Mamoudou Athie
Mamoudou Athie | |
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 Athie at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) |
| Education | William Esper Studio Yale School of Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Mamoudou Athie (/ˈmɑːməduː ˈɑːtʃeɪ/; born 1988) is a Mauritanian-American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films The Circle (2017), The Front Runner (2018), Unicorn Store (2019), Underwater (2020) and Uncorked (2020), as well as the television series The Get Down (2016–2017) and Sorry for Your Loss (2018–2019).
Early life
Athie was born in Mauritania, the son of a diplomat father who received political asylum in the U.S. when Athie was six months old.[1] Athie grew up in New Carrollton, Maryland.[2][1] He studied acting at the William Esper Studio[2] in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program and the Yale School of Drama.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Experimenter | Crying Man | |
| 2016 | Jean of the Joneses | Ray Malcom | |
| 2017 | Patti Cake$ | Basterd | |
| One Percent More Humid | Jack | ||
| The Circle | Jared | ||
| Unicorn Store | Virgil | ||
| 2018 | The Front Runner | AJ Parker | |
| 2019 | Watch Room | Nathan | Short film |
| 2020 | Underwater | Rodrigo Nagenda | |
| Uncorked | Elijah | ||
| Black Box | Nolan | ||
| 2022 | Jurassic World: Dominion | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Madam Secretary | Staffer | Episode: "The Ninth Circle" |
| 2016 | Me & Mean Margaret | Charles | Unