About Me

Hi!

I'm Jay Rolfe, an experienced actor, voice artist and multi-award-winning stand-up comedian with a considerable wealth of experience under my belt.

Born in Sidcup, raised in Bristol, then Surrey, and then attending university in Cheshire, I've travelled around the South and Midlands a fair bit. But acting has a focus of my life throughout, first in my education and spare time growing up, then in many varied projects throughout my adult life.

Most of my work has been with the Miller Centre Theatre in Caterham, playing roles ranging from the evil Uriah Heep in 'David Copperfield', to playboy King Charles II in 'Nell Gwynn' (both of which were taken to the Minack Theatre in Cornwall), the caddish Willoughby in 'Sense and Sensibility', Orlando in Shakespeares 'As You Like It', The Ghosts of Christmas Present and Future in Dickens' 'Christmas Carol' and even the legally astute Lt J.G. Daniel A. Kaffee in 'A Few Good Men'.

I am also a trained stand-up comedian, having taken the AmusedMoose Comedy Course back in 2009. This has led to a number of rewards in stand-up competitions.

I received my Batchelor Honors Degree in Drama and Film/ Television Studies at MMU Cheshire, graduating in 2007.

I currently live in Caterham, Surrey with my fiancée. My office is in Warlingham. Both have direct lines and are commutable to London.

Acting

Experience

Accents

Employment History & Experience

Regular performer at the Miller Centre Caterham, including:

July 2022 ‘Uriah Heep’ in ‘David Copperfield’ (Production also toured at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall)

March 2022 ‘David Hartridge / Charlie Ruddles/ Vicar / Mr Stelton’ in ‘Goodnight Mr Tom’

December 2021 ‘Officer Brophy’ in ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’

February 2020 ‘Will’ in ‘Blue Stockings’

November 2019 ‘Ronnie’ in ‘Out of Order’

July 2019 ‘Frid the Butler’ in ‘A Little Night Music’

June 2019 ‘Michel Vallon’ in ‘God of Carnage’

March 2019 ‘Billy’ and ‘Bellboy’ in ‘London Suite’

December 2018 ‘Ghost of Christmas Present & Ghost of Christmas Future’ in ‘Christmas Carol’

July 2018 ‘Willoughby’ in ‘Sense and Sensibility’

April 2018 ‘Alan Dangle’ in ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’

November 2017 ‘Bernard Nightingale’ in ‘Arcadia’

June 2017 ‘King Charles II’ in ‘Nell Gwynn’ (Production also toured at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall)

July 2016 ‘Arthur’ in ‘The Accrington Pals’

April 2016 ‘Orlando’ in ‘As You Like It’

January 2016 ‘Henry Baskerville’ and other roles in ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’

June 2015 ‘Dr Robert Lanyon’ in ‘Jekyll and Hyde’

June 2010 ‘Lt J.G. Daniel A. Kaffee’ in ‘A Few Good Men’

Late June 2009- 'Second Actor'- Comedy actor role for short student film 'The Audition' (Four Corner Films)

Early June 2009- 'Football Hooligan' extra in Rik Mayalls music video 'Noble England' the 2010 world cup anthem.

May 2009- December 2009- Member of the BooDoo Improv group in Old Oxted, Surrey.

August- October 2008- Member of the Aardvark productions performance team
Performed as ‘Doctor’ and ‘Lion Tamer’ for two live audience participation events.

Presenting

Experience

Specialist Areas

Entertainment

Experience

Employment History & Experience

June 2009- July 2009- AmusedMoose Stand Up Comedy course
Based in Covent Garden, taken over five weekends as an intensive course in finding and developing comedy material and using it in a stand up performance. At the conclusion of the course we had to perform a five minute showcase to an audience of around 30 people. Having already been performing stand up comedy since December 2008, I found this course has helped me to develop a stronger understanding of comedy, entertainment and the stand up comedy industry.

2007- Present- Stand up Comedian/ Comedy Actor/ Improv actor/ Comedy writer
Stand up performances around the London circuit include The Cavendish Arms (Stockwell), The Bedford (Banbury), AmusedMoose Walkabout (Covent Garden), Rudy’s Revenge (Holborn) Jongleurs Camden, The Queens Head (Piccadilly) and ‘The London Comedy Club’ (Leicester Square).

Extras Work, Partipant, Contestant

Experience

Employment History & Experience

Soldier in Captain America: The First Avenger

Experience & Qualifications

Qualifications & Training

September 2004- June 2007 – MMU Cheshire
BA (Hons) Drama and Film and TV Studies- was involved in two short student films, of which one I directed and produced.

Sept 2002- June 2004 - Oxted School Sixth Form
A Levels including Theatre Studies, English Literature and Language
AS Levels including Business Studies, Electronics, Photography

Sept 1997- June 2002 - Oxted School
GCSEs including Drama, English Literature, English, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physical Education, French, German, IT, Business Studies, Religious Education.

Was actively involved in four of the school plays, playing major roles in the productions of ‘Cabaret’, ‘The Chrysalids’ and ‘Bugsy Malone’, and was assistant director to the schools production of ‘Skellig’.

Other Information

Interests & Hobbies

Warhammer 40,000, Wakeboarding, Dungeons & Dragons, Reading