Biography

Daintez "Dana Jay" Jackson

Was Born & raised in the rural Projects area of the inner city of Baltimore, Maryland, at an early age of his life he discovered his joy, outlet, and passion for singing, acting, playing drums, and performing... Dana Is inspired by the greats of those such as Heath Ledger, Denzel Washington, Eddy Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Tyler Perry, & Jaimee Foxx just to name a few. Dana's Natural ability to perform at the drop of a dime led him with great determination to relocate to the Greater Atlanta area to pursue his acting career, after making a name and capturing a following for himself back in his home town of Baltimore.

Dana first role was in the Corner tv show, which led him to the Will Smith Freak this video as a crowd hyper dancer / extra, which also led him to be in demand as a feature extra and or stand in for different productions after that, he has appeared as a extra in the hit tv shows THE WIRE, THE CORNER, and now FX'S NEW SHOW ATLANTA, SAINTS & SINNERS, & SURVIVOR'S REMORSE various videos like FREAK THIS, to RUFF ENDS WHERE DO LOVE GOES, and now he has hit the stage as principle roles of JOHN JOHN in HOW TO STOP YOUR MAN FROM CHEATING, to MESSY MICHAELL in the hit play, SHUT UP AND EAT THE APPLE, JOHN in MOMMA'S KITCHEN bake to the movie side to be a extra in the box office hit movie SELMA, HIT-A-LIC, & UPCOMING TALES to name a few, After these roles he continues to press on to do what ever role comes his way when ever given the opportunity to show his talents...

Today this young actor continues to find himself honing his craft daily while creating his own personal BRAND as he continues to strive for the destiny of that greater ROLE........
- IMDb mini biography by: DANA JAY