The 28-year-old Australian is a best supporting actor Oscar contender for Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Mary Shelley's horror novel.

Director Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" is finally streaming on Netflix, and at the center of all of the initial praise for the film is Jacob Elordi. The "Euphoria" and "Saltburn" breakout star has received widespread acclaim for his performance in the film as the Creature,

Jacob Elordi as Healthcliff in 'Wuthering Heights.' Photography courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.

In true del Toro style, however, his creature is not a monster, but one filled with emotion and humanity. And that vision was something prosthetics artist Mike Hill kept in mind when creating his designs for del Toro’s film. “We wanted to stay away from classical zombies or anything like that,” Hill tells Variety.

Guillermo del Toro’s new Frankenstein movie—which began streaming on Netflix today—makes it very clear that Jacob Elordi’s character is not a monster. He is, instead, a Creature, and is listed as such in the credits. But I’ll do you one better: Not only is Jacob Elordi not a monster in GDT’s Frankenstein, he is, in fact, a golden retriever.