Jaiden Kaine

Jaiden Kaine is an American actor 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. You've probably seen him as Taraji P. Henson's dad; "Joshua Coleman" in the blockbuster; Hidden Figures (2016) and "Oswall Swann" in Ridley Scott's Killing Lincoln (2015). It didn't stop at films for Jaiden, from there he became a regular on the Netflix/Marvel Original; Luke Cage (2016) a recurring guest star on Vampire Diaries (2015-2016) and a recurring guest-star on CW's Valor (2017). He resides in sunny California. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Petra Reyes