Résumé Print Résumé

Feature Film

Girl In The Closet (Tami Roman)

Supporting Lead

Lifetime, Dir. Courtney Miller

Origin (Aunjanue Ellis)

Supporting

Netflix, Dir. Ava DuVernay

Stuber (Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista)

Supporting

20th Century Fox, Dir. M.Dowse

Boo! A Madea Halloween

Supporting

TPS, Dir.T. Perry

Faceless After Dark

Supporting

RCR Video, Raymond Wood

Short Film

Smoke Breaks

Lead

Will Mettlach

Okay

Lead

Carrie Schrader

Two And A Possible

Supporting Lead

Marcus Hopkins-Turner

Tough Love

Supporting

independent

Television

Bad Together

Guest Star

Dekkoo, Dir. Jono Mitchell

Queens (Brandy, Eve)

Recurring Co-Star

ABC, Dir. B. Boom, R. Raimist

The Gifted (Stephen Moyer)

Recurring Co-Star

FOX, Dir.B. Singer, L. Wiseman

The Corps (Miles Heizer)

Co-Star

Netflix, Dir. Peter Hoar

First Lady (Viola Davis)

Co-Star

Showtime, Dir.Susanne Bier

Average Joe (Deon Cole)

Co-Star

BET+, Marshall Tyler

Atlanta (Donald Glover)

Co-Star

FX, Dir.Hiro Murai

Johnson (D.L. Hughley)

Co-Star

Bounce, Dir.Geno Brooks

Star (Queen Latifah)

Co-Star

FOX, Dir.Lee Daniels

Murder Chose Me

Co-Star

ID, Dir.Jeff Woods

Industrial

Young Life

Lead

Georgia-Pacific Dixie Smartstock

Lead

AT&T

Supporting

Commercial

Clearview Credit Union

Principal

SC Education Lottery

Principal

Click It Or Ticket

Principal

Coca-Cola Freestyle

Principal

Jack's

Principal

Haynes Furniture/The Dump

Principal

Ford

Principal

Voice Over

Your Comics

Principal

Industrial

Center for Plant Conservation

Principal

Atlanta Botanical Garden

Principal

Publix

Principal

RRA ID Badge

Principal

Music Video

Staring Down (Collective Soul)

Featured Background

Dir. Zach Merck

Theatre

Open

Lead

Lavender Fest

Stranger Things, The Experience

Lead

Netflix, Fever, Mycotoo

La Cage Aux Folles

Francis

Out Front Theatre

Frankenstein’s Ball

The Monster

Found Stages

The Snowy Day And Other Stories

Peter's Father

Lexington Children's Theatre

As You Like It

Supporting/Hymen God of Marriage

Shakespeare On Draft

Sordid Lives

Lead/Ty

Out Front Theatre

Father Comes Home From The Wars Parts 1,2,&3

Supporting/Odyssey Dog

Actor's Express

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Lead/Adam, Felicia

Out Front Theatre

Spandex

Lead/Brad

Wishbone Theatre Collective

The Rocky Horror Show

Ensemble

Actor's Express

Six Degrees of Separation

Lead/Paul

Actor's Express

Equus

Supporting/Nugget, Horseman

Actor's Express

Staged Reading

Smoke Breaks

Roger

Del Shores Foundation

Ballast

Instructor/Figment/Tilly

Alliance Theatre / Jasmine Guy

Public Wickedness

Ducky

Del Shores Foundation

Print

Refrigiwear1954

Oakature

Adnama Nampahc

Georgia-Pacific Dixie Smartstock

Awards

2017 Golden Globe

Best Television Series Comedy

Atlanta

2017 Suzi Bass Award Nominee

Best Ensemble

Father Comes Home From The War

2013 Suzi Bass Award Nominee

Play Production

Equus

Training

Paradigm

Stuart Rogers

Stuart Rogers

Workshop

Stuart Rogers

Stuart Rogers

Unlearn Course

Anna Borchert & Nicole Marie Johnson

Sara Mornell

Intensive

Sara Mornell

Sara Mornell

Intensive

Advance View Points, Adler, Hickman

Clayton Landey, E. Marianes

Intensive

View Points, Adler, Hickman

Clayton Landey, E. Marianes

Intensive

Meisner M4

Rob Mello

Intensive

Meisner M1 - M3

Rob Mello

Workshop

Mesiner, View Points

Monica Payne

Workshop

Singing Actor

Rodney Hicks

Workshop

Acting

Rus Blackwell

Actor's Express Theatre

Acting Internship 2012-2013

Acting Chekhov

Heidi Cline McKerley

Acting for the Camera

Susie Spear Purcell

Audition

Clifton Guterman

Clowning

Maia Knispel

Fitzmaurice Voice

Jan Wikstrom

Physical Theatre

Adam Fristoe

Alliance Theatre School

Film

Film Process

Alison Garner

The Film Class

Sharon Foote

Clemson University

Theatre Minor

Acting II

C. Quinn

Acting I

B. Lee

African-American Theatre

K. Johnson

Improvisation I, II

C. Collins

Voice for the Stage

K. Seymour

Atlanta Ballet

Adult Open Division

Ballet

H. Clair, S. Williamson

Jazz

R. Bennett

Modern

L. Whitmore

Dionne Studio

Adult Open Division

Dancer Core & Stretch

Jason Jamal Ligon (He/They) has over 8 years of professional tv/film credits. His favorite roles to date were played opposite 1) Viola Davis in First Lady & 2) Donald Glover in the series premiere of Atlanta, winner of Golden Globe & Primetime Emmy Awards. He is originally from South Carolina and studied both theatre & conservation biology. He enjoys exploring characters through viewpoints & Meisner. When not acting or writing, he enjoys learning about plants and the natural world. IG @JasonJamalLigon

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 6'3"

Weight: 170 lbs

6 pack abs, Basketball, Billiards/Pool Player, Bowling, Cycling - Mountain Biking, Jump Rope, Racquetball, Roller Skating, Rollerblading, Running - General, Running - Long Distance, Soccer, Swimming - ability - general, Tennis, Track & Field, Weight Lifting, Yoga, Dance Ballet, Dance Jazz, Dance Modern, Dancer, Host, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Modeling, Piano, Singer, Trombone, Vocal Range: Tenor, African Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, German Accent, Jamaican Accent, Russian Accent