Edi Gathegi

Edi Gathegi

Acting • Born 1979-03-10

Acting2Nairobi, 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Edi Gathegi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

49 credits
Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

Movie • 2007

Cheese

Reunited

Reunited

Movie • 2024

Matthew McConnell

Twilight

Twilight

Movie • 2008

Laurent

The Fifth Patient

The Fifth Patient

Movie • 2007

Darudi

My Bloody Valentine

My Bloody Valentine

Movie • 2009

Deputy Martin

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Movie • 2009

Laurent

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

Movie • 2011

Darwin / Armando Muñoz

Aporia

Aporia

Movie • 2023

Mal

This Is Not a Movie

This Is Not a Movie

Movie • 2011

Ghost of Jimmy

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

Movie • 2011

Eddie Willers

Page 36

Page 36

Movie • 2010

Mr. Black

Superman

Superman

Movie • 2025

Mr. Terrific

Death Sentence

Death Sentence

Movie • 2007

Bodie

Crank

Crank

Movie • 2006

Haitian Cabbie

Wild Card

Wild Card

Movie • 2013

Tres

Bedbug

Bedbug

Movie • 2014

Frank

Mendo's Carousel

Mendo's Carousel

Movie

Arthur

Aloha

Aloha

Movie • 2015

Lt. Colonel Curtis

Bleeding Heart

Bleeding Heart

Movie • 2015

Dex

Criminal Activities

Criminal Activities

Movie • 2015

Marques

This Isn't Funny

This Isn't Funny

Movie • 2015

Ryan

Pimp

Pimp

Movie • 2018

Kenny Wayne

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

Movie • 2011

Self

The Watcher

The Watcher

Movie • 2016

Noah

Better Start Running

Better Start Running

Movie • 2018

Fitz Paradise

The Last Thing He Wanted

The Last Thing He Wanted

Movie • 2020

Jones

Princess of the Row

Princess of the Row

Movie • 2020

Beaumont 'Bo' Willis

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

Movie • 2021

Bill Pickett

Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions

Movie • 2009

Charlie Cole

Caged

Caged

Movie • 2021

Harlow Reid

Legacy

Legacy

Movie

Remi

Women in Film

Women in Film

Movie

Lincoln Heights

Lincoln Heights

TV • 2007

House

House

TV • 2004

Jeffrey Cole

Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

TV • 2004

Zeke Molinda

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

TV • 2002

Freddie Mays

Family Tools

Family Tools

TV • 2013

Darren Bichette

Nikita

Nikita

TV • 2010

StartUp

StartUp

TV • 2016

Ronald "Ronnie" Dacey

Red Widow

Red Widow

TV • 2013

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

TV • 2013

Matias Solomon

The Blacklist: Redemption

The Blacklist: Redemption

TV • 2017

Matias Solomon

The Guardians of Justice

The Guardians of Justice

TV • 2022

Mr. Smiles

For All Mankind

For All Mankind

TV • 2019

Dev Ayesa

Justified

Justified

TV • 2010

Jean Baptiste

Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb

TV • 2007

Iggy (voice)

Briarpatch

Briarpatch

TV • 2020

A.D. Singe

Life on Mars

Life on Mars

TV • 2008

Fletcher Bellow

American Dad!

American Dad!

TV • 2005

Bridge Officer (voice)