Edwin Gagiano (born June 1, 1989) is a South African-born actor, screenwriter, producer, singer/songwriter and model[3] based in Los Angeles, California.

Gagiano attended Technical High School (HTS Kimberley)[5] and began his career at sixteen as a stage actor when he landed one of the leading roles as Alf Bueller in the Northern Cape Theatre musical Back to the 80s.

The show was picked up for a second season[7] in 2015 due to its high viewership, exceeding 2 million viewers per episode.

Gagiano wrote the Afrikaans single "Stille Praatwerk", which he performed on the kykNET hit television series Sterlopers, as Andre Groenewald.

[2] [5][12] [5][12] [5][12] [12] Gagiano's acting influences are Jack Nicholson, Kevin Spacey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino and Matt Damon.