Beyond the Gates' Jason Vendryes in new, gritty action drama

Beyond the Gates’ mystery man linked to Martin's nightmarish past, Jason Vendryes, recently premiered a film called One Spoon of Chocolate, which is anything but sweet.

Jason Vendryes goes Beyond the Gates

Vendryes’ most recent work sees him play as small-town Deputy Tom Susky. He serves under Michael Harney's Sheriff McLeoud and is forced to confront his own morals in a town set in its ways in this gritty action drama. One Spoon of Chocolate premiered just last week at the Tribeca Film Festival. The Festival was held between June 4th and 15th, 2025. Tribeca Films is a distribution label that brings independent films from top festivals to streaming platforms, creating revenue-generating opportunities for filmmakers. Tribeca Films presents these films to new audiences across a vast distribution infrastructure and on the Tribeca Channel. Presented by Tribeca Enterprises in partnership with Giant Pictures.

One Spoon Of Chocolate

After leaving the Army, Unique (Shameik Moore) was wrongfully convicted of assault and sent to jail. After serving his sentence, Unique returns to Ohio to begin his life anew, catching up with his only living relative, Ramsey (RJ Cyler). There is something truly vile happening in this town: A racist sheriff and his crew of similarly minded followers, all of whom have a penchant for violence and all share an awful secret about missing young black men. Unfortunately, they turn their attention to Unique and rip his life apart. The former soldier now has no choice but to bring his “Unique” skills down on the sheriff and his department. One veteran, one sword…One Spoon of Chocolate.

Written and directed by the world-renowned artist RZA. American rapper, record producer, composer, and film producer, RZA, shot to stardom as the de facto leader of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. One Spoon of Chocolate stars Shameik Moore in the lead role as Unique and also features the talents of Paris Jackson, Tye Alexander, Michael Bekemeir, and Caleb Black. Hard-hitting and full of the kind of action that has you glued to your seat, satiate your not-so-sweet fix by getting your One Spoon of Chocolate today.

Jason Vendryes on Beyond the Gates

Quickly becoming a fan favorite, mystery man Kenny, played by Vendryes, has a storyline deeply rooted in the show's history. Right from the beginning, we discovered that Ex-Senator Vernon Dupree's (Clifton Davis) grandson, Martin (Brandon Claybon), had a haunted past, literally. And this past is catching up to him via nightmares and waking images, leaving him confused and feeling guilty. With links to organized crime through a crooked cop and a shadowy casino owner, this past just became Martin's present when Kenny found Martin and began a role at the Fairmont Crest Country Club to allow closer access to the congressman.

Kenny approached the table where the congressman was seated alone and said in a low, gravelly voice, “Let's see what color’s your money.” This line haunts Martin in his visions, and he can’t quite place it until now. Martin was as shocked as we were to hear it live and right in front of us in real time. Fans and viewers alike are hanging on to this storyline with a death grip as we all wait for more to be revealed about Kenny's true purpose and where it all started.

Speaking with SoapCentral, Vendryes was asked what his favorite thing about playing Kenny was, and this is what he had to say.

“With Kenny, I've never portrayed a character that is so mysterious. He was introduced in episode 51. I think 73 just aired, and we still don't know who he is, what he wants, and why he's in the orbit of the other characters. It's been fun hearing fan theories!”

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Mr Vendryes, we thoroughly enjoy your addition to this storyline and cannot wait to see what you reveal to us next.

Watch Jason Vendryes in full episodes of Beyond the Gates weekdays on CBS or stream on Paramount Plus.

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