Pankaj "J" Jha
Professional Actor Training Program, Class of 2014

J is a 2nd year PATP student in the School of Drama at the University of Washington. His previous roles at UW are Capt. Marvin Holahan (Landscape of the Body), Ralph (The Motherf**ker with the Hat), and Pridamant (The Illusion). This year with the Book-It Play reading series J performed as Omar (The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay), Father Sullivan (Run), and Caderousse (The Count of Monte Cristo) The summer of 2012 saw J play Iago (Othello) and Don Adriano de Armado/Pandit Chatur Chapal Ghanchu (Love's Labour's Lost) with the Montana Shakespeare Company in Helena, Montana.  He has appeared at the India Habitat Centre as: Peter (Tattoo), Kavi (Superman, Where Art Thou?), Narrator/Politician (Monoact- From Global to Gandhi) and Dr. Sayam (The Secret World of…). J also holds an MBA from the International Management Institute and a Bachelors degree in Business Studies from the College of Business Studies. J has been living in the United States since 2011. 

School of Drama Productions
Production Year Role
Pentecost 2013 Abdul
The Count of Monte Cristo 2013 Caderousse & Ensemble
Run 2013 Father Sullivan & Ensemble
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 2013 Omar & Ensemble
Landscape of the Body 2012 Holahan
The Illusion 2012 Pridamant
The Motherf*er with the Hat 2012 Ralph
The Mysterious Affair at Styles 2012 Alfred Inglethrop/Mr. Wells

Courses Taught
Class Year
Drama 251 - Acting 2013
Drama 251 - Acting 2012