ANDRE JACKSONAndré’s inaugural role as Othello with the Wichita Shakespeare Company would mark the beginning of an award-winning career for this young actor often nicknamed “the next Denzel” by fellow cast mates. Following his critically acclaimed performance, André continued to make his mark as a student accepted to the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. As the first freshman in the school’s history cast in a graduate company production, André’s instructors at the academy encouraged him to forego his second year and immediately begin his professional acting career.
Within months of leaving the academy André landed his first professional role in the award-winning Los Angeles run of The Scottsboro Boys, for which he received the Los Angeles Drama Critic’s Circle Award for Best Actor. His work also helped the play garner the Los Angeles Drama Critic’s Award for Best Ensemble Cast and the LA Weekly Theatre Award for Best Ensemble Cast. That stellar performance was soon followed by a lead role in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, which would go on to win the LA Ovation Award for Best Production and the NAACP Theatre Award for Best Ensemble Cast.
In addition to his work in theater André also has a fledgling career in television and film. He has been seen on The Bold and the Beautiful and cast in numerous independent films, including Brooklyn’s Bridge to Jordan, a multiple award winning film prominently featured in festivals throughout the United States. André is now winning rave reviews in his portrayal of “Simba” on the U.S. national tour of Disney’s award-winning musical The Lion King.
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