Jade Eshete | |
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 Eshete at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | January 9, 1985 Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012-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 .
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]
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 .[ citation needed ] 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]
| 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] |
| 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 |
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