Edi Gathegi

Edi Gathegi is an American, Kenyan actor. He was born as Edi Mue Gathegi in Eastlands, Nairobi (capital of Kenya). His father, Dr. John N’ Gathegi, was a professor at the University of South Florida. John had complete Ph.D. and JD at Berkeley from the University of California. He has two siblings, one brother, and one sister. When he was young, his family relocated from Nairobi to California. He was brought up in Albany city in California in the Unites States. He was an undergraduate (undisclosed) at the University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara is a television serial which was fir >> Read More... . He was more of an athletic kind and was interested in basketball. He played well, but once injured his knee during the training session. This mishap pushed him into depression. To make his work easier, he took the acting class course. It was at that time that he unearthed his love for the art. Next, he enrolled at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York Click to look into! >> Read More... University’s Graduate Acting Program. He graduated in 2005.

Soon, he began his career in stage shows and worked in plays like As You Like It,' Othello', Twelfth Night, Cyrano de Bergerac, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Two Trains Running (in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre), and some others. The following year of his graduation, he made his debut in the film industry with 'Crank' movie by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor Brian Taylor is an American Producer, Screenwriter >> Read More... . He was seen in the character of a Haitian Cabbie in the action thriller of 2006. He auditioned for the role of character Kaylo but was cast as Cabbie. Edi was uncertain about performing in a Haitian accent in the movie, but one of his friends (of Haitian enunciation) prepared him for the role.

Then, his career took off. He was seen in many Television shows and motion pictures. He did two episodes of 'House', M.D. TV series and portrayed the role of Dr. Jeffrey Cole. Next, he was cast as Boa in 'Lincoln Heights'- a family drama for three episodes in 2007. In the same year, his three movies were released. He worked in 'Gone Baby Gone' by Ben Affleck From man-of-steel “Superman in Hollywoodland” to “ >> Read More... , in 'Death Sentence' by James Wan The horror films director ‘James Wan’ was born on >> Read More... , and in 'The Fifth Patient' by Amir Mann. He also featured in the episode ‘I Know What You’ll Do Next Summer’ of ' Veronica Mars Click to look into! >> Read More... '. The year 2008 was a successful year for him. He landed a role in the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s sensational novel ' Twilight Click to look into! >> Read More... '. The film was directed by Catherine Hardwicke Catherine Hardwicke was born on 21 October 1955. S >> Read More... , and Edi was seen as Laurent in it. Edi got wide recognition for this role. He has mainly done the roles of villain. He was also seen in an episode each of 'CSI: Miami', 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation', and 'Life on Mars'.

His other Television characters were in the series, including 'Nikita' in 2011, 'Phineas and Ferb' in 2012, 'The Family Tools' in 2013 (he did ten episodes), 'Beauty & the Beast' in 2013, 'Red Widow' in 2013, ' Justified It is an American crime drama broadcasted by THE F >> Read More... ' in 2014, and ' Wild Card Click to look into! >> Read More... ' in 2014. His more recent works are as Zed in 'Proof', as Matias Solomon in 'The Blacklist', and as Jacobee in 'Into the Badlands'. Edi Gathegi also starred in movies like 'X-Men: First Class', 'Atlas Shrugged: Part I', 'Bleeding Heart', ' Aloha Click to look into! >> Read More... ', 'My Bloody Valentine 3D', 'Shiva and May', 'This Isn’t Funny', and 'Criminal Activities'. Edi was also a part of the third installment of Twilight Saga series, 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'. He considers himself a diehard fan of the novel series. He was seen as Darwin/ Armando Munoz in the 'X-Men' – a science fiction superhero movie. 'My Bloody Valentine' were a remake of the 1981 Canadian horror film, which goes by the same name.

His current film under development is 'Transformation Awaits', in which he will be seen as Lamay. When he is not working, Edi likes to travel, play sports, watch movies, and read books. He chooses to spend his time in New York, the only city which “felt like home” to him.