Javeon Shannon

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About Javeon

My name is Javeon Alexis Thompson Shannon. I’m an actor, producer, and musician originally from Saint Louis, MO. In high school, I made the move to Los Angeles and fell in love with performance first in band, then in theater. I started my acting journey at Chaffey College before transferring to UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television. There, I earned my degree in Theater with a specialization in Acting and Performance. I prepared for the professional side of my artistic career with courses focusing on marketing and brand growth for artists in the Music Industry Minor at the Herb Alpert School of Music. 

Just before my time at UCLA, I was honored to receive national recognition from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in the Irene Ryan Acting Competition. Some of my favorite stage credits include Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing with Bimbo’s Theater Company at UCLA, Action in West Side Story with the Rialto Community Playhouse, and Prince Ludovico in The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs at UCLA TFT. I starred in Cedar Mountain as Noah, a student film produced by Mirrorball Productions. Music videos I’ve starred in include High Off You by Hasitha Guhan and a music video film project by The Royal Fools.

Alongside acting, I’m a versatile artist who loves to explore through multi-instrument performance with covers on both my SoundCloud and Instagram, writing poetry, performing at open mics, and DJing. I am looking forward to the future of my career with excitement for all the discoveries I'll make in my craft!

Also, come see me in Shakespeare By The Sea’s production of Julius Caesar as the soothsayer Artemidorus, touring June 2025 -  July 2025 in the LA and OC area!