Ajay Jethi is an Indian-born actor, director and producer based in Barcelona, Spain, since 2005. A native speaker of Hindi and Punjabi, he is bilingual in Spanish, has advanced proficiency in Catalan and an intermediate level of English. His language profile also includes a Hindi accent when speaking Catalan. He is authorized to work in Spain.

His international career spans the Indian and European film industries, with experience in film, television, theatre and advertising. He is particularly known for portraying Shakir, a Pakistani hacker, in Netflix’s internationally acclaimed series Money Heist (La casa de papel), a role that significantly expanded his international recognition.

His television credits include Spanish productions such as Acacias 38, La Riera, Hospital Central, Aída, Rescatando a Sara and Los hombres de Paco. His film work includes Oliver Laxe’s Las mimosas, Kamikaze and Fuga de cerebros 2.

Jethi has also worked extensively in Indian cinema, contributing as an actor, director and producer to projects such as Shagan, Soch, 15 Lakh Kadon Aauga and Dakuan Da Munda.

His theatre experience includes productions staged in India and Spain, such as Death of a Salesman, Court Martial and Campanadas de boda, by Spanish theatre company La Cubana. He also has professional Bollywood dance skills.

Combining multilingual abilities with a broad understanding of Indian and European audiovisual industries, Jethi brings extensive international experience to productions across different cultural settings.