Mamoudou Athie ( ) is a
Mauritanian-American actor. He is best known for starring in the 2022
Netflix
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horror series ''
Archive 81
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'' and supporting roles in films including
''Jurassic World: Dominion'' (2022).
Athie began his career in theater—making his
Broadway debut in 2015—and subsequently had supporting roles in films like ''
Patti Cake$
''Patti Cake$'' is a 2017 American drama film directed by Geremy Jasper. It was screened in the US Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. It was released on August 18, 2017, by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Plot
Patricia ...
'' (2017), ''
The Circle'' (2017), ''
Unicorn Store
''Unicorn Store'' is a 2017 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed and co-produced by Brie Larson (in her feature film directorial debut). It stars Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Joan Cusack, Bradley Whitford, Karan Soni, Mamoudou Athie, Mary H ...
'' (2017), ''
The Front Runner'' (2018), and ''
Underwater'' (2020), and in the television series ''
The Get Down
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Produced by Sony Pictures Television, t ...
'' (2016–2017),
''The Detour'' (2017), ''
Sorry for Your Loss
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'' (2018–2019), and the
FXX
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anthology
''Cake'' (2019). He had first feature film starring roles in 2020, starring in Netflix's
''Uncorked'' and Amazon's
''Black Box''.
Athie was nominated for
for his performance in ''Cake''.
Early life
Athie was born in
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
, the son of a diplomat father who received
political asylum
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in the U.S. when Athie was six months old.
Athie grew up in
New Carrollton, Maryland
New Carrollton is a city located in central Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,715. New Carrollton is located east of central Washington, D.C. The Mayor of New Carrollton is Phelecia N ...
, outside of
Washington, D.C.
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He studied acting at the
William Esper Studio
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in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program; he later received his MFA from the
Yale School of Drama
The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University is a graduate professional school of Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1924 as the Department of Drama in the School of Fine Arts, the school provides training in e ...
, from which he graduated in 2014.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Theater
Selected professional credits
References
External links
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Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male voice actors
Male actors from Maryland
Mauritanian male actors
People from Prince George's County, Maryland
Yale School of Drama alumni
Mauritanian emigrants
American people of Mauritanian descent
1988 births
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