Jin Maley

{{Short description|American actor}}

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Jin Maley is an American actor. They are known for playing the role of Ensign Kova Rin Esmar on the third season of Star Trek: Picard.{{cite web |last1=Baxter |first1=Joseph |title=Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Reveals the Crew of the USS Titan-A |url=https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-picard-uss-titan-a-crew-paramount/ |website=CBR.com |access-date=April 20, 2023 |date=February 5, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Orquiola |first1=John |title=Tales From The Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Red Carpet |url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-picard-season-3-cast-interview/ |access-date=April 20, 2023 |work=Screen Rant |date=February 13, 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Seibold |first1=Witney |title=The Alien-Centric Crew Of The Titan Is A Highlight Of Star Trek: Picard Season 3 |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1215901/the-alien-centric-crew-of-the-titan-is-a-highlight-of-star-trek-picard-season-3/ |website=Slashfilm |access-date=April 20, 2023 |date=March 2, 2023}}

Maley earned an M.F.A. in acting from Harvard University. They coach acting in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web |title=Best Acting Coaches in Los Angeles |url=https://www.michelledanner.com/acting-coaches-la/ |website=The Michelle Danner Acting Studio |access-date=April 20, 2023}}

Maley is an associate artist with Sinking Ship Productions. Their work with that company includes Cassandra, an Agony, which was commissioned by the Getty Villa in 2022.{{cite web |title=Cassandra, An Agony |url=https://www.sinkingshipproductions.com/cassandra |website=Sinking Ship Productions |access-date=April 20, 2023}}{{cite web |title=Getty Villa Theater Lab Presents Cassandra, an Agony |url=https://www.getty.edu/news/getty-villa-theater-lab-presents-cassandra-an-agony/ |website=Getty |access-date=April 20, 2023 |date=March 29, 2022}}

Maley's other stage credits include the part of Ariel in a 2023 production of The Tempest at the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles.{{cite news |last1=McNulty |first1=Charles |title=Review: Words aren't the only magic in this interactive production of Shakespeare's 'Tempest' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-03-28/the-tempest-immersive-production-shakespeare-center-los-angeles-review |access-date=April 20, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 28, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Dambrot |first1=Shana Nys |title=A Brave New Tempest at the Shakespeare Center |url=https://www.laweekly.com/a-brave-new-tempest-at-the-shakespeare-center/ |access-date=April 20, 2023 |work=LA Weekly |date=March 30, 2023}}

Maley also starred in singer-songwriter, Mitski’s “Happy” music video from her 2016 studio album Puberty 2.

Maley is nonbinary and goes by they/them pronouns.{{cite web |last1=Ennis |first1=Dawn |title=Laughs and Tears with Actor Jin Maley of Star Trek Picard |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb-yCTlhZhE |website=Dawn Ennis |via=YouTube |access-date=April 24, 2023 |date=April 23, 2023}} Their character Esmar on Star Trek: Picard also uses they/them pronouns, which Maley said is "really cool".