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Jaiden Kaine

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Jaiden Kaine
After clearing his name, Luke Cage has become a celebrity on the streets of Harlem with a reputation as bulletproof as his skin. But being so visible has only increased his need to protect the community and find the limits of who he can and can't save. With the rise of a formidable new foe, Luke is forced to confront the fine line that separates a hero from a villain.
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Jaiden Kaine is a SAG/AFTRA award-winning actor, who has built a dynamic career as a versatile performer shining in roles in both film and television. Kaine is perhaps best known for his role as Beau in the CW's hit series The Vampire Diaries (2016), starring alongside Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley. The Vampire Diaries centers on the lives, loves, dangers and disasters in the town, Mystic Falls, Virginia. Creatures of unspeakable horror lurk beneath this town as a teenage girl is suddenly torn between two vampire brothers.

In 2017, Kaine was seen in the Twentieth Century Fox critically acclaimed film Hidden Figures (2017) starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe. The Film was produced by Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin and Pharrell William, and was directed by Theodore Melfi. The film received three Oscar nominations including Best Picture, two Golden Globe nominations, two Grammy nominations, and, in addition, won a SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture as well as an NAACP Award for Outstanding Motion Picture.

Kaine was in the Lionsgate film Misconduct (2016) starring Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino, directed by Shintaro Shimosawa. Kaine recently wrapped production on the CW show Valor (2018), in which he played the supporting-lead opposite Christina Ochoa and Matt Barr. Additionally, he finished work as a guest star on the CBS show S.W.A.T. (2019) playing opposite Shemar Moore and Jay Harrington.

Kaine became a fan favorite in his role as Zip in the Marvel Entertainment highly rated television series Luke Cage (2016) alongside Alfre Woodard and Rosario Dawson and just wrapped as a Guest Star on ABC's 50 Cent produced show; For Life (2020).

Best known for his gravel voice & intense screen presence. He usually plays powerful yet conflicted characters. He is the son of a psychiatric nurse and late playwright/professor father. His career in entertainment started overseas with modeling for major brands like Calvin Klein to Italian Men's Vogue. After reaching international supermodel status yet being denied work in Capetown, South Africa; he chose staying there while declining work internationally until he finally broke; the "wall of color". He then returned to the states were he worked background on several TV & film sets while attending the Yale School of Drama's acting program. After he graduated he then transitioned to a full time actor. He resides in sunny California.
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    Known for

    Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev in Vampire Diaries (2009)
    Vampire Diaries
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Beau
    Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Jim Parsons, and Janelle Monáe in Les Figures de l'ombre (2016)
    Les Figures de l'ombre
    7.8
    • Joshua Coleman
    • 2016
    Shemar Moore in S.W.A.T. (2017)
    S.W.A.T.
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Yusef Ahmed
    Jason Antoon, Vanessa Lachey, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, and Alex Tarrant in NCIS : Hawaï (2021)
    NCIS : Hawaï
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Bandile

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    Actor



    • Game of Power
      • Kenny Dale
      • Pre-production
      • 2026
    • Dante's L.O.G.: Chronicles of an Assassin
      • Lord Damani
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • The High Value Man
      • Peter Smith
      • Pre-production



    • Ramón Rodríguez in Will Trent (2023)
      Will Trent
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Garrett
      • 2025
    • David Koechner, Rachel True, Michael Tiddes, Dexter Darden, Moses Storm, and Ramona Young in Half Baked: Totally High (2024)
      Half Baked: Totally High
      4.6
      • Detective Smith
      • 2024
    • Shailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise, Betty Gilpin, and Gabrielle Creevy in Three Women (2023)
      Three Women
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Isaac
      • 2023
    • Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Amanda Warren in East New York (2022)
      East New York
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Mohamed Gueye
      • 2023
    • Just My Type (2022)
      Just My Type
      8.2
      • Alex
      • 2022
    • Jhon Jatenjor in Jhon Jatenjor's Interviews (2021)
      Jhon Jatenjor's Interviews
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Celebrity Guest
      • 2022
    • Genji Jacques, Jaiden Kaine, Carlacia Grant, and Sandra Justice in Bae Night: The Little Black Book (2022)
      Bae Night: The Little Black Book
      5.1
      • Blake
      • 2022
    • Josh Lucas, Rose Rollins, Rachel Ann Kearns, and Ian Harding in Long Slow Exhale (2022)
      Long Slow Exhale
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Deputy Belmont
      • 2022
    • Jason Antoon, Vanessa Lachey, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, and Alex Tarrant in NCIS : Hawaï (2021)
      NCIS : Hawaï
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Bandile
      • 2022
    • Crank Yankers (2002)
      Crank Yankers
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Puppeteer
      • 2019–2021
    • Forgotten Kingdom: The Divide
      • Funeral Director
      • 2020
    • Nicholas Pinnock in For Life (2020)
      For Life
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Green
      • 2020
    • Shemar Moore in S.W.A.T. (2017)
      S.W.A.T.
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Yusef Ahmed
      • 2019
    • Jason London, Kristen Renton, Barbie Castro, and Taylor Castro in Marriage Killer (2019)
      Marriage Killer
      3.2
      • Detective Erickson
      • 2019
    • Matt Barr and Christina Ochoa in Valor (2017)
      Valor
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Khalid Samatar
      • 2017–2018

    Writer



    • Just My Type (2022)
      Just My Type
      8.2
      • contributing writer
      • 2022

    Producer



    • Saltz (2017)
      Saltz
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • The Protokon (2015)
      The Protokon
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • 2015

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      • 1.88 m

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      • Male

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      Was a member of the military outfit Blackwater.
    • Quotes
      Live life, this isn't a dress rehearsal. I do everything I'm interested in because I believe when our time on this earth is up, our only regrets are the things we didn't do.
    • Trademarks
        Deep barritone voice
    • Nickname
      • Mr. Kaine

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