Edi Gathegi

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Kenyan-American actor (born 1979)

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::summary Kenyan-American actor (born 1979) ::

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FieldValue
nameEdi Gathegi
imageEdi_Gathegi (cropped).jpg
captionGathegi in 2009
birth_nameEdi Mūe Gathegi
birth_date
birth_placeNairobi, Nairobi City County, Kenya
education
occupationActor
years_active2006–present
spouseAdriana Marinescu (m. 2018)
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| name = Edi Gathegi | image = Edi_Gathegi (cropped).jpg | caption = Gathegi in 2009 | birth_name = Edi Mūe Gathegi | birth_date = | birth_place = Nairobi, Nairobi City County, Kenya | death_date = | death_place = | education = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2006–present | spouse = Adriana Marinescu (m. 2018) Edi Mūe Gathegi (; born March 10, 1979) is a Kenyan-American actor. He had his breakthrough playing Dr. Jeffrey "Big Love" Cole on the fourth season of the television series House (2007), followed by his roles as Cheese in the 2007 film Gone Baby Gone, vampire Laurent in the films Twilight and its sequel The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and as Darwin in X-Men: First Class. He played cover operative Matias Solomon on The Blacklist, which he reprised for the spinoff series The Blacklist: Redemption.

Gathegi is also featured in the AMC series Into the Badlands as Baron Jacobee. He has also played a leading role in Startup, a television drama series on Crackle. Since 2022, Gathegi has played engineer and entrepreneur Dev Ayesa in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind, and played Mister Terrific in the DC Universe film Superman (2025).

Early life

Born on March 10, 1979, in Nairobi, Kenya, Gathegi grew up in Albany, California, U.S. Gathegi attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he played basketball until a knee injury ended his career. Gathegi then began taking acting classes. Gathegi's career began in theatre, and his stage credits include Two Trains Running at the Old Globe Theatre, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Othello, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Cyrano de Bergerac, among others.

Career

Gathegi's first professional role was the Haitian Cabbie in the 2006 film, Crank. Though he had originally auditioned for the role of Kaylo, the producers gave the role to Efren Ramirez and instead offered Gathegi an appearance as the Haitian Cabbie. Gathegi later read the whole series and now considers himself a hardcore fan.

He portrayed Eddie Willers in Atlas Shrugged (2011), based on Ayn Rand's novel of the same name. He later portrayed another Haitian character, Jean Baptiste, in the fifth season of Justified, but was unhappy with the role and asked to be written off the show. He has also been a recurring character in NBC's television series The Blacklist as Matias Solomon, an operative for a covert organization. Gathegi reprised the role in the 2016–2017 season crime thriller The Blacklist: Redemption. He also portrays the character Ronald Dacey on StartUp. In July 2025, Gathegi appeared as Mister Terrific in the DC Universe (DCU) film Superman (2025).

Personal life

Gathegi married Romanian dancer Adriana Marinescu in 2018.

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2006CrankHaitian Cabbie
2007Gone Baby GoneCheese
The Fifth PatientDarudi
Death SentenceBodie
2008TwilightLaurent
2009My Bloody Valentine 3DDeputy Martin
The Twilight Saga: New MoonLaurent
2010This Is Not a MovieGhost of Jimmy
2011X-Men: First ClassArmando Muñoz / Darwin
Atlas ShruggedEddie Willers
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part ILaurentFlashback only
2014Bleeding HeartDex
2015This Isn't FunnyRyan
AlohaLt. Col. Curtis
Criminal ActivitiesMarques
2016The WatcherNoah
2018PimpKenny Wayne
Better Start RunningFitz Paradise
2019Princess of the RowBeaumont "Bo" WillisAlso producer
2020The Last Thing He WantedJones
2021CagedHarlow ReidAlso executive producer
The Harder They FallBill Pickett
2023AporiaMal
2025SupermanMichael Holt / Mister Terrific
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::data[format=table title="Television roles"]

