Hollywood-based Kenyan actor Edi Gathegi stars in new mystery-drama series ‘Briarpatch’

No Kenyan actor has landed more roles in Hollywood than Edi Gathegi. Photo: Courtesy.

No Kenyan actor has landed more roles in Hollywood than Edi Gathegi. From playing nomadic vampire Laurent in The Twilight Saga film series, to the mutant Darwin in X Men: First Class, to the Mormon doctor in the medical drama House (also on Showmax), to his current role as a mobster in the tech crime drama Start Up, there is no shortage of notable Hollywood roles that the actor has portrayed. But perhaps most recognised by many Kenyan fans is his role as the slick and mysterious Cabal enforcer Mr Solomon - once touted as Raymond Reddington’s worst nightmare - in the crime thriller The Blacklist.

In his most recent TV role, Gathegi plays estate attorney A.D. Singe in the mystery crime series Briarpatch, streaming on Showmax. Briarpatch, from Andy Greenwald (Legion) and Mr Robot creator Sam Esmail, follows Allegra Dill (Rosario Dawson from Luke Cage), a high-powered investigator who returns to her hometown to investigate the mysterious circumstances of her sister’s death, and in the process uncovers a web of lies, conspiracies and corruption.