Himani Jamwal
Himani Jamwal headshot, neutral expression, direct gaze

About

Himani Jamwal

Pronounced hi-MAH-nee JUM-wahl

Himani Jamwal is a Los Angeles-based actor training at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Her recent stage work includes Madama Balaclava in The Canterville Ghost and Miss Mason in The Hundred Dresses, selected for the competitive round of the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild (METG) state festival, and she holds an METG Certificate for Acting for Museum. A trained soprano raised across Singapore, Canada and the United States, she also writes, directs and animates.

Himani Jamwal is an actor based in Los Angeles, where she is pursuing a B.A. in Dramatic Arts at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. She works across stage, screen and voice, and sings soprano.

Her stage credits include Madama Balaclava in The Canterville Ghost, Miss Mason in The Hundred Dresses (selected for the competitive round of the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild state festival), Carol and Barbara Zimmer in Tina Howe's Museum, for which she received an METG Certificate for Acting, Madame de la Grande Bouche in the musical Beauty and the Beast, and Gonzalo in The Tempest. She was named Best Thespian at Weston High School in 2025. As a writer and director, she developed the original one-act Tales from the Trail from first draft to full production, leading a cast and crew of seven. With more than twelve years of choral experience, she has performed as a lead vocalist and in a cappella ensembles, and trained with the Boston University Summer Theatre Institute.

Himani grew up across Singapore, Canada and the United States, seven schools in three countries, and has a habit of walking into new rooms and finding the people in them. Alongside acting she draws, animates and designs, work that feeds her approach to character and voice, particularly for animation and games. She is available for theatre, film, commercial and voice-over work in Los Angeles.

Training

  • USC School of Dramatic Arts

    B.A. Dramatic Arts · Acting, voice and speech, movement

    2026 – present

  • Boston University Summer Theatre Institute

    Acting intensive · Acting, voice, movement (College of Fine Arts)

    Summer 2023

  • Weston High School Jazz & Concert Choir

    Soprano · 10+ concerts a year; a cappella and lead vocal work

    2023 – 2026

  • School of the Arts (SOTA), Singapore

    Soprano section, choral performance

    2018

Awards & recognition

  • METG Festival competitive round selection

    Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild (METG) state festival, The Hundred Dresses

    2026

  • METG Certificate for Acting

    Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild (METG), Museum

    2025

  • Best Thespian Award

    Weston High School

    2025