Jacob Henrie-Naffaa

Jacob Henrie-Naffaa is a Bay Area native actor, writer, director, singer and dancer. He began performing professionally at the age of seven and has been seen performing on stages around the Bay since 2009. Favorite theatre credits include Cabaret (CenterRep, 2024), Returning to Haifa (Golden Thread, 2024), In The Heights (CenterRep, 2023, Berkeley Playhouse, 2022) and understudying for the world premiere of the aves (Berkeley Rep, 2025). Jacob has appeared in a large assortment of short films and web series, favorite credits including the short films Maybe I'm Early (2024), Circle of Sinners (2025) and commercials for Samsung and Jolibee. Jacob is a trained singer and dancer, with a baritone range proficient in hip-hop, tap, ballet, modern, Latin and ballroom. Jacob's goal in life is to get an EGOT or die trying. Jacob's directorial debut short filmMy Girlfriend Does That Too releases this fall.