J.J. Crowne
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
J.J. Crowne is an actor, voice-over artist and singer/songwriter. He had a B.A degree in Drama/English, then obtained a law degree and worked as a Public Defender trial lawyer for 30 years while also pursuing his artistic endeavors.
Screen-acting credits since 2014 include recurring roles on "Graceland" (USA), "Every Witch Way" (Nickelodeon) and several novellas for NBC/Telemundo (English-speaking roles); co-starring roles in national VISA card and Ghost Pillow TV spots as well as dozens of regional and local TV commercials; starring, co-starring and supporting roles in over 50 films produced in the Miami area, including "Finding Ophelia" (Cannes Film Festival Winner 2021), "Midnight Montage" (Amazon Prime), "Benjamin" (2016 Atlanta Sci-Fi Film Festival Winner), "Stillborn" (winner of several U.S. horror film festivals), and the HBO feature film "Make Love Great Again." He won the 2018 First Place Florida Addy Award for writing and acting in "Dr. Schnipit For Pet Neutering" TV spots.
J.J.'s voice-over work over the past 35 years has included dozens of public service announcements and commercials throughout South Florida. He is the narrator (and also several character voices) for the 2018 national award-winning SAG audio book "Managing Bubbie" and is a featured British-accented character voice in the Museum Of African American History & Culture/Smithsonian in Washington, DC.
JJ's music career started in the 1970's and has included jingles, cues and themes for FOX TV, PBS, Univision, several documentary films and dozens of South Florida and regional radio & TV spots. His 2013 self-titled solo album of original songs made the national Spins Tracking System Country Radio Top 30 Chart and was the #1 Internet Folk album on the Roots Music Radio Review national chart in November 2013. J.J. Crowne's original music can be heard on radio stations and streaming services worldwide, including iTunes, Spotify and Amazon.