United States based Kenyan actor Eddie Gathegi is in the country.
The actor jetted into the country a month ago. He is the only actor from Kenya in the Hollywood industry.
I want to remind you that before you join the Hollywood industry, you must be thoroughly vetted. This is a serious industry, where even Donald Trump participates as an actor.
For those who are hearing Eddie Gathegi for the first time,here is what he has achieved ina short time.
Eddie was born in a family of 3 in Nairobi’s Umoja’s Estate In 1979 and raised in California. He enrolled in the prestigious New York University where he majored in acting at the Tisch school of Arts and has never looked back.
The American star has been in Kenya on holiday for about a month visit his family and friends. He says he enjoyed the Kenyan traditional food i.e ‘mokimu a traditional meal of mixed maize and beans mashed with potatoes and gwaci’ [ sweet potatoes] and also loves the popular afro-pop band Sauti Sol. He has acted in several Hollywood productions.
He appeared as recurring character Dr. Jeffery 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. He also featured in a short television series into the badlands as Baron Jacobee. He is also been recurring character in NBC Television Series. ‘’THE BLACKLIST’’ known as Solomon Matias. He reprised the role in the 2016-2017 season crime thriller, the blacklist redemption.