focused on bringing employment 27
opportunities to Fourche Valley in Yell County, and she was excited to see a 28
newspaper article noting that a Hollywood movie was going to be filming in 29
east Arkansas; and 30
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WHEREAS, Lofland and his mother realized that Lofland perfectly fit the 32
description of the boy the director of "Mud", Jeff Nichols, was seeking to 33
cast as "Neckbone" because he was a teenaged Arkansas boy who could operate a 34
boat and ride a motorcycle; and 35
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WHEREAS, fewer than three (3) weeks after seeing the open casting call, 1
Lofland took his first airplane ride for an audition for the film "Mud" held 2
in Austin, Texas, and was offered the role within twenty -four (24) hours; and 3
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WHEREAS, the film "Mud", a coming -of-age tale reminiscent of The 5
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn starring Matthew McConaughey and Reese 6
Witherspoon, was a global critical success, and although Lofland was still a 7
teenager, he decided to continue working as an actor; and 8
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WHEREAS, in addition to "Mud", Lofland has also appeared in "Little 10
Accidents", the fifth season of "Justified", television miniseries "Texas 11
Rising", "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials", "Free State of Jones", "Go North", 12
"Maze Runner: The Death Cure", two seasons of "The Son", "12 Mighty Orphans", 13
"A House on the Bayou", and "Joker: Folie a Deux" and is currently starring 14
in the first season of Taylor Sheridan's "Landman" with Billy Bob Thornton; 15
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WHEREAS, Lofland has had the honor of working with accomplished actors 18
such as Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Elizabeth Banks, Timothy 19
Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Pierce Brosnan, Joaquin Phoenix, Dylan O'Brien, 20
Josh Lucas, and Billy Bob Thornton, the latter two of whom are, like Lofland, 21
from Arkansas, 22
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NOW THEREFORE, 24
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL 25
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 26
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THAT the House of Representatives recognize Arkansas actor Jacob 28
Lofland for his achievements in the field of acting, which have brought 29
renown to him and to the State of Arkansas. 30
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 32
presented to Jacob Lofland by the Chief Clerk of the House of 33
Representatives. 34
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