Biography

Jay Khun (Jordón Shinn) is an American actor, model and VO artist know primarily for his work in the Asian market. His recent works include American sci-fi thriller "Speed Train," Korean drama "Made in Korea" and Korean comedy "The First Ride."

He speaks both neutral American English and standard British English, as well as Mandarin Chinese and basic Thai.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, to an artistic family, Jay was immersed in the arts from an early age, studying music and performing in church plays. Jay later discovered his passion for filmmaking during a Super 8 film festival in Taos, New Mexico.

A longtime expat in Asia, Jay's acting debut came as the male lead in 2014's "The Artist" - a student film about a blind painter filmed in Hong Kong.

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Jay was a contestant on CCTV4's reality TV series, "My First Close Encounter with China" and was a regular guest on the popular "Happy Chinese" TV show. He has hosted documentaries, as well as played lead and featured roles, in advertisements and film productions for the Chinese market.

Since relocating to Thailand in 2020, Jay has been featured in lead and support roles for various TVCs, TV series, feature films and miniseries projects, both domestic and international.

His commercial work includes leads roles in TVCs for Chame', FaThai, Enchanteur, B-Quik and Bar-B-Q-Plaza.

Jay has trained professionally under Erich Fleshman (Meisner technique) at Illuminate Acting Academy and Robin Shroeter at MasterClass Studio - Performing Arts School for professional screen acting.

He has also trained with Shakespearean theater practitioners from The RSC and The Globe at Catalyst ProLabs in Bangkok. For action and stunt work, he has trained with the internationally renown action actor Ron Smoorenburg.

Additionally, Jay is the creative director of OmegaModeling talent agency and a graduate of the Act One Hollywood Writing Program for screenwriting. He has worked with Bangkok Community Theater and is a member of the Hollywood Prayer Network. He resides in Bangkok, Thailand.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jay Khun