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Edi Gathegi

Edi Gathegi

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 10, 1979 (46)
Birthplace Nairobi, Kenya
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jul 27, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Da ... rwin 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.

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Superman

Superman

2025

as Mr. Terrific

Reunited

Reunited

2024

as Matthew McConnell

Aporia

Aporia

2023

as Mal

Caged

Caged

2021

as Harlow Reid

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

2021

as Bill Pickett

Princess of the Row

Princess of the Row

2020

as Beaumont 'Bo' Willis

The Last Thing He Wanted

The Last Thing He Wanted

2020

as Jones

Pimp

Pimp

2018

as Kenny Wayne

Better Start Running

Better Start Running

2018

as Fitz Paradise

The Watcher

The Watcher

2016

as Noah

This Isn't Funny

This Isn't Funny

2015

as Ryan

Bleeding Heart

Bleeding Heart

2015

as Dex

Criminal Activities

Criminal Activities

2015

as Marques

Aloha

Aloha

2015

as Lt. Colonel Curtis

Bedbug

Bedbug

2014

as Frank

Wild Card

Wild Card

2013

as Tres

This Is Not a Movie

This Is Not a Movie

2011

as Ghost of Jimmy

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

2011

as Eddie Willers

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

2011

as Darwin / Armando Muñoz

Page 36

Page 36

2010

as Mr. Black

My Bloody Valentine

My Bloody Valentine

2009

as Deputy Martin

Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions

2009

as Charlie Cole

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

2009

as Laurent

Twilight

Twilight

2008

as Laurent

The Fifth Patient

The Fifth Patient

2007

as Darudi

Death Sentence

Death Sentence

2007

as Bodie

Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

2007

as Cheese

Crank

Crank

2006

as Haitian Cabbie

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Caged

Caged

2021

Executive Producer

Princess of the Row

Princess of the Row

2020

Producer

The Watcher

The Watcher

2016

Co-Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

StartUp

as Ronald "Ronnie" Dacey

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Sep 06, 2016

For All Mankind

as Dev Ayesa

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Nov 01, 2019

Briarpatch

as A.D. Singe

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Feb 06, 2020

The Blacklist: Redemption

as Matias Solomon

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 23, 2017

House

as Jeffrey Cole

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 16, 2004

The Blacklist

as Matias Solomon

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 23, 2013

The Guardians of Justice

as Mr. Smiles

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Mar 01, 2022

Justified

as Jean Baptiste

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 16, 2010

Phineas and Ferb

as Iggy (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 17, 2007

Veronica Mars

as Zeke Molinda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2004

Life on Mars

as Fletcher Bellow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 2008

American Dad!

as Bridge Officer (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Family Tools

Episodes: 10

First Aired: May 01, 2013

Lincoln Heights

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 08, 2007

Red Widow

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 03, 2013

CSI: Miami

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2002

Nikita

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2010

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