SEE JAY'S LATEST ACTING REEL HERE!
Vote for Jay as a second-time finalist in the YobiLaugh global comedy competition on www.Yobi.tv
TIME MAGAZINE calls Jay a "poor sap." Click HERE to see the full story!
"BOYZ" Written by Jay Gates and directed by Scott Hansen & Jay Gates for the 2010 Hampton Roads 48 Hour Film Project. Winner "Best Writer," "Best Ensemble Acting," "Best Actor," & "Best Actress." Winner of the Las Vegas Film Festival's "Silver Ace Award." View it HERE.
Jay stars in his first feature film DEAD MEN. Written & Produced by George Smith. Directed by Scott Hansen.
SYNOPSIS: Work hits too close to home for funeral home attendant Doug when his fiancee kills herself while keeping him company on an overnight shift... with Doug's gun. Unable to call the police for appearance of foul play, Doug calls his coworkers Jay and Steve for help. But as complications rise and tensions escalate, Jay and Steve are forced to confront the possibility they may have more to fear from Doug than from the cops.
Jay co-stars in TANNERS POINT, an innovative hybrid of sitcom, reality show, docudrama and behind-the-scenes TV. The show is an entertaining and engaging look at "Life, Love & the Pursuit of the Perfect Tan!" See a preview HERE.
HONEST TO DEATH, written and directed by Jay Gates for the 48 Hour Film Project. Jay and his team were given a genre, a character, a prop, a line of dialog and 48 hours to put them all together to make a short film. The result was Jay's first attempt at making a horror film...but of course he had to make it funny too. Official Selection on Kevin Spacey's Triggerstreet.com Film Festival. See it HERE.
SUBS, a sitcom pilot written and directed by Jay Gates completes post production on May 1st. Starring Jay Gates, Jason Kypros and Amoreena Wade, SUBS is the story of college roommates who study by day, party by night, then wake up at the crack of dawn to substitute teach in order to pay for it all. Every day is a new challenge with a new group of unruly kids to deal with, while handling their college workload, and still making happy hour. Based on the standup comedy of Jay Gates, view the TRAILER or watch the entire PILOT EPISODE.
ADRENALINE, starring Jay Gates, Sean Doherty and Reshaun Jones premieres in Virginia Beach, VA. Directed by Scott Hansen and produced by Merciless Productions. Click HERE to visit the official website and view the theatrical trailer. Jay's performance led to him being cast as the lead in Scott Hansen's next two feature films DEAD MEN and CHASING VENGEANCE.
Speaking role in TRANSFORMERS 3 as a CNN correspondent in Washington D.C.
Lead role in ABC Original "My Future Boyfriend"
LIFTIME Original Movie "Unanswered Prayers"
Lands a role in SHOWTIME's "Homeland"
The NASA kid's show "OUR WORLD" that Jay hosts wins two Iparenting Awards!
Jay is cast as the new spokesperson for Haynes.
Jay's Standup Comedy
Jay Gates is a national touring, 9-year veteran of standup comedy. He has been booked at clubs and colleges from NYC's Times Square to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and even Hawaii with such comics as Dane Cook, Lewis Black, Dave Attell, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier, Kevin Meaney and Aries Spears. You can view a sample of his latest comedy DVD "UNLEASHED!" by clicking HERE.