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 Solo...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Superman
2025
as Mr. Terrific
Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.
Reunited
2024
as Matthew McConnell
Ariana, a devoted young Ukrainian mother, who has escaped domestic violence with her small son, struggles to survive in LA, with the help of a new fri...
Aporia
2023
as Mal
Since losing her husband, Sophie has struggled to manage grief, a full-time job, and parenting her devastated daughter, but when a former physicist re...
The Harder They Fall
2021
as Bill Pickett
Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.
Caged
2021
as Harlow Reid
An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal ...
Caged
2021
Executive Producer
An African American male is imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement after being found guilty of murdering his wife, as he's haunted by internal ...
Princess of the Row
2020
as Beaumont 'Bo' Willis
The inspiring tale of a runaway foster child who will stop at nothing to live with the only family she knows: her homeless, mentally-ill veteran fathe...
Princess of the Row
2020
Producer
The inspiring tale of a runaway foster child who will stop at nothing to live with the only family she knows: her homeless, mentally-ill veteran fathe...
The Last Thing He Wanted
2020
as Jones
At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts he...
Pimp
2018
as Kenny Wayne
An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he'...
Better Start Running
2018
as Fitz Paradise
An eclectic band of misfits becomes an unlikely family as they take a wild journey in the name of love while on the run from an overzealous FBI duo wh...
The Watcher
2016
as Noah
Unaware of its terrible history, a young couple purchases their dream home. But it soon becomes clear that they may not be alone in the house... and t...
The Watcher
2016
Co-Producer
Unaware of its terrible history, a young couple purchases their dream home. But it soon becomes clear that they may not be alone in the house... and t...
Criminal Activities
2015
as Marques
Four young men make a risky investment together that gets them into trouble with the mob.
This Isn't Funny
2015
as Ryan
Meeting the right person at the wrong time can be the best thing that ever happened to you.
Aloha
2015
as Lt. Colonel Curtis
A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling f...
Bleeding Heart
2015
as Dex
Reserved yoga instructor May's peaceful, clean-living life is thrown out of balance by the arrival of her long-lost sister Shiva, a street-smart yet n...
Bedbug
2014
as Frank
A little girl tries to document the monster under her bed while defending herself against her mother's abusive boyfriend.
Wild Card
2013
as Tres
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas... but only if you have a good lawyer. In this witty procedural about people behaving badly, two very different l...
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011
An eight-part behind-the-scenes featurette, charting the film from pre-production through post-production, including visual effects techniques and cat...
X-Men: First Class
2011
as Darwin / Armando Muñoz
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. B...
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
2011
as Eddie Willers
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. Based on the 1957 novel by A...
This Is Not a Movie
2011
as Ghost of Jimmy
Twisted, apocalyptic satire, THIS IS NOT A MOVIE envisions the end of the world through the bi-polar mind of a strung-out pop-culture addict. Starring...
Page 36
2010
as Mr. Black
To save his ailing son from certain death, a father voluntarily sells himself into slavery through an underground corporation. After entering into a c...
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2009
as Laurent
Forks, Washington resident Bella Swan is reeling from the departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, and finds comfort in her friendship with Jacob...
My Bloody Valentine
2009
as Deputy Martin
Ten years after a Valentine's Day tragedy claimed the lives of five miners, Harry Warden returns for a vengeful massacre among teen sweethearts gearin...
Operating Instructions
2009
as Charlie Cole
A sergeant that came back from Iraq traumatized, find out the difficult about working on General hospital in San Diego.
Twilight
2008
as Laurent
When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be...
The Fifth Patient
2007
as Darudi
John Reilly wakes up in an African Hospital with only fragments of his memory intact. An officer of the local regime, Mugambe, accuses him of being an...
Gone Baby Gone
2007
as "Cheese" Jean Baptiste
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hi...
Death Sentence
2007
as Bodie
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by g...
Crank
2006
as Haitian Cabbie
Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he ...
Mendo's Carousel
N/A
as Arthur
A young woman crashes on the precipice between truth and denial.
Legacy
N/A
as Remi
A group of inmates discuss their daily routines inside prison, their crimes and how they don't tolerate the system. It all changes when a powerful and...
Mendo's Carousel
N/A
Executive Producer
A young woman crashes on the precipice between truth and denial.