Actor Biography

Jacob Rajan.
Height 168 cm

Awards.
2010 Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards Nominee - New New Zealand Play Of The Year - The Guru of Chai
2010 Chapman Tripps Theatre Awards Nominee - Production Of The Year - The Guru of Chai
2003 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Winner - Fringe First Award - Pickle
2002 New Zealand Television Awards Winner - Best Drama - Fish Skin Suit
2002 Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards Winner - Production of the Year - The Pickle King
2002 Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards Winner - Outstanding Performance of the Year - The Pickle King
1999 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Winner - Fringe First Award - Krishnan 's Dairy
1999 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Nomination - Best Actor - Fringe First Award - Krishnan 's Dairy
1997 Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards Nomination - Most Outstanding Performance - Krishnan 's Dairy
1997 Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards Winner - Production of the Year - Krishnan 's Dairy

Television.

2018 The Gulf Zeynep The Gulf Productions Ltd

(Guest) Dir. Charlie Haskell&Jackie van Beek
Prd. Philly de Lacy, Bridget Bourke, Paula
Boock and Donna Malane

2015 Hillary Kohli Great Southern Television Ltd

(Support) Dir. Danny Mulheron
Prd. Carmen Leonard

2011 Rage Sandhu Tom Scott Productions Limited

(Support) Dir. Danny Mulheron
Prd. Tom Scott&Emma Slade

2006 Outrageous Fortune Series 2 & 3 Dr Bruce Khan South Pacific Pictures
(Regular Recurring)

2001 Fish Skin Suit - Telefeature Moses Brown Kahukura Productions

(Lead) Dir. Peter Burger

PO Box 78340, Grey Lynn, www.johnsonlaird.com Tel +64 9 376 0882

Auckland 1245, NewZealand. www.johnsonlaird.co.nz Fax +64 9 378 0881
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Television continued...

1997 Shortland Street Dr Ashwin Bhashar South Pacific Pictures

(Core) Dir. Various

1996 Cover Story Colin Gibson Group

(Lead/Core) Dir. Mike Smith & John Laing

1995 Oi Various/Lead Dale Spavins Johnson Productions

Dir. Anna Cameron, Jane Wadel, Katie
Brockie

Theatre.

2011 Guru of Chai Guru New Zealand, Los Angeles, Missouri,

(Lead) Tennessee
Prd. Indian Ink Theatre Company

2007 The Dentist's Chair Lead Indian Ink

Dir. Justin Lewis

2005 The Trilogy of Indian Ink - Krishnan Krishnan /The Candlestickmaker/The Indian Ink Theatre Company
's Dairy, The Candlestickmaker& Pickle King Dir. Justin Lewis
The Pickle King

2002 The Pickle King The Pickle King Indian Ink Theatre Company - NZ National
Tour
Dir. Justin Lewis

2000 The Candlestickmaker - NZ National The Candlestickmaker Indian Ink Theatre Company
Tour Dir. Justin Lewis

1999 Beauty and the Beast Prince/Beast St James Theatre, Auckland

Dir. Laurence Boswell

1997 Krishnan's Dairy - NZ National Tour Krishnan Indian Ink Theatre Company
Dir. Justin Lewis

1996 Hamlet Rosencrantz/Player Queen/Osric Circa Theatre, Wellington

1996 Vampyre Dances Count Oldman Circa Theatre, Wellington

Dir. Murray Lynch

1995 Revenger's Tragedy Vindice Fortune Theatre, Dunedin

Dir. Campbell Thomas

PO Box 78340, Grey Lynn, www.johnsonlaird.com Tel +64 9 376 0882

Auckland 1245, NewZealand. www.johnsonlaird.co.nz Fax +64 9 378 0881
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Theatre continued...

1975 Cyrano de Bergerac - Adelaide Harliquino/Valvert Perth Festival

Festival

Voice.

2002 Reef Reborn Natural History Unit

2002 Buddha's Giants Natural History Unit

2001 The Littlest Alien Natural History Unit

2001 Forgotton Rhino Natural History Unit

Training.
Teatro Del Vicolo - 1998, Mask&Comic Workshop
John Bolton Mask Course - 1996, Mask course
John Bolton Mask Course - 1992, Mask course
Bachelor of Performing Arts, NZ: 1990 - 1991, Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School

Skills.
Languages - Scottish

Visual/Voice Commercial Credits.

Please contact J&L for more information.

PO Box 78340, Grey Lynn, www.johnsonlaird.com Tel +64 9 376 0882

Auckland 1245, NewZealand. www.johnsonlaird.co.nz Fax +64 9 378 0881