Percy Jackson star Jake Abel has joined I Am Number Four!

MTV reports that the 22-year-old actor will play Mark James, a high school football player who sees a social threat in Number Four, played by Beastly actor Alex Pettyfer.

Jake shared with MTV about his character, “Mark is a football player at the school and he’s skeptical of the new kid because he’s trying to move in on his ex-girlfriend. He’s the high school jock who’s just loaded with insecurities.”

Congrats, Jake!