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007HouseDr. Jeffrey ColeRecurring role; 7 episodes
Lincoln HeightsBoa3 episodes
Veronica MarsZeke MolindaEpisode: "I Know What You'll Do Next Summer"
2008CSI: MiamiFreddie MaysEpisode: "Tunnel Vision"
Life on MarsFletcher BellowEpisode: "Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead"
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSkinny DudeEpisode: "Leave Out All the Rest"
2011NikitaKalume UngaraEpisode: "Girl's Best Friend"
2012Phineas and FerbIggy/Various characters2 episodes
2013The Family ToolsDarren PoyntonMain role; 10 episodes
Beauty & the BeastKyle3 episodes
Red WidowLeon
2014JustifiedJean Baptiste4 episodes
Wild CardTresUnsold television pilot
2015ProofZedMain role; 10 episodes
2015–2016The BlacklistMatias SolomonRecurring role; 13 episodes
2015Into the BadlandsJacobee2 episodes
2016–18StartUpRonald DaceyMain role; 30 episodes
2017The Blacklist: RedemptionMatias SolomonMain role; 8 episodes
2020BriarpatchA.D. SingeMain role
2022The Guardians of JusticeMr. Smiles7 episodes
2022–presentFor All MankindDev AyesaMain role; season 3–present
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::data[format=table title="Audio"]

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023The Mantawauk CavesJames FincherMain role; podcast
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Awards and nominations

Drama Desk Awards

References

References

  1. Shirlene Alusa-Brown. (April 7, 2008). "Edi Mue Gathegi – Slated to Shine in 'Twilight'". Jamati Online.
  2. Andreeva, Nellie. (March 29, 2016). "The Blacklist Spinoff Starring Famke Janssen In the Works At NBC".
  3. Rose, Mike. (March 10, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for March 10, 2023 includes celebrities Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde". Cleveland.com.
  4. (2020-07-05). "Edi Gathegi: I’ve worked hard to win in Hollywood".
  5. Handley, Cassandra. (November 4, 2008). "Q&A: Twilight's Edi Gathegi".
  6. (2011). "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni".
  7. (March 10, 2008). "Twilight Lexicon Q&A with Edi Gathegi". TwilightLexicon.com.
  8. Martin. (October 28, 2008). "'Twilight' Countdown: Edi Gathegi's vampire love". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  9. Castillo, Sara. (August 4, 2008). "We Speak with 'Twilight's' Jacob and Laurent!". FearNet.com.
  10. (February 5, 2014). "'Justified' postmortem: EP Graham Yost dissects 'Shot All to Hell'".
  11. (17 April 2014). "Justified Creator Graham Yost Vents About Critical Backlash for Season Five".
  12. Breznican, Anthony. (July 11, 2023). "Superman Legacy Cast Adds Isabela Merced, Edi Gathegi and Nathan Fillion: EXCLUSIVE".
  13. (2021-06-22). "Edi Gathegi and Adriana Marinescu arrive at the closing ceremony of...".
  14. . (June 6, 2019). ["Bombă în lumea filmului: actorul din Twilight s-a însurat, în secret, cu o vedetă din România!"](https://www.divahair.ro/stiri/bomba-in-lumea-filmului-actorul-din-twilight-s-a-insurat-in-secret-cu-o-vedeta-din-romania).
  15. DeFore, John. (2020-11-26). "‘Princess of the Row’: Film Review".
  16. Wiseman, Andreas. (2020-12-10). "‘Caged’: Watch The First Trailer For Thriller Starring Edi Gathegi, Melora Hardin & Angela Sarafyan".
  17. (29 June 2011). "Jennifer Finnigan to Star in USA Pilot 'Wild Card'".
  18. Ausiello, Michael. (June 15, 2021). "For All Mankind Season 3: Blacklist Vet Edi Gathegi Joins Cast as Series Regular".
  19. (15 March 2023). "Mystery, Murder and THE MANTAWAUK CAVES".
  20. Andrew Gans, [http://www.playbill.com/article/signatures-jesus-hopped-the-a-train-delayed-two-days-following-departure-of-reg-e-cathey "Signature’s Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train Delayed Two Days Following Departure of Reg E. Cathey"], Playbill, September 28th, 2017.
  21. "2018 Nominees".
  22. (19 May 2018). "2018 Obies Winners and Performances".
  23. "Full LA Drama Critics Circle Award Winners; A RAISIN IN THE SUN Wins 4".
  24. (April 2019). "'Princess of the Row' Wins Audience Award at Method Fest".
  25. (19 September 2011). "Kiss Me Kate Tops 2011 Ovation Award Nominations.".
  26. "2018 Nominations".

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