EDDIE GATHEGI AT IT AGAIN!!!

Kenyan actor based in the US, Edi Gathegi, known for his role in the ridiculously popular Twilight series bas bagged a role in a new action/shooter video game web series titled ‘Hawken.’   Edi played the dread-locked vampire Laurent in the first two sequels of Twilight will now play a fighter pilot in the video game.

According to MTV, the live-action series follows a “squad of mechanical pilots tasked with seeking out a missing VIP who has the secret to curing the Hawken virus which has decimated the planet with crystalline structures.” The series also stars Gonzalo Menendez, Dameon Clark, and Hannah Hall, and is directed by Gears of War art director Jeremiah O'Flaherty, his first live-action credit. Hawken is a multiplayer mech combat game. The focus is on creating an intense and enjoyable battle experience that captures the feeling of piloting a heavy war machine while keeping the action fast-paced and strategic.

KENYAN HOLLYWOOD ACTOR LANDS TV ROLE

Edi Gathegi has signed up to co-star opposite Kyle Bornheimer in ABC’s comedy pilot called White Man Van, which centers on Jack (Bornheimer) "who is forced to put his dreams on hold in order to take over the family handyman business from his father Tony" (played by J.K. Simmons).

Edi will play Darren, one of Tony’s workers.  Edi's film credentials include playing Darwin in X-Men: First Class.