Jade Eshete

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.

Jade Eshete
Eshete at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1985-01-09) January 9, 1985 (age 40) Brooklyn, New York, US
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012-present

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.^{[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]

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