- Was formally diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2015. According to his mother, his arrest for reckless driving without a license, as well as an instance of domestic violence, was brought about due to the struggle with his condition, and a failure to take his medication.
- Was the subject of a lot of ridicule and derision for his portrayal of young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), which many people described as "wooden" (they even coined the nickname "Mannequin Skywalker"). However, actor/director Ron Howard, a child star himself, famously defended him in a letter to Newsweek, praising both Lloyd and the movie.
- Arrested on charges of resisting arrest, reckless driving, driving without a license and failure to stop in South Carolina [June 2015].
- Lloyd's younger sister Madison Lloyd Broadbent passed away on July 16, 2018 from natural causes. She was 26. Madison also played Princess Ellie in the parade scene of "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999).".
- On April 2016, Lloyd was transferred to a psychiatric facility to deal with his schizophrenia after spending nearly 10 months behind bars at Colleton County Detention Center in Walterboro, South Carolina.
- From June 2015 to May 2016, Lloyd served 11 months at Colleton County Detention Center in Walterboro, South Carolina.
- Although Lloyd hasn't talked to his Star Wars castmates in years, he still highly admires co-stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Ray Park and Ahmed Best.
- He works at Pac Sun at an outdoor mall in Carmel, Indiana. (January 2006)
- Lloyd attended Columbia College Chicago in Fall 2007. He double majored in both Directing and Editing and double minored in Sociology and Psychology. Lloyd dropped out of college in 2008.
- Prior to appearing together in "Star Wars", he and Ewan McGregor both appeared in episodes of ER (1994).
- "Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)" is the movie that inspired Lloyd to pursue a career in show business.
- Lloyd beat out actor Justin Berfield for the role of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). In 2000, Berfield would play series regular Reese in Malcolm in the Middle (2000) on Fox Network. Berfield played Reese for seven seasons, 151 episodes from January 2000 to May 2006.
- Lloyd's full name is Jake Matthew Lloyd Broadbent.
- Lloyd was briefly engaged to girlfriend Sinéad Daly from December 21st 2014, but publicly broke off the engagement on Facebook in late January 2015.
- Living normal life in Carmel, Indiana. Attends Carmel High School. (November 2002)
- Lloyd's favorite film is 8½ (1963).
- Lloyd's favorite Disney films are The Jungle Book (1967) and The Little Mermaid (1989).
- Although both actors played Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Lloyd and Hayden Christensen have only met each other a couple of times in real life.
- Osbrink Agency executive and owner Cindy Osbrink is Lloyd's godmother.
- Since childhood, Lloyd was signed with Osbrink Agency in North Hollywood, CA. In March 2015, he officially left the company as a client.
- Before his 2015 arrest, Lloyd was a public appearance client at Galactic Productions [us]. Zachery Taylor McGinnis was his agent.
- Lloyd started his own production company called Pumpkin Pact Productions [us]. The company defunct in January 2015.
- Lloyd is a fan of actor James Marsters.
- Lloyd was born on Sunday, March 5, 1989 in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. His sister, Madison Lloyd Broadbent, was born on Thursday, August 22, 1991 also in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
- Some of Lloyd's favorite TV shows include American Dad, Chozen and Family Guy.
- His father's name is William Lloyd and his mother's name is Lisa Flowers Broadbent.
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