Jay Lynas

Jay Lynas was East Coast born and West Coast raised. After graduating from U.C. Berkeley, Jay pursued a career in broadcast news. He worked and trained alongside some of the best news writers, journalists, and broadcasters in their field. An unexpected detour brought Jay into Jocelyn Jones Acting and Directing Studio in Los Angeles, Ca. Jay immediately felt at home under Jones' tutelage, which emphasized research and an acute focus on life and behavior through observation: principles that tie closely to journalism. Jocelyn Jones, who worked as a confidential creative consultant on some of the highest-grossing films of all time, and was credited by Forest Whitaker as his "Dramaturge" for the film, The Butler, had this to say about Jay: "Every once in a while an artist comes along who completely surprises me with their ability to transform. Jay is one of those guys. He is as dedicated and hard working as they come, and has become a formidable actor in an extremely short period of time. Students like Jay are the reason I teach." Having studied film and script writing, in addition to journalism, Jay assisted Jocelyn Jones with design and editing for an original drama series treatment she developed from the inspiration of a classmate. This experience in turn inspired Jay to create original content of his own, Guber Rideshare Stories, a series about an old soul in the digital age. Jay cast and performed alongside Tyne Stecklein (Dancing With the Stars), James Babson (Transparent, Silicon Valley), and Christine Kellogg-Darrin (Shameless). Jay enlisted an entire female crew, producer, and director to see his vision through. This production earned Jay Best Webisode at the Southern Shorts Awards, where just the year before he was awarded Best Supporting Actor in a Sci-Fi for, The Babies. Most recently, Jay was cast lead in a rendition of Marty at the Odyssey Theater in Los Angeles, directed by Manny Urrego.