---
name: "J.A.Q."
canonical: "https://film.one/person/j-a-q"
fi1m_id: "j-a-q"
imdb_id: "nm1310272"
tmdb_id: 81503
wikidata_id: "Q6107706"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "8 November 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:11:39.206839+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# J.A.Q.

## Identity

J.A.Q.

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/j-a-q
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** j-a-q
- **IMDb ID:** nm1310272
- **TMDB ID:** 81503
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6107706
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAQ_(b-boy), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6107706, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1310272/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81503

Composer. Born 8 November 1974 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 8 November 1974, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Also known as:** Jeffrey 'JQ' Qaiyum, Jeffery Ameen Qaiyum, JQ
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAQ_(b-boy), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6107706, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1310272/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81503

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Bear*](https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022.md) (82)

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## Biography

J.A.Q., also credited as Jeffrey 'JQ' Qaiyum or Jeffery Ameen Qaiyum, is an American actor and composer born on 8 November 1974 in Chicago, Illinois. He is a founding member of the Q Brothers with his brother GQ. With GQ he co-created, co-directed, composed and starred in hip-hop adaptations of Shakespeare plays including Othello: The Remix and A Q Brothers Christmas Carol, as well as Funk It Up About Nothin'. He made his Off-Broadway debut as DJ and composer for The Bomb-itty of Errors.

As an actor he appeared in Boston Public (2003) as Sam Gough / The Beat Boxer and in Whirlygirl (2006) as Raoul. He has also voiced characters in video games including the Saints Row series. As a composer he created the score for the FX series The Bear (2022–), Scratch & Burn (2002) and his brother's film Just Another Story (2003).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, blockclubchicago.org, wikidata.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Bear* (2022), Fi1m 82, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Bear* (2022), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022.md)
- *Whirlygirl* (2006), as Raoul
- *Chutzpah, This Is?* (2005), Actor
- *Boston Public* (2000), series, as The Beat Boxer, Sam Gough
- *Christmas Carol: The Remix by the Q Brothers*, as Marley / Belle / Present / Lil' Tim

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