Eddie Gathegi
Eddie Gathegi is a clebrated Kenyan based in America where he is a film,stage and television actor.He appeared as recurring character Dr. Jeffrey Cole 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.
Eddie Gathegi Education
Although he was born in Born in Eastlands, Nairobi, Kenya, Gathegi grew up in Albany, California hence most of his education was done in the states.
He is an undeclared undergraduate at theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara.He was more interested in playing basketball and was good at it, until he injured his knee; this plunged him into depression, so he took up an acting class as an “easy course”. This is how he discovered his love for acting.Afterwards, studied at New York University’s Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2005.
Eddie Gathegi Career
Gathegi graduated from from New York University in 2005 and landed his first major role the following year, appearing in Crank with Jason Statham and Amy Smart. The young actor quickly earned roles alongside Hollywood A-listers, performing opposite Kevin Bacon in Death Sentence and as Cheese in Ben Affleck’s Gone Baby Gone.
Gathegi was not only turning heads on the silver screen, he was finding success on television. He appeared on CSI: Miami, and earned much recognition and popularity for his reccurring role as Dr. Jeffery “Big Love” Cole on House M.D.
As Gathegi’s career began to flourish, he received a suggestion from a casting director about auditioning for a role as a vampire in the upcomingTwilight film. Although initially skeptical, Gathegi went to the audition and earned the role of Laurent in the film adaptation of Stephemie Meyer’s best-selling novel. Gathegi recalls that his skepticism completely dissipated after reading the first book, and falling in love with the story and its characters.
Twilight (2008) was an international success, and Gathegi went on to star in the franchise’s second film, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, in 2009. Gathegi earned another high-profile role in 2011, as Armando Muñoz/Darwin in the film X-Men: First Class.
Eddie Gathegi Family
Very little is known about Edi’s family ,the little known is that he comes from a family of three children where he is the second born and also the second boy child.He has a younger sister.
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