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JJ Maley (they/he) is a trans nonbinary actor, writer, producer, director, and consultant. JJ stars in COMMAND Z, directed by Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Eleven, Contagion) alongside Michael Cera, Roy Wood Jr., Liev Schreiber, Chloe Radcliffe, and more. He is a Tony Award Winner for A Strange Loop and 4 Time Tony-Nominated Producer.
Recent Highlights:
JJ’s short film 808 (writer, actor, producer) is selected for Out on Film and plays Oct. 3rd in the Academy Award and Bafta Qualifying festival.
He performed Esther Updates Her Book with Esther Fallick and Natalie Walker at The Bell House and Joe’s Pub.
They produced Our Lady J’s concert at Joe’s Pub.
JJ performed in A Definitive Ranking of My Closest Friends by Jay Stalder, which won The 49th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway short play festival.
JJ’s short film 808 premiered at Out South Film Festival.
He received his 4th Tony Award Nomination for producing Illinoise.
They starred in Morgan Simonson’s short film, Fish On! as Mel.
JJ filmed Sotto Voce as Apollo.
More Information:
Their producing credits include A Strange Loop (Tony Winner), Illinoise (Tony Nomination), What the Constitution Means to Me (Tony Nomination), Indecent (Tony Nomination), and Be More Chill. JJ is a producer on Reunion which played at the Byron Theatre in Denver in the summer of 2018. As a Line Producer, Associate Producer, or Executive Producer, JJ has had the pleasure of working with amazing artists and companies such as The Neon Coven, Prospect Theater, Company, Ars Nova, and Second Stage Theater. They are incredibly proud of What the Constitution Means to Me reaching larger audiences on Amazon Prime. JJ was also the consultant on a pilot by Steven Sater (Spring Awakening) and Lauren Gussis (Dexter).
JJ’s other performing credits include “This Really Happened” (Pilot, dir. Emily Cohn - Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival 2024), King of the Jews (Off- Broadway), They Died of Their Wounds (Reading, by Emily Breeze), Becoming Eve (Reading, dir. Tyne Rafaeli, by Emil Weinstein), Playbill Pride in Times Square (Solo Artist), Esther Updates Her Book (Comedy Show, by Esther Fallick), Max (Love is Love is Love: The Musical, Audio/Visual Album), and Pete (The Sperm Play, Hudson Guild Theatre). JJ was in The Academy for improv and Advanced Study Sketch at UCB. They performed with We Will Slay and Slow Fuse at UCB Hell’s Kitchen.
Currently, JJ works at Lavender Entertainment as the Director of Entertainment. Ze is also the Founder and Executive Director of Queer Arts Coalition, Inc, a 501c3 that seeks to provide opportunities and resources for artists who identify under the myriad of identities under the "queer" umbrella.
As a director, JJ has developed many new works in New York such as The Trombone Lesson (Winner of Manhattan Repertory Theater’s Play Contest), Goldilocks: The Drag Musical, and Luna Fest. JJ assistant directed Tyne Rafaeli on Usual Girls at Roundabout Theatre Company and Power Strip at Lincoln Center. Currently, JJ is directing and developing Always a Boy based on the book by Jo Ivester.
Prior companies include Tony Award Productions, Google, Particle3, The Pekoe Group, and Alchemy Production Group. Originally from Chicago, IL, JJ found their love for the arts at a young age. JJ has a BA in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies from Brown University.
JJ is represented by Abby Berger at Bohemia Group and Phil Cassese/Alison Quartin for Commercial/VO at Stewart Talent.