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Edi Gathegi is a Actor American born on 10 march 1979 at Nairobi (Kenya)

Edi Gathegi

Edi Gathegi
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Birth name Edi Mue Gathegi
Nationality USA
Birth 10 march 1979 (45 years) at Nairobi (Kenya)

Edi Mue Gathegi (born March 10, 1979) is a Kenyan-American film, stage and television actor. He appeared as recurring character Dr. Jeffrey Cole (aka "Big Love") in the television series House, as Cheese in the 2007 film Gone Baby Gone and as Laurent in the films Twilight, its sequel The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Darwin in X-Men: First Class.

Biography

Après des études d'art et de comédie, Edi Gathegi se marie avec Eva Jonsson en 2008 et a une fille, Cassie Gathegi, née le 10 mai 2009.

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Filmography of Edi Gathegi (15 films)

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Pimp
Pimp (2018)

Directed by Christine Crokos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Keke Palmer, Haley Ramm, Edi Gathegi, Lyrica Okano, Vanessa Morgan, Aunjanue Ellis
Roles Kenny Wayne
Rating61% 3.050113.050113.050113.050113.05011
Une histoire d'amour urbaine dans les rues du Bronx. Une jeune femme en difficulté, nommée Wednesday (Keke Palmer), grandit en apprenant les jeux d'argent avec son père. Une fois parti, il lui reste à surveiller sa mère et sa petite amie prostituée, Nikki (Haley Ramm).
Bleeding Heart
Directed by Diane Bell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Jessica Biel, Zosia Mamet, Joe Anderson, Edi Gathegi, Kate Burton, Harry Hamlin
Roles Dex
Rating51% 2.5523352.5523352.5523352.5523352.552335
A yoga-instructor (Biel) tries to protect her prostitute sister (Mamet) from her deadbeat boyfriend (Anderson).
Criminal Activities, 1h34
Directed by Jackie Earle Haley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors John Travolta, Michael Pitt, Dan Stevens, Jackie Earle Haley, Edi Gathegi, Rob Brown
Roles Marques
Rating58% 2.901722.901722.901722.901722.90172
Four young men make a risky investment together that puts them in trouble with the mob.
Aloha
Aloha (2015)
, 1h45
Directed by Cameron Crowe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Alec Baldwin, Danny McBride, Bill Murray
Roles Lt. Colonel Curtis
Rating54% 2.7012952.7012952.7012952.7012952.701295
Military contractor Brian Gilcrest (Bradley Cooper) returns to Hawaii to organize a traditional blessing for a new pedestrian gate on behalf of billionaire Carson Welch (Bill Murray), who intends to develop nearby land into a space center. Following a celebrated military career that ended in shadowy deals in Afghanistan, the now disillusioned Gilcrest is tasked with negotiating a deal with the Hawaiian natives and supporting Carson's launch of a privately-funded satellite. Gilcrest's mission is complicated by his former girlfriend Tracy (Rachel McAdams), now married with two children, and his idealistic Air Force liaison, Captain Allison Ng (Emma Stone), whose wide-eyed fascination with space reminds him of his own childhood sense of wonder.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, 1h55
Directed by Bill Condon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film
Actors Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Mackenzie Foy, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser
Rating55% 2.765312.765312.765312.765312.76531
Bella awakens from her transformation from human to vampire, aware of her new abilities, but unaware of changes within the coven, such as Jacob having imprinted on her child, Renesmee. It also appears that Bella's father, Charlie, has been attempting to contact the Cullens for updates on Bella's illness. They intend to tell him she didn't survive, which requires that they move out of Forks, Washington to protect their identities. Jacob, desperate not to lose Renesmee, tells Charlie that his daughter is in fact alive and well, and explains that Bella has had to change in order to survive. He morphs into a wolf, revealing his tribe's shape-shifting power, but does not tell Charlie about vampires.
Atlas Shrugged: Part I, 1h37
Directed by Paul Johansson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Films based on science fiction novels, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Graham Beckel, Edi Gathegi, Jsu Garcia
Roles Eddie Willers
Rating55% 2.799292.799292.799292.799292.79929
It is 2016 and the United States is in a sustained economic depression. Industrial disasters, resource shortages, and gasoline at $37/gallon have made railroads the primary mode of transportation, but even they are in disrepair. After a major accident on the Rio Norte line of the Taggart Transcontinental railroad, CEO James Taggart shirks responsibility. His sister Dagny Taggart, Vice-President in Charge of Operation, defies him by replacing the aging track with new rails made of Rearden Metal, which is claimed to be lighter yet stronger than steel. Dagny meets with its inventor, Hank Rearden, and they negotiate a deal they both admit serves their respective self-interests.
This Is Not a Movie, 1h39
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy
Themes Films about films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Edward Furlong, Edi Gathegi, Peter Coyote
Roles Ghost of Jimmy
Rating44% 2.2215152.2215152.2215152.2215152.221515
Concerned that he can not remember his past, Pete Nelson prepares for the end of the world by going to Las Vegas. In his hotel room, three distinct personalities emerge and argue with each other over the nature of reality and how to best spend the remaining time. The first personality, a bitter man who blames his failed life on "the system", wants to explore his forgotten past. The second personality, a drunken hedonist, wants to leave the hotel and take advantage of the prostitution and gambling in Las Vegas. A third personality, which emerges after debates between the first two, questions the nature of reality and states that they are all fictional characters in the screenplay of a hack writer.
X-Men: First Class, 2h12
Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Superhero films, Political films, Alternate history films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films
Actors James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Oliver Platt
Roles Armando Muñoz / Darwin
Rating76% 3.8466253.8466253.8466253.8466253.846625
In 1944, in a German concentration camp in occupied Poland, Nazi scientist Dr. Klaus Schmidt witnesses a young Erik Lensherr bend a metal gate with his mind when the child is separated from his mother. In his office, Schmidt orders Lensherr to move a coin on his desk, and kills the boy's mother when Lensherr cannot. In grief and anger, Lensherr's magnetic power manifests, killing two guards and destroying the room. Meanwhile, at a mansion in Westchester County, New York, child telepath Charles Xavier meets young shapeshifter Raven, whose natural form is blue-skinned and scaly. Overjoyed to meet someone else "different", he invites her to live with his family as his foster sister.
My Bloody Valentine, 1h41
Directed by Patrick Lussier
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Betsy Rue, Kevin Tighe, Tom Atkins
Roles Deputy Martin
Rating54% 2.701222.701222.701222.701222.70122
On the Valentine's Day of 1997, in a small town, a cave-in on the north side of a Hanninger mine trapped six miners. Six days later, rescue teams found five dead miners and the comatose Harry Warden (Richard John Walters), who survived by killing the other miners with a pickaxe, allowing himself to breathe. Tom Hanniger (Jensen Ackles), the mine owner's son, was blamed for the mine disaster because he forgot to vent the methane lines and caused a cave-in, but also Harry Warden for killing the miners.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon, 2h10
Directed by Chris Weitz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Anna Kendrick, Michael Welch
Roles Laurent
Rating48% 2.4171552.4171552.4171552.4171552.417155
On her 18th birthday, Bella Swan wakes up from a dream in which she sees herself as an old woman. She expresses her distaste about growing older than her boyfriend Edward Cullen, a vampire who stopped aging physically at 17. Despite her lack of enthusiasm, Edward's adoptive family throw Bella a birthday party. While unwrapping a gift, Bella gets a paper cut. Edward's brother, Jasper, becomes overwhelmed by the scent of Bella's blood and attempts to kill her. Realizing the danger that he and his family pose to Bella, Edward ends their relationship, and the Cullens leave Forks, Washington.
Twilight
Twilight (2008)
, 2h10
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Ashley Greene, Billy Burke
Roles Laurent
Rating53% 2.663062.663062.663062.663062.66306
Seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan moves to Forks, a small town on the Washington coast, to live with her father, Charlie. Her mother, Renée, is remarried to a minor league baseball player, and they are often traveling. Bella makes many friends at her new high school, but she is intrigued by the mysterious and aloof Cullen siblings. Bella sits next to Edward Cullen in biology class on her first day of school, but he seems to be repulsed by her. A few days later, Bella is nearly struck by a van in the school parking lot. Edward saves her by instantaneously covering a distance of some 30 feet and putting himself between Bella and the van, stopping it without injury with only his hand. He subsequently refuses to explain his actions to Bella and warns her against befriending him.
Death Sentence, 1h45
Directed by James Wan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, Jordan Garrett, Stuart Lafferty, Aisha Tyler
Roles Bodie
Rating67% 3.3501353.3501353.3501353.3501353.350135
Nick Hume (Kevin Bacon) is husband to Helen (Kelly Preston), and father of two boys, Brendan (Stuart Lafferty) and Lucas (Jordan Garrett). After Brendan's hockey game, Nick and Brendan drive home, talking about the latter's potential future as a professional hockey player. They make a quick stop at a gas station in a very bad part of town. During an ostensible robbery of the gas station, Joe Darley (Matt O'Leary), a new initiate and younger brother to the gang leader, slices Brendan's throat open with a machete. Nick attempts to ambush the thugs, managing to pull off Joe's mask and see his face, but Joe escapes, only to be hit by a car. Nick rushes Brendan to the hospital, but his son dies from major blood loss.
Gone Baby Gone, 1h53
Directed by Ben Affleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan, John Ashton
Roles "Cheese" Jean Baptiste
Rating75% 3.798163.798163.798163.798163.79816
Private investigator Patrick Kenzie and his partner/girlfriend Angie Gennaro witness a televised plea by a woman named Helene McCready for the return of her missing daughter Amanda, who was abducted with her favorite doll "Mirabelle". Patrick and Angie are then hired by the child's aunt Beatrice to find Amanda and discover that Helene and her boyfriend "Skinny Ray" had recently stolen money from Cheese, a local Haitian drug lord. After Ray is murdered, Patrick and Angie join the police detectives investigating the case, Remy Bressant and Nick Poole, to arrange a trade of the money for Amanda. Captain Jack Doyle reads Patrick a telephone transcript of the drug lord setting up an exchange for Amanda. The exchange at a nearby quarry in Quincy is botched and Amanda is believed to have drowned, as her doll is found in the quarry and returned to Helene. Doyle, whose own daughter was killed years before, takes responsibility for the death and goes into early retirement.
Crank
Crank (2006)
, 1h24
Directed by Marc Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Films about computing, Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Martial arts films, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Gangster films
Actors Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Carlos Sanz
Roles Haitian Cabbie
Rating68% 3.4479653.4479653.4479653.4479653.447965
Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) is a Chinese-based British hitman, working for a crime syndicate headed by Uglyman (Carlos Sanz). Chelios is contracted by Carlito to kill mafia boss Don Kim (Keone Young) as members of the Triads have been encroaching on Carlito's business. Carlito betrays Chelios by making it appear he assassinated Don Kim on his own, without his authorization. Ricky Verona (Jose Pablo Cantillo), an ambitious small-time criminal uses the opportunity to conspire with Carlito against Chelios; Verona will kill Chelios so the Triads do not retaliate, and then take Chelios's place as Carlito's new hired gun. While Chelios sleeps in his apartment, Verona, his brother Alex (Jay Xcala), and several henchmen break in and inject Chelios with a Chinese synthetic drug which inhibits the flow of adrenaline, slowing the heart and eventually killing the victim. Chelios wakes to find a recording left by Verona showing what he has done.