Edi Gathegi Bio | Wiki
Edi Gathegi is a popular Kenyan-American actor who is a recurring character as Matias Solomon an operative for a covert organization, in NBC’s television series, The Blacklist. He has starred in the television series House as recurring character Dr. Jeffrey Cole (aka “Big Love”), in the 2007 film Gone Baby Gone as Cheese, in the films Twilight and its sequel The Twilight Saga: New Moon as Laurent as well as in X-Men: First Class as Darwin.
He also featured as Baron Jacobee in the AMC series, Into the Badlands. Edi replayed the role from the 2016 until 2017 season crime thriller, The Blacklist: Redemption. Edi has also portrayed a leading role in Startup, a television drama series on Crackle. Since 2022, he has starred Dev Ayesa an engineer and entrepreneur in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind.
Edi Gathegi Age
Edi was born on March 10, 1979, in Nairobi, Kenya. He is 43 years old. Edi celebrates his birthday on March 10, every year.
Edi Gathegi Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Edi stands at a height of 6 ft 1 in (Approx 1.85 m).
Edi Gathegi Family
He was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and raised up in Albany, California, U.S. Edi is the son of John N’ Gathegi and his wife whose name is not disclosed. Edi’s father, Dr. John N’ Gathegi, is a Professor at the University of South Florida having a Ph.D. and a JD from the University of California in Berkeley. He has two siblings Nate Dawg, and Betty G.
Edi Gathegi Wife
Edi is married to his wife Romanian Adriana Marinescu. The two married in 2018. The couple shares pictures of spending time together, outing, as well as wishing each other on their birthdays.
Edi Gathegi Education
He studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where Edi took part in basketball till the time his knee became injured and he ended his career. He later started taking acting classes. Edi went to and graduated in 2005 from New York University’s Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.
Edi Gathegi Actor
His debut role was the Haitian Cabbie in the 2006 movie, Crank. Though Edi had formerly auditioned for the role of Kaylo, the producers gave the role to Efren Ramirez and instead Gave Edi an appearance as the Haitian Cabbie. Edi was skeptical at first about performing a Haitian accent but became coached by a Haitian friend. In 2007, following guest-starring on Lincoln Heights and Veronica Mars, Edi went on to star as Bodie in Death Sentence, Darudi in The Fifth Patient, and Cheese in Gone Baby Gone.
He later had a recurring role in the television medical drama House as Mormon intern Dr. Jeffrey Cole. Edi’s character Mormon intern Dr. Jeffrey Cole was often mocked due to his religious beliefs by Dr. House, who is an atheist. Edi also guest-starred in CSI: Miami, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Life on Mars in 2008 prior to being cast as Laurent in Twilight.
Edi Gathegi Movies And Tv Shows
– Crank (2006) as Haitian Cabbie
– The Fifth Patient (2007) as Darudi
– Twilight (2008) as Laurent
– This Is Not a Movie (2010) as Ghost of Jimmy
– Bleeding Heart (2014) as Dex
– Criminal Activities (2015) as Marques
– The Watcher (2016) as Noah
– Better Start Running (2018) as Fitz Paradise
– The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) as Jones
– Caged (2021) as Harlow Reid
– Lincoln Heights (2007) as Boa
– Life on Mars (2008) as Fletcher Bellow
– Nikita (2011) as Kalume Ungara
– The Family Tools (2013) as Darren Poynton
– Justified (2014) as Jean Baptiste
– The Blacklist (2015-present) as Matias Solomon
– StartUp (2016-2018) as Ronald Dacey
– The Blacklist: Redemption (2017) as Matias Solomon
– Briarpatch (2020) as A.D. Singe
Edi Gathegi Twilight
He was cast as Laurent in Twilight. When Edi first auditioned for the 2008 film, adapted from the same-titled first book in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series, Edi had not heard of the series and was not aware that his character was a vampire. Edi now has read the whole series and calls himself a hardcore fan.
Edi Gathegi Blacklist
He is a recurring character as Matias Solomon an operative for a covert organization, in NBC’s television series, The Blacklist. Edi replayed the role from the 2016 to 2017 season crime thriller, The Blacklist: Redemption. He also plays the character Ronald Dacey on StartUp.
Edi Gathegi Adriana Marinescu
Edi is married to his wife Romanian Adriana Marinescu. The two married in 2018. The couple shares pictures of spending time together, outing, as well as wishing each other on their birthdays.
Edi Gathegi Net Worth
Edi gets his wealth from his work as an actor who is a recurring character as Matias Solomon an operative for a covert organization, in NBC’s television series, The Blacklist. Therefore, Edi has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Edi’s estimated net worth is $3 million.
How Old Is Edi Gathegi
Edi is a 43-year-old who was born on March 10, 1979, in Nairobi, Kenya.
Who Is Edi Gathegi
Edi is an actor who is a recurring character as Matias Solomon an operative for a covert organization, in NBC’s television series, The Blacklist. He has starred in the television series House as recurring character Dr. Jeffrey Cole (aka “Big Love”), in the 2007 film Gone Baby Gone as Cheese, in the films Twilight and its sequel The Twilight Saga: New Moon as Laurent as well as in X-Men: First Class as Darwin.