Jay Jean
- Actress
Jay Jean is an American actress based in Atlanta. Within six months of starting her acting journey, she booked her first SAG role of Cassidy in Numa Perrier's Netflix rom-com, The Perfect Find (2023). Other recent credits include Canvas (2024), and American Rust (Showtime).
Jean was born in NYC to two South Korean immigrants. Exhausted with living in poverty, Jean's parents took an immense leap of faith to move to the U.S. to pursue the American Dream. Jean's parents spent over 12 hours per day working in the Garment District to realize this dream for their children. Jean was mainly raised in North Jersey while frequently tagging alongside her parents to their workplace in NYC. She would entertain herself with T.V., books, martial arts, and piano. Some of Jean's early influences include Will Smith, Quentin Tarantino, Steve Irwin, Jackie Chan, Jim Carrey, and R.L Stine.
Jean attended Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, where she earned her Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, and Master's in Systems Engineering. She pursued a career in defense contracting. In 2019, Jean took a break from engineering and moved to Australia to study graphic design. After completing her design studies, Jean went on a road trip up the eastern coast of Australia with no destination in mind. She ended up working as a farmhand at an organic fruit plantation and as an alt bartender throughout the road trip. Since her return back home, Jean has been consistently auditioning and taking acting classes to develop and nurture her craft.
Jean was born in NYC to two South Korean immigrants. Exhausted with living in poverty, Jean's parents took an immense leap of faith to move to the U.S. to pursue the American Dream. Jean's parents spent over 12 hours per day working in the Garment District to realize this dream for their children. Jean was mainly raised in North Jersey while frequently tagging alongside her parents to their workplace in NYC. She would entertain herself with T.V., books, martial arts, and piano. Some of Jean's early influences include Will Smith, Quentin Tarantino, Steve Irwin, Jackie Chan, Jim Carrey, and R.L Stine.
Jean attended Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, where she earned her Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, and Master's in Systems Engineering. She pursued a career in defense contracting. In 2019, Jean took a break from engineering and moved to Australia to study graphic design. After completing her design studies, Jean went on a road trip up the eastern coast of Australia with no destination in mind. She ended up working as a farmhand at an organic fruit plantation and as an alt bartender throughout the road trip. Since her return back home, Jean has been consistently auditioning and taking acting classes to develop and nurture her craft.
