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Jasper Dolphin
Jasper Dolphin is the stage name of Davon Wilson (born 1990), an American entertainer, Odd Future hype man and DJ, star of Adult Swim's Loiter Squad and Viceland's Jasper & Errol's First Time, and Jackass cast member since 2022.
Jasper Liu (刘以豪)
Jasper Liu (劉以豪, born 1986) is a Taiwanese actor and singer, former Morning Call band leader and guitarist, breakout in In Time with You (2011), known for More Than Blue and Netflix's Triad Princess.
Jasper Pääkkönen
Jasper Pääkkönen (born 1980, Helsinki) is a Finnish actor, entrepreneur, and river-conservation campaigner. Known for Saku Salin in Salatut elämät, Halfdan the Black in Vikings, and Felix Kendrickson in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman; co-owns Löyly.
Jasper Sitwell
Jasper Sitwell is a Marvel Comics S.H.I.E.L.D. agent created by Stan Lee and Howard Purcell, debuting in Strange Tales #144 (1966), and an MCU HYDRA mole played by Maximiliano Hernández; the comics version later returns as a zombie in S.T.A.K.E.
Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin (जस्सी जैसी कोई नहीं)
Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin (जस्सी जैसी कोई नहीं) is a Sony TV Hindi comedy-drama (2003–2006, 545 episodes) adapted from Colombia's Yo soy Betty, la fea, starring Mona Singh as plain Jassi and Apurva Agnihotri as Armaan Suri.
Jaswinder Bhalla (ਜਸਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਭੱਲਾ)
Jaswinder Bhalla (ਜਸਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਭੱਲਾ), Punjabi actor-comedian and PAU extension professor, creator of Chhankata and Chacha Chatar Singh, star of Carry on Jatta and Jatt & Juliet; died 22 August 2025 in Mohali aged 65.
Jatadhara
Jatadhara (జటాధర) is a 2025 Telugu-Hindi bilingual supernatural mythological thriller directed by Venkat Kalyan and Abhishek Jaiswal, starring Sudheer Babu as ghost hunter Shiva and Sonakshi Sinha in her Telugu debut as the demon Dhanapisachini; released 7 November 2025, streaming on Prime Video.
Jathi Ratnalu (జాతి రత్నాలు)
Jathi Ratnalu (జాతి రత్నాలు) is a 2021 Telugu comedy directed by Anudeep KV, produced by Nag Ashwin for Swapna Cinema, starring Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna, and Faria Abdullah; released 11 March 2021, it earned about ₹49.6 crore net in India on a ₹15 crore budget.
Jatin Sarna (जतिन सारना)
Jatin Sarna (जतिन सारना), Indian actor born 1984 in New Delhi, known as Bunty in Netflix's Sacred Games, Yashpal Sharma in '83, Chyawanprash Sahu in Khakee: The Bihar Chapter, and the antagonist in Jailer 2 (2026) opposite Rajinikanth.
Jatra
Jatra, also spelled Yatra, is a Bengali folk drama combining acting, song, music, and dance, thriving in West Bengal and Bangladesh since at least the sixteenth century.
Jatt & Juliet
Jatt & Juliet (ਜੱਟ ਐਂਡ ਜੂਲੀਅਟ), 2012 Punjabi romantic comedy by Anurag Singh starring Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa; record-breaking Punjabi box-office hit, PTC award winner, and start of a three-film franchise.
Jatt & Juliet 3
Jatt & Juliet 3 (2024) is a Punjabi romantic comedy, the third film in the Jatt & Juliet franchise, directed and written by Jagdeep Sidhu, starring Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa as Punjab police officers; released 27 June 2024, it was 2024's top Punjabi film, crossing ₹40 crore.
Jaume Collet-Serra
Jaume Collet-Serra (born 1974, Sant Iscle de Vallalta, Catalonia) is a Spanish director of Orphan, Unknown, Non-Stop, The Shallows, Jungle Cruise, Black Adam, and Carry-On, known for mid-budget genre thrillers with Liam Neeson.
Javed Akhtar (جاوید اختر)
Javed Akhtar (جاوید اختر), born 1945, Indian screenwriter, Urdu poet, and lyricist; half of Salim-Javed (Zanjeer, Sholay, Deewar); five National Film Awards, Padma Bhushan, Sahitya Akademi Award for Lava.
Javicia Leslie
Javicia Leslie (born 1987, Augsburg, Germany) is an American actress; first Black actress to play Batwoman in live action as Ryan Wilder (2021–2022), also Ali Finer in God Friended Me, Paris Duncan in The Family Business, and Detective Daphne in ABC's High Potential.
Javier Bardem
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born 1969, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), Spanish actor from a famous acting family; Oscar winner for No Country for Old Men, first Spaniard nominated for Best Actor, four Goyas, active through F1 (2025).
Javier Botet
Javier Botet (born 1977, Ciudad Real) is a Spanish creature actor with Marfan syndrome, about 2 meters tall and 56 kg, known as Niña Medeiros in REC, Mama, the Crooked Man in The Conjuring 2, Slender Man, the Hobo in It, and Dracula in The Last Voyage of the Demeter; also a director and illustrator.
Javier Muñoz (actor)
Javier Muñoz, American Broadway actor, replaced Lin-Manuel Miranda as Usnavi in In the Heights (2009) and as Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton (2016–2018); also Shadowhunters, HIV activism, and 2026's Galileo.
Javiera Balmaceda
Javiera Balmaceda Pascal, Chilean entertainment executive, Head of Local/International Originals for Latin America, Canada and Australia at Amazon MGM Studios; oversaw Argentina, 1985 and The House of the Spirits; older sister of Pedro Pascal.
Jawaani Jaaneman (जवानी जानेमान)
Jawaani Jaaneman (जवानी जानेमान) is a 2020 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Nitin Kakkar, a remake of Igualita a Mi, starring Saif Ali Khan, debutante Alaya F, and Tabu; released 31 January 2020, later on Prime Video.
Jawan (जवान) (film)
Jawan (जवान) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller directed by Atlee, starring Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as a vigilante; it became one of the highest-grossing Indian films.
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (جوانی پھر نہیں آنی) is a 2015 Pakistani Urdu comedy directed by Nadeem Baig, written by Vasay Chaudhry, starring Humayun Saeed; a Bangkok-trip hit that was Pakistan's highest-grossing film until its 2018 sequel.
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 (جوانی پھر نہیں آنی 2)
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 (جوانی پھر نہیں آنی 2, JPNA 2) is a 2018 Pakistani Urdu romantic comedy, sequel to Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, directed by Nadeem Baig, written by Vasay Chaudhry, starring Humayun Saeed and Fahad Mustafa, and the highest-grossing Pakistani film at its release.
Jawbreaker (film)
Jawbreaker (1999) is Darren Stein's satirical black comedy for TriStar Pictures, starring Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, Judy Greer, and Pam Grier; a prank kills Liz Purr, and the clique covers it up. It flopped theatrically ($3.1M gross) but became a cult classic on VHS.
Jawed Sheikh
Jawed Sheikh (Javed Sheikh, Sheikh Jawed Iqbal, b. 1954, Rawalpindi) is a Pakistani actor, director and producer of over 100 films, known for Om Shanti Om, Na Maloom Afraad and three Nigar Awards.
Jaws (film)
Jaws is a 1975 thriller directed by Steven Spielberg, based on a novel by Peter Benchley. The film depicts a great white shark attacking Amity Island.
Jaws (franchise)
Jaws franchise: Universal Pictures series from Steven Spielberg's 1975 blockbuster Jaws and sequels Jaws 2 (1978), Jaws 3-D (1983), and Jaws: The Revenge (1987); first $100 million film, three Oscars, summer blockbuster template.
Jaws (James Bond)
Jaws is the steel-toothed henchman of the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979), played by the 7 ft 2 in Richard Kiel; he serves Stromberg then Drax and defects to help Bond.
Jaws 2
Jaws 2 is a 1978 American horror-thriller sequel directed by Jeannot Szwarc, in which Chief Martin Brody confronts a second shark attacking teenagers on sailboats off Amity.
Jaws 3-D
Jaws 3-D, also released as Jaws III, is a 1983 American horror thriller directed by Joe Alves, the third film in the Jaws series, set at SeaWorld.