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	Joel Smallbone

	Smallbone in 2016

	Born	 (1984-06-05) 5 June 1984 (age 36)[citation needed]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

	Occupation	Singer, actor
	Spouse(s)	Moriah Peters (m. 2013)
	Relatives	Luke Smallbone (brother)
Rebecca St. James (sister)


Joel David Smallbone (born 5 June 1984) is an Australian singer and actor. He is a member of the Christian pop duo for King & Country along with his brother Luke Smallbone. He played the role of James Stevens in the 2016 film Priceless.


Contents


	1 Early life
	2 Career
	2.1 Discography
	2.2 Filmography



	3 References
	4 External links





Early life[edit]

Smallbone was born in Sydney, but moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1991.[1] He is the brother of Luke Smallbone and younger brother of Christian recording artist and speaker Rebecca St. James. Smallbone is also the brother-in-law of Jacob Fink, former bassist for the band Foster the People.[2]

Smallbone's father was a music promoter, and Joel recalls, "going to these rock concerts, sitting on my father's shoulders, plugging my ears...Honestly, in a lot of ways I feel like music chose me and as I grew older, I made a clear decision to fully lean into it."[3]


Career[edit]

  
Smallbone with For King & Country performing at Kingdom Bound 2015



Smallbone did background vocals for his sister Rebecca as well as operating lights and managing the stage.[4] He collaborated with his brother Luke and in 2008 they released their first EP, A Tale of Two Towns, performing under the name Austoville.[1] The group was signed to Warner Bros. Records and later changed its name to For King & Country.[1]

Smallbone began his acting career in 2014 by playing King Xerxes in The Book of Esther and as Jake Reeson in Like a Country Song.[5] In 2016, Smallbone was cast in the leading role of James Stevens in the film Priceless.[6]

Smallbone won two Grammy awards in 2014 and was nominated for another Grammy in 2016[7][8]


Discography[edit]

Main article: For King & Country (band) § Discography

Filmography[edit]

	Year
	Title
	Role
	Notes

	2014
	The Book of Esther
	King Xerxes
	

	2014
	Like a Country Song
	Jake Reeson
	

	2016
	Priceless
	James Stevens
	



References[edit]


	^ a b c "For King & Country: From Rebecca St James sidemen to CCM success". Cross Ryhthms. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

	^ 
McPhail, Carol (23 January 2015). "For King & Country, touring with Winter Jam, draws on life-or-death scare in 'Run Wild'". AL.com. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

	^ 
"Biography | for KING & COUNTRY". Forkingandcountry.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

	^ 
Schmitt, Brad (2 June 2016). "For King & Country's Luke Smallbone nearly died from illness". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

	^ 
"For King & Country: Impacting the US with their anti-trafficking film Priceless". Cross Rhythms. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

	^ 
Leydon, Joe. "Film Review: Priceless". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2016.

	^ 
"Joel Smallbone". GRAMMY.com. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

	^ 
http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Joel Smallbone of Christian music group For King & Country on being in film 'Priceless'". The Washington Times. Retrieved 7 September 2017.





External links[edit]

	Joel Smallbone on IMDb









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