Jay Jay Jegathesan
Biography
Jay Jay Jegathesan is an Oscar-qualified film producer, director, actor, narrator and international festival strategy specialist working across animation, narrative, and live action. His strategic guidance has shaped the global trajectories of award-winning Australian short films, with his projects selected at more than 60 Academy Award–qualifying festivals to date. An accomplished actor with over multiple international Best Actor awards, Jay Jay has delivered standout performances in films including Soul Catcher, The Saint, The Emerald Wasp, An Artist’s Curse, and Catch & Release. His stage and voice career spans more than 25 years across Australia, Malaysia, and Japan. His work has screened at over 2,400 film festivals in 60 countries, earning more than 800 awards and an AACTA nomination. Known for his strategic precision as much as his creative range, Jay Jay continues to shape how short films find their audiences on the world stage.
Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Carl
All the monsters you can’t believe are true lurk where you live, the beasts and ghouls and demons have moved to the suburbs. Your toes will curl, your spine will tingle, and the streets will run with blood. Welcome to Bleederville.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Narrator
Silence is the most beautiful thing that exists in the universe. When an astronaut ponders the quietude of space, he makes a startling self-realisation.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as Narrator
A film that explores the relationship between man and technology...told from the perspective of a phone.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Victor
In a rural Australian town, a sick Mother fears unspeakable evil will soon snatch her 11 year old daughter, Violett. As bizarre visions and disturbing characters from the neighborhood emerge, Sonya is about to discover more than just one grisly truth.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Protagonist (Voice)
An enigmatic man journeys back in time to find his younger self, seemingly to revisit the nostalgia of trading cards. An exploration of identity, mental health and the erosion of childhood innocence, Trading Cards is a dark fantasy animated film about the weight of living with Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Trev
A somber yet heartfelt drama centered around the relationship between a mother and daughter - a tragic event had caused a rift in their relationship, what will it take to bring them back together.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as The Bunny
On the anniversary of his sister’s Easter night disappearance, sixteen-year-old Johnny discovers that the town’s darkest myth may not be a myth at all. When a trail of chocolate eggs leads back to the past, Johnny is drawn into a terrifying sequence with an unthinkable cost. The Bunny is a brutal coming-of-age horror about grief, legacy, and the monsters we keep alive.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Demon Artist
When a malevolent creature resides inside the artwork of a 10 year old girl, fate is sealed, with trauma from her childhood echoing across her life. Art and horror collide when the girl becomes a Mother and desperately tries to come to terms with her delusions and the shocking truth of her daughter.