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'' (2019), for which he received a

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nomination.

Career

Yates made his acting debut in the 2019 film ''Jojo Rabbit'', in which he plays Yorki, Jojo's best friend. On 10 December 2019, Yates,

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and

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were announced as the cast for ''

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'' -

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's sixth installment in the ''Home Alone'' franchise, on its

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. Yates was cast as main character Max Mercer. He also voiced the character Sprout in ''Wolfboy and the Everything Factory'' on

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Filmography

Film

Television

Award and nomination

References

External links

* 2009 births Living people 21st-century English actors Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century English male actors English film actors English male child actors Male actors from Kent {{UK-actor-stub