Jackson Cottrell

Actor, Singer

About

Jackson found his love for the stage when, at age 12, he played the Juniper Bird in a University of Delaware Opera Theatre production of Philip Glass and Robert Moran's opera, The Juniper Tree, based on the Grimm's fairy tale of the same name.

Since that time he has appeared in commercials for brands such as Giant Foods and Five Below and has done background work in films such as The Goldfinch.

His school and community theater roles include The Cat in the Hat in Seussical, Zack Mooneyham in School of Rock, Mr. Green in Clue, Tony in West Side Story, Edgar in Nightfall, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and J. Finch-Fletchley in Puffs.

Jackson won a Broadway World Regional Award for "Best Performer in a Musical" for his role as Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jr. in 2021.

From 2021-23, Jackson attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center, where he took classes in improvisation, directing, and stage combat, as well as starring roles in Legally Blonde, The Prom (Original Stagedoor Cast), Merrily We Roll Along and the Our Time Cabaret.

In the fall of 2023, Jackson began attending Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where he received a Theater Arts Award scholarship and is currently studying Theatre and Screen Arts.

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