Edwin Gagiano

Early life

Gagiano was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape, and relocated to Los Angeles in 2015. His father, Albertus Johannes, is a math lecturer and a war veteran who served his country during the South African Border War in the 1980s. His mother, Maryna Elizabeth, is a retired banker and interior designer. Gagiano is of Italian, British and Welsh ancestry. Gagiano attended Technical High School (HTS Kimberley) in 2015 due to its high viewership, exceeding 2 million viewers per episode.

Commercials

In 2015, Gagiano was cast as the lead in South Africa’s national Toyota ad campaign to advertise the new Toyota Aygo. This campaign covered television, cinema, public locations and internet usage, with more than 200,000 views on YouTube.

Singing and songwriting

In 2010, Gagiano released an EP album with 6 songs. His single "Mommy" was repeatedly played on PUK FM 93.6, and "3 Reasons Why" played on Highveld Stereo. Gagiano wrote the Afrikaans single "Stille Praatwerk", which he performed on the kykNET hit television series Sterlopers, as Andre Groenewald.

Television roles

+Selected television credits Year Title Role Director Notes 2013 Snake Park Zak Verwey Darrell Roodt Season 1, 13 episode 2015 Snake Park Zak Verwey Deon Potgieter Season 2, 13 episodes 2016 Villa Rosa Marcel Geldenhuys Andries Van Der Merwe 9 episodes 2016 Sterlopers Andre Groenewald Luhann Jansen 2 episodes