EDI GATHEGI

Edi Gathegi
Edi Gathegi
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: March 10, 1979
Place of Birth: Nairobi, Kenya

Biography

Edi Mūe Gathegi (born March 10, 1979) is a Kenyan-American actor. He appeared as a recurring character, Dr. Jeffrey Cole (aka "Big Love"), in the television series House, as Cheese in the 2007 film Gone Baby Gone, as Laurent in the films Twilight and its sequel The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and as Darwin in X-Men: First Class. Gathegi also featured in the AMC series Into the Badlands as Baron Jacobee. He has also been a recurring character in the NBC 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 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. He is set to play the role of Mister Terrific in James Gunn's film Superman (2025).

Filmography

Starring

Mr. Terrific
TBA·
Legacy
Remi
2025·
Superman
Mr. Terrific
2024·
Reunited
Matthew McConnell
Arthur
2023·
Aporia
Mal
Mr. Smiles
2021·
Caged
Harlow Reid
Bill Pickett
A.D. Singe
Beaumont 'Bo' Willis
Dev Ayesa
Fitz Paradise
2018·
Pimp
Kenny Wayne
Matias Solomon
2016·
StartUp
Ronald "Ronnie" Dacey
Noah
Marques
2015·
Aloha
Lt. Colonel Curtis
2014·
Bedbug
Frank
Matias Solomon
2013·
Red Widow
Darren Bichette
2013·
Wild Card
Tres
Eddie Willers
Ghost of Jimmy
Darwin / Armando Muñoz
2010·
Justified
Jean Baptiste
2010·
Nikita
2010·
Page 36
Mr. Black
Charlie Cole
Deputy Martin
Fletcher Bellow
2008·
Twilight
Laurent
Iggy (voice)
Bodie
Darudi
Cheese
2006·
Crank
Haitian Cabbie
Bridge Officer (voice)
Zeke Molinda
2004·
House
Jeffrey Cole
Freddie Mays

Production

Executive Producer
2021·
Caged
Executive Producer
Producer
2016·
StartUp
Producer
Co-Producer