Gerald Langiri (born July 29, 1985) is a Kenyan actor, producer and
casting director. He has appeared in several films and television
series. He is notable for his role in the 2013 comedy, House of
Lungula.Born in July 29, 1985, Gerald Langiri is an actor and casting
director from Nairobi, Kenya. His passion for acting goes as far back
to when he would perform skits, solo verses and took part in choral
verses, public speaking and any art related projects in his early
school years where art and craft was his favorite subject.Upon
completion of his high school studies, he wanted to pursue acting as a
career but like many talented Kenyans with similar passions, he did
not know where to start. He therefore opted to pursue a bachelor's
degree in Computing and Internet Systems from the University of
Huddersfield and has worked in the Information Technology Sector where
he was employed as an IT Billing Manager in a telecommunications
company.His passion for acting however never left him and his 1st
commercial acting breakthrough came in 2011 where took on the role of
a lawyer in a series titled Mashtaka. He later starred as a recurring
character in soap opera, Mali.While working on Mali, Gerald made a
bold move of quitting his day job to pursue acting as a full-time
career. He founded "www.actors.co.ke" (nominated best topical blog at
the bloggers’ awards 2013) 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 whichhe played Superintendent Steven,
House of Lungula where he portrayed Harrison. He has also been
featured Bongo Movies, several series, short films and advertisements.
casting director. He has appeared in several films and television
series. He is notable for his role in the 2013 comedy, House of
Lungula.Born in July 29, 1985, Gerald Langiri is an actor and casting
director from Nairobi, Kenya. His passion for acting goes as far back
to when he would perform skits, solo verses and took part in choral
verses, public speaking and any art related projects in his early
school years where art and craft was his favorite subject.Upon
completion of his high school studies, he wanted to pursue acting as a
career but like many talented Kenyans with similar passions, he did
not know where to start. He therefore opted to pursue a bachelor's
degree in Computing and Internet Systems from the University of
Huddersfield and has worked in the Information Technology Sector where
he was employed as an IT Billing Manager in a telecommunications
company.His passion for acting however never left him and his 1st
commercial acting breakthrough came in 2011 where took on the role of
a lawyer in a series titled Mashtaka. He later starred as a recurring
character in soap opera, Mali.While working on Mali, Gerald made a
bold move of quitting his day job to pursue acting as a full-time
career. He founded "www.actors.co.ke" (nominated best topical blog at
the bloggers’ awards 2013) 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 whichhe played Superintendent Steven,
House of Lungula where he portrayed Harrison. He has also been
featured Bongo Movies, several series, short films and advertisements.
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