Rain Janjua

Rain Janjua and the Leap into Children’s Animation

At an age when most kids are navigating middle school hallways, Rain Janjua was already stacking credits across some of Canada’s most-watched children’s programming. The Toronto-area actor – half Polish, half Punjabi – started booking major voice roles early, landing Zeke on the PBS Kids series Work It Out Wombats! before he had even turned ten. To prepare for the character, Janjua actively worked to recall how his own voice sounded years earlier, shaping a performance that felt genuinely young rather than performed-young. The result earned him a place in a show celebrated for its emotional intelligence and problem-solving framework aimed at preschoolers.

PJ Masks, Daniel Tiger, and the PBS Kids Pipeline

Season 6 of Disney Junior’s PJ Masks: Power Heroes brought Janjua into the long-running superhero franchise as Greg/Gekko, taking over the role from the previous voice cast. Simultaneously, he stepped into the iconic title role of Daniel Tiger on Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Seasons 7 and 8 for WildBrain – one of the most institutionally significant children’s characters in Canadian public broadcasting. That performance earned him a 2026 Canadian Screen Award nomination, a striking acknowledgment for a performer still in his early teens. He also voices Rollie on Elinor Wonders Why, Jamie Crocker on the Disney series Let’s Go, Bananas!, and Togo in the CBC Kids series Go Togo.

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie and a Franchise Milestone

Booking Chase in PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026) marked a significant step up in profile. Chase the German Shepherd patrol leader is arguably the franchise’s most recognizable character, and Janjua had grown up watching the show before inheriting the role. In interviews around the film, he described an unconventional recording technique: rather than using his hands expressively in the booth as many directors encourage, he kept them in his pockets, finding the stillness helped him commit more fully to facial expression and vocal energy. The film gave him his first major theatrical credit alongside a high-profile cast.

Beyond the Booth

Janjua’s range extends past voice work. He holds an Ontario Karate Championship title with a brown-black belt ranking, competes in beatboxing, and has released original music his 2024 music video The RAiNaissance reflects an artist building a presence well beyond animation. His on-camera work includes the series Extraordinary Creatures and a guest spot on Chucky. Represented by Hero Artists, he remains among the most active child performers working in Canadian children’s media today.