Edi Gathegi
Acting

Edi Gathegi

March 10, 1979 (46 years old) Nairobi, Kenya

Also known as: Edi Mue Gathegi , Edi Mūe Gathegi, اِدی گاتگی, ايدي جاثينج, 艾迪・蓋瑟吉

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).

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Known For

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013 • TV

House

House

2004 • TV

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005 • TV

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

2002 • TV

Superman

Superman

2025 • Movie

Twilight

Twilight

2008 • Movie

Movie Credits (34)

Acting

2025

Superman

as Mr. Terrific

2008

Twilight

as Laurent

2009

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

as Laurent

2016

The Watcher

as Noah

2006

Crank

as Haitian Cabbie

2007

Gone Baby Gone

as Cheese

2015

Bleeding Heart

as Dex

2013

Wild Card

as Tres

2018

Pimp

as Kenny Wayne

2009

Operating Instructions

as Charlie Cole

Legacy

as Remi

2021

Caged

as Harlow Reid

2018

Better Start Running

as Fitz Paradise

2023

Aporia

as Mal

2024

Reunited

as Matthew McConnell

2015

Aloha

as Lt. Colonel Curtis

2007

Death Sentence

as Bodie

2009

My Bloody Valentine

as Deputy Martin

2010

Page 36

as Mr. Black

2011

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

as Eddie Willers

Crew

Mendo's Carousel

Executive Producer

2021

Caged

Executive Producer

2020

Princess of the Row

Producer

TV Credits (18)

Acting

2013

The Blacklist

as Matias Solomon

7 episodes

2004

House

as Jeffrey Cole

7 episodes

2005

American Dad!

as Bridge Officer (voice)

1 episodes

2002

CSI: Miami

as Freddie Mays

1 episodes

2007

Phineas and Ferb

as Iggy (voice)

2 episodes

2010

Justified

as Jean Baptiste

4 episodes

2019

For All Mankind

as Dev Ayesa

20 episodes

2004

Veronica Mars

as Zeke Molinda

1 episodes

2010

Nikita

1 episodes

2016

StartUp

as Ronald "Ronnie" Dacey

30 episodes

2017

The Blacklist: Redemption

as Matias Solomon

8 episodes

2008

Life on Mars

as Fletcher Bellow

1 episodes

2022

The Guardians of Justice

as Mr. Smiles

7 episodes

2007

Lincoln Heights

3 episodes

2013

Red Widow

2 episodes

2020

Briarpatch

as A.D. Singe

10 episodes

2013

Family Tools

as Darren Bichette

10 episodes

Crew

2016

StartUp

Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 10, 1979 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Nairobi, Kenya
Popularity
3.8

Career Stats

34
Movies
18
TV Shows