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Who is Emma Roberts’ budding actor BF, Cody John? The couple do Coachella and Lacoste fashion show together, but did he really move into the American Horror Story star’s house in Hollywood Hills?

Unlike his scream queen girlfriend, Emma Roberts’ latest beau Cody John only has a few TV episodes under his belt. Photo: @emmaroberts/Instagram
Last month, actress Emma Roberts showed Architectural Digest around her US$3.6 million house in the Hollywood Hills. The American Horror Story star split from her ex Garrett Hedlund in 2022 – just two years after giving birth to their son Rhodes – and admitted to AD that she’d wanted the home she and Rhodes moved into next to be “a place that felt really ours”.

“When we were moving in, it was just me and my son,” she explained. “I want this to be our house that is just our style, and filled with our memories and our love.” However, Roberts’ use of the past tense implies it’s no longer just her and her son living there … could her boyfriend of two years Cody John have joined the duo?

Here’s what you need to know about Roberts’ beau.

How did Emma Roberts and Cody John meet?

Emma Roberts met her current boyfriend Cody John through mutual friends in 2022. Photo: @johncodyjohn/Instagram

According to E! News, Roberts and John met through mutual friends in mid-2022. The pair went Instagram official that August, when John posted a black and white photo of them kissing on a yacht. An insider told the outlet a couple of months later that John was good at making Roberts laugh.

“Emma loves Cody’s personality. He’s really funny and they have been having a good time together,” the source told E!, adding, “Emma is cautious about bringing her son around new people, but knows the day will come soon.”

Based on her recent AD interview, it seems that they were right.

Cody John is an actor

Cody John is slowly establishing himself as an actor in Hollywood, like his girlfriend Emma Roberts. Photo: @johncodyjohn/Instagram
John is a fellow actor. However, unlike Roberts – who is the niece of Julia Roberts and daughter of The Dark Knight actor Eric Roberts – John doesn’t hail from Hollywood royalty. In fact, as an actor, he’s only just making inroads into the industry.
Cody John seems to be really taken with Emma Roberts. Photo: @johncodyjohn/Instagram
Per IMDB, he’s only appeared in a handful of TV shows to date, including two episodes of Wu Tang: An American Saga in 2021 and two episodes of The CW’s In The Dark. He currently has five projects in post-production, including the drama Grounded starring Radha Mitchell.

He’s more low profile than his girlfriend – so far

Cody John has been sharing photos of his relationship with Emma Roberts on his Instagram profile. Photo: @emmaroberts/Instagram

Perhaps as a result of his relatively low-key acting career, John has fewer than 8,000 followers on Instagram. He’s also posted a mere seven times compared to his scream queen girlfriend, who’s shared nearly 2,000 photos with her more than 20 million followers.

Nevertheless, more than half of John’s posts have been about Roberts, sharing photos of the actress to celebrate her on her birthday each year and giving her sweet nicknames including “teenie tiny” and “sheesh”.

He keeps active

Emma Roberts apparently finds her boyfriend Cody John funny – a key ingredient to a lasting relationship? Photo: @emmaroberts/Instagram

While he doesn’t put much about himself out into the public domain, what he has shared seems to confirm that he likes to keep active and – per Roberts’ reported assessment of him – has a sense of humour.

“Climbed the tallest mountain in Idaho wearing a swimsuit. Absolute nightmare,” he wrote on one post of himself standing on top of Borah Peak.

Cody John seems to have a sporty side. Photo: @johncodyjohn/Instagram

His actor’s profile on Backstage.com also lists his favourite sports as basketball, waterskiing, skiing and golf, and he appears to rate his guitar-playing abilities two stars out of three.

They attend high profile events together

Emma Roberts and Cody John are a fashionable pair. Photo: @justjared/Instagram
Since getting together, the couple have been spotted at a handful of high profile events, including Coachella in 2023, a Variety x Armani Beauty dinner, and a Saks Fifth Avenue bash at Caviar Kaspia in LA.
 
Most recently, the pair were seen looking stylish at the Lacoste womenswear autumn/winter 2024-25 fashion show in Paris this March, per Just Jared. John wore black jeans and a relaxed button-down jumper, while Roberts looked chic in oversized jeans, white silk Lacoste jacket and mini handbag.
  • Emma Roberts – daughter of actor Eric Roberts and niece of Julia Roberts – seems like she’s been doing just fine since splitting from her son’s father, Garrett Hedlund
  • Not only has she moved into a US$3.6 million house in the Hollywood Hills, but she’s found love with fellow actor Cody John, who proudly launched their relationship on his Instagram page