Gerald Langiri Biography
Gerald Langiri was born on 29th July 1985. He is a kenyan actor and casting director. He is popularly known for his role in the 2013 comedy, House of Lungula.
Gerald Langiri Education Background
He pursued a bachelor’s degree in Computing and Internet Systems from the University of Huddersfield and has worked in the Information Technology Sector where he as employed as an IT Billing Manager in a telecommunications company.
Gerald Langiri Acting Career
In 2011, he did his first commercial acting breakthrough when he acted as a lawyer in a series titled ‘ Mashtaka’. He later started appearing in soap opera, Mali.
He founded “www.actors.co.ke” which is a website that centers on Kenyan actors and the acting industry at large giving news and information about the industry while exposing Kenyans acting industry to the world.
That also established him as a Casting Director and he has cast for several movies like Veve in which he played Superintendent Steven,House of Lungula where he portrayed Harrison. He has also been featured Bongo Movies , several series, short films and advertisements.
Gerald has also featured and made special guest appearances in series like Maisha and Rosa where he also played the roles of a superintendent. To break away from the typical type cast roles, he has directed his own short films one which won 2nd runners place in the U-Film-It competition 2012 titled the “Bigger Man”. He has also featured in an Airtel advert as a DJ.
In 2012, he got contracted on the most watched and longest running show on Kenya Television, Papa Shirandula, where he plays Mr. Araka.
In 2013 he host a funny comedy Talk Show titled “In the Forest” that features celebrity interviews In 2013,he also played as Nico on the Nokia sponsored series Stay with Mkamzee Mwatela. In 2014, he appeared as a guest on Wanuri kahiu series titled State house where he played the role of Governor Lotim and also in another web series titled Rispa is where he plays a father of two,married and a nagging maid.
As part of the 56 Africa magic original films project, Gerald has featured in two movies, in 2014 titled Orphan and You can’t Hack this where he played Julius a political advisor and Paul, a mean boss of his own company respectively.
He is the secretary of the Kenya Oscars Committee and a Member of the Kenya Film and Television Professional Association. He was nominated in the category of “Best Film Journalist” in the African Film Development Awards 2013. He is also known to champion for actors rights and along with other actors, they are trying to form the Kenya Actor Guild which will go along way to streamline the acting industry in Kenya.
Gerald Langiri Membership
Member of the Kenya Actors Guild (KAG)
Member of the Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK)
Secretary of the Kenya Oscars Committee
Member of the Kenya Film and Television Professional Association. (KFTPA)
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