Archie James Beale (born 22 November 1997), known professionally as Archie Renaux, is an English actor and model. He is known for his roles in the

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'' (2019) and the

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'' (2021–).

Early life and education

Renaux is from

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. His mother's side of the family is

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. He has two sisters and a brother. Renaux attended

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before going on to train at the Unseen, a drama school in London. He quit his 9–5 job as an air conditioning engineer to become an actor.

Career

Renaux began his career in modelling, with gigs such as

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, '' Gay Times Magazine'', and

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. In 2017, Renaux was cast in dystopian film ''Zero''. He made his television debut with a guest role in

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series '' Hanna'' and landed his first major television role in 2018 with the main role of Leo Day in the 2019

miniseries ''

''. Renaux had small roles as Alex in the film '' Voyagers'' and Bobby in

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's '' Morbius''. In October 2019, it was announced Renaux would star as Malyen "Mal" Oretsev in the 2021

series ''

'', an adaptation of the overlapping fantasy book series ''

'' and ''

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'' by

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. In 2022, Renaux appeared in the

medieval comedy film '' Catherine Called Birdy'' and the

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''. He has upcoming film roles in ''

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'', and ''Upgraded''.

Personal life

Renaux announced through a post on Instagram in June 2020 that he and his girlfriend, Annie, were expecting a child. Their daughter was born in October 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Renaux, Archie Living people 1997 births 21st-century English male actors British people of Anglo-Indian descent English male film actors English male models English male television actors Male actors from London Models from London People from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames People from Tolworth