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Jas Anderson has been a part of the arts since he was a young child, studying acting for commercials at Weist Barron, and training in theater and dance at the renowned Harlem School of the Arts. Since then, he has flourished into a promising young star. After graduating from the Professional Performing Arts High School in New York, he attended Rutgers University where he was enrolled at the Mason Gross School of Arts, majoring in theater, and studying with William Esper. Since then, Jas has performed at several well-known New York area theatrical venues, including The New Federal Theater where he worked with the legendary Woodie King, and received an Audelco Award nomination for Best Male in a Musical for the show Diss Diss, Diss Dat. He has also appeared in productions at The Atlantic Theater, The Theater for New City, and at PS 122 during the Fringe Festival NYC, just to name a few.

He has also worked in film and television, appearing on the Fox 5 television show Jonny Zero, and he recently booked a part on the new NBC series Conviction. In addition to the credits listed above, Jas has had major roles in several films, starring in Rock the Paint opposite John Doman (HBO's The Wire and Mystic River), which premiered earlier this year at both the Tribeca Film Festival and the Pan African Film Festival. Jas just added two more film projects to his resume - one with actor Malik Yoba and Michael Easton titled They're Just My Friends, and Nick in Time with Isaiah Whitlock, Jr. (The Wire).

In addition to his appearances in film, TV, and the theater, Jas has made his mark in several music videos and video games, starring as the male lead in videos for both Move Ya Body by Nina Sky, and British singing sensation Marc Morrison's Innocent Man. You can also check out Jas as the voice and movement of the character Og Loc in the #1 selling video game in 2005 Grand Theft Auto-San Andreas.

Most recently, Jas starred in a staged reading opposite Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos) entitled Damon and Debra at The Sage Theatre in New York.