Jacqui Calloway
“As Zoe, Jacqui Calloway embodies the spirit of youthful activism – confident, ever-ready to take a stand, to speak out....[she] conveys clearly the character's boldness and strength of will, but at times that tips over into willfulness and impatience, so Calloway shows us how Zoe will overreach or betray her own interests.” - Robert Faires, Austin Chronicle, Review of The Niceties.
Performer + Educator
Performer
I started my professional career in Los Angeles, where I appeared on Rosewood (FOX), The Inspectors (CBS), and as a series regular in the CW Seed’s I Ship It.
After moving to Austin, I joined TAG Talent Agency and became involved in the theater scene. I am a company member at The VORTEX and the winner of four B. Iden Payne Awards – Outstanding Featured Performer in a Drama & Small Cast (Edit Annie); Outstanding Featured Performer in a Comedy (BLKS); and Outstanding Lead Performer in A Digital Production (The Frog Prince). My commercial credits include work for: Fruit of the Loom, Bud Light, Amazon, Discover, Living Security, & Giant Grocery.
I graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College and have studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop, and the Relativity School.
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Jacqui Calloway - Speed Reel 2024
Check out my clips from my body of Film, TV, Commercial, & Industrial work, including a nationwide Bud Light ad & shows that aired on CBS & FOX.
Edit Annie: Highlights
In this Black Mirror-esque dark comedic thriller directed by Will Detlefsen, I play Clara Couture, a glamorous influencer who gradually infiltrates her editor's life.
The Electrics: Highlights
In this Austin-based series directed by Ya'Ke Smith, I play Lucky, a hopeless romantic who has many misadventures in her quest to find love.
I Ship It: Highlights
In this musical comedy series from Yulin Kuang & the CW Seed, I play Denver, an edgy, sarcastic millennial who joins a band and finds love along the way.
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Educator
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As an educator, my interests are devised theatre, contemporary theatre, and theatre for social justice. I've taught several courses at Texas State University, and have been a faculty member of The Actor's School (Austin Community College Continuing Education) since Fall 2022. There, I particularly enjoy helping actors with the business of sustaining a career - to that end, I've developed Commercial Audition and Tools of the Trade classes.
This will be my second year co-directing the Changing Lives Youth Theatre Ensemble, a group of high school artists and activists who write and perform original plays to prevent healthy relationships. I assistant directed The VORTEX's 2024 Summer Youth Production of Thrive, Or What You Will, and will direct Jinkies! in Summer 2025. I recently enjoyed serving as an artist mentor for Ground Floor Theatre's inaugural Queer Camp for teens.
I also have a background at the elementary level. I taught 3rd grade, and I have a special place in my heart for the Paramount Story Wranglers, where I've been a teaching artist and ensemble member since 2021.