Internet Sensation Tabitha Brown To Join ‘The Chi’ The 42-year-old will have a recurring role on the Showtime series. Loading the player… The Chi as a recurring character. The Lena Waithe-created series is a coming-of-age drama centered on how the death of Black teenager intertwined and intergenerationally transformed the lives of a group of Chicagoans living in the South Side. In addition to Brown’s addition to the cast, Curtiss Cook has been promoted to a series regular and will reprise his role as Douda in the show. Jason Weaver, known for his acting credits in Smart Guy and Shaad, a friend of Trig (Luke James) who is working to rebuild his life.