Javier Molina

Javier Molina was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Passaic New Jersey. He is the first Latino Co-Artistic Director of The Actors Studio in NYC. He directed the short film WONDER, winning 21 awards, including the Best Short Film Award at Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, qualifying WONDER for Academy Award consideration and securing distribution by HBO. He recently directed, "A View From the Bridge" by Arthur Miller which is now touring Spain with a main stay in Madrid. Recent acting credits include co-starring with Hugh Jackman in Reminiscence (HBO), Liam Neeson in Thug, and NBC’s This is Us and Blacklist. Javier Molina received a 2024 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts!