Jade Eshete
Eshete at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1985-01-09) January 9, 1985
Brooklyn, New York, US
OccupationActress
Years active2012-present

Jade Eshete (born January 9, 1985) is an American television and film actress. She starred on the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

Early life

Jade Eshete was born to Guyanese and Ethiopian parents in Brooklyn, New York.[1] While obtaining her structural engineering[2] degree from The City College of New York, she volunteered with National Dance Institute helping inner city youth learn dance.[3]

Career

Upon graduation, Eshete started her professional career in commercial print modeling for brands including L'Oreal Paris, Marshalls, QVC, Essence Magazine, Dark & Lovely and SoftSheen-Carson. She then transitioned into featured roles on stage,[4] including the character Squeak in the national tour of the musical The Color Purple, directed by Gary Griffin. She was also a featured singer in the international tour of Hair, directed by Diane Paulus.[3]

She also appeared in the short films 2015 Brooklove and the 2017 Ache.

On television, Eshete has been seen in episodes of HBO's 2012 series High Maintenance,[5] Hulu's 2014 series Deadbeat, NBC's 2016 series Shades of Blue and Showtime's Billions.[3][6] Most notably she has starred as Farah Black[7] in the BBC America science-fiction detective 2016 series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Brooklove Mia Short Film
2017 Ache L'Toya Short Film
2017 Bruce!!! Kerri [9]
2020 Materna Mona [10][11]
2020 Really Love Mecca [12]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 High Maintenance Jaden Episode: "Esme"
2014 Deadbeat Drunk Girl Episode: "Am-Ish"
2016 Shades of Blue Receptionist 3 Episodes
2016 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Farah Black Main role
2019 Billions Lauren Turner
2019 It's Bruno! Rosa Persad Recurring role
2023 Black Cake Mathilda Recurring role

References

  1. ↑ "Jade Eshete Talks Being A Woman Of Color On One Of TV's Weirdest Shows" by Sesali Bowen at www.refinery29.com
  2. ↑ Jade Eshete's bio at www.backstage.com
  3. 1 2 3 "Jade Eshete pictures, bio, movies". Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ "NYC Actor Jade Eshete on TV Work, Auditions + Comic Con" by Arnold Wayne Jones at www.backstage.com
  5. ↑ High Maintenance: Season 2 Episodes Summary & Credits at www.radiotimes.com
  6. ↑ "Billions recap: No good deed goes unpunished" by Kyle Fowle at ew.com
  7. ↑ "‘Dirk Gently’: ‘Compton’s Neil Brown Jr., Richard Schiff & More Join BBC America Series" by Denise Petski at deadline.com
  8. ↑ "Dirk Gently at Comic-Con: Show compared to Sherlock, Doctor Who, Supernatural" by Nick Romano at ew.com
  9. ↑ "‘Bruce!!!’: Film Review" by Frank Scheck at www.hollywoodreporter.com
  10. ↑ "Pete Davidson's King of Staten Island, Hugh Jackman, more join Tribeca Film Festival lineup" by Joey Nolfi at ew.com
  11. ↑ "‘Materna’: Film Review" by Jourdain Searles at www.hollywoodreporter.com
  12. ↑ "Michael Ealy Boards ‘Really Love’ Romance Film From MACRO" by Amanda N'Duka at deadline.com


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