Jade Eshete (born January 9, 1985) is an American television and film actress. She starred in 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."Jade Eshete Talks Being A Woman Of Color On One Of TV's Weirdest Shows" by Sesali Bowen at www.refinery29.com While obtaining her structural engineeringJade Eshete's bio at www.backstage.com degree from The City College of New York, she volunteered with National Dance Institute helping inner city youth learn dance.
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,"NYC Actor Jade Eshete on TV Work, Auditions + Comic Con" by Arnold Wayne Jones at www.backstage.com 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.
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,High Maintenance: Season 2 Episodes Summary & Credits at www.radiotimes.com Hulu's 2014 series Deadbeat, NBC's 2016 series Shades of Blue and Showtime's Billions."Billions recap: No good deed goes unpunished" by Kyle Fowle at ew.com Most notably she has starred as Farah Black"‘Dirk Gently’: ‘Compton’s Neil Brown Jr., Richard Schiff & More Join BBC America Series" by Denise Petski at deadline.com in the BBC America science-fiction detective 2016 series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency."Dirk Gently at Comic-Con: Show compared to Sherlock, Doctor Who, Supernatural" by Nick Romano at ew.com
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2015BrookloveMiaShort Film2017AcheL'ToyaShort Film2017Bruce!!!Kerri"‘Bruce!!!’: Film Review" by Frank Scheck at www.hollywoodreporter.com2020MaternaMona"Pete Davidson's King of Staten Island, Hugh Jackman, more join Tribeca Film Festival lineup" by Joey Nolfi at ew.com"‘Materna’: Film Review" by Jourdain Searles at www.hollywoodreporter.com2020Really LoveMecca"Michael Ealy Boards ‘Really Love’ Romance Film From MACRO" by Amanda N'Duka at deadline.com
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2012High MaintenanceJadenEpisode: "Esme"2014DeadbeatDrunk GirlEpisode: "Am-Ish"2016Shades of BlueReceptionist3 Episodes2016Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective AgencyFarah BlackMain role2019BillionsLauren Turner2019It's Bruno!Rosa PersadRecurring role 2023Black CakeMathildaRecurring role
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