Jassa Ahluwalia Biography

Fast Facts

• Became one of the first Ambassadors for the Child Poverty Action Group
• Already a fluent Punjabi speaker, he studied Russian and Spanish at University College London
• A job as an extra in an online video led to him meeting his first agent, Samantha How
• Ex-Royal Ballet principal Graham Fletcher scouted him and invited him to attend classes at the Leicestershire Arts in Education dance schemes
• Though he originally pursued musical theater, when he was 16 a distant family member who was the CEO of a talent agency let him work at the agency for a week, an experience that convinced him he wanted to try screen acting
• Quote: "I love the collective effort of filmmaking․ That's why I've always been drawn to filmmaking and T․V․ rather than stage․"
• Quote: "A child is the definition of potential․ Whether or not they flourish is determined by opportunity․"
• His stage roles include playing the title characters in a Simon Barnard directed production of "Aladdin" and a Stuart Sweeting production of "Peter Pan․"
• Known for appearing in "Some Girls," "The Bible," Ripper Street" and "The Whale․"
• Considers himself a fan of the works of Charles Dickens