Born Jason Michael Mullen on the 26th February 1982 at Sunderland Royal Hospital. Raised by mother Alison and father Danny. Jay grew up in Hylton Castle estate with siblings Dan and Janine. When Jay turned 15 in his final year in secondary school, he joined Shiney Street Theatre School in Washington, England. Jay studied there for 1 year, gaining work in "Byker Grove" and starring as Danny Zuko in the musical "Grease". Jay went on to further his skills at the City of Sunderland College, Shiney Row Centre, where he studied for 3 years gaining several qualifications including "Acting Honours" grade 8. In that time Jay auditioned for plays and performances, playing many parts ranging from panto to playing the lead in "Blood Brothers" as Edward Lyons and reprising his role as Danny Zuko in "Grease". During that time Jay also joined ACT, an acting training school based in County Durham. Jay won a free scholarship to attend this school, an award only given to one pupil every academic year. Whilst at University, Jay performed in a lot of theatre but wanted to work for the screen and auditioned for several media projects and independent movies. In 2003 Jay auditioned and won the part of Greg Laverne in a low budget horror movie called "Carrier Zero". Whilst filming there was a lot of interest from radio stations, the BBC and a small cinema deal in parts of South America. After filming it was sadly announced that the budget ran dry during editing and the film was canned. Jay auditioned along with a thousand others for a role in a national theatre tour of "The Wizard of Oz". Jay beat the other contenders and won a starring role as the Scarecrow. The tour ended in the summer of 2006. In 2007, Jay joined "The Theatre Restaurant" in Sunderland as a full-time cast member. Involved in numerous productions, with roles ranging from Oklahoma's Will Parker through to a memorable performance as the legendary Al Jolson, Jay rounded off a fantastic year with a critically acclaimed starring role as George Bailey in "It's A Wonderful Life". Jay continued to star in more productions at "The Theatre Restaurant" and "The New Theatre Restaurant" as well as a TV commercial advertising the venue. Jay left "The New Theatre Restaurant" in early May 2009 to avoid the safety of working in a single venue and to follow more exciting paths. In September of 2009 Jay appeared at the Sunderland Empire in July where he reprised his role as the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz". Jay then tried for television and movies and appeared in the 2010 movie "Ways to Live Forever" with Ben Chaplin and received the lead role in "Burnings of the Heart".