Shantol is rated as one of Jamaica rising actors. With just 5 years in the business Shantol has done many staged plays in Jamaica and overseas. In 2016 Shantol starred in her first feature film Sprinter written and directed by Storm Saulter and in the same year was featured in the short film Sugar written by Sharon Leach and directed by Michelle Serieux. In 2017 Jackson starred in Yardie directed by Idris Elba which was a selected film at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah in January 2018.
