Edi Gathegi was born on March 10, 1979 in Nairobi, Kenya but was raised in California. He attended the prestigious graduate acting program at New York University . He enjoys playing characters very different from himself.

Here is a list of movies he has been in:
Crank (2006)
Death Sentence (2007)
The Fifth Patient (2007)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Twilight (2008)
My Bloody Valentine (2009)
This Is Not a Movie (2009)
Operating Instruction (2009)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

Here is a list of TV Shows that he has been on:
Lincoln Heights (3 episodes, 2007)
Veronica Mars (1 episode, 2007)
House M.D. (7 episodes, 2007)
CSI: Miami (1 episode, 2008)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 episode, 2008)
Life on Mars (1 episode, 2008)