jamalweekes

Jamal is an actor, writer, filmmaker, and overall storyteller passionate about highlighting voices that often go unheard.

Born in Barbados, he moved to Canada in 2022 to study Television and Film at Sheridan College. After graduation, he joined Rising Tide Theatre, where he worked as a cinematographer on their exciting Digital and Archival Film Projects (2023–2025); he also performed in their summer show, The Trinity Pageant, in 2024.

In 2025, Jamal took on the role of Samson in Todos Productions’ staging of 76 Centimetres, written by Xavier Michael Campbell and directed by Santiago Guzman. In the spring of 2025, Jamal was selected to participate in the Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (PARC) Playwrights’ Retreat with his play, “Stray Shards”, which explores the impact of dementia on an elderly couple’s relationships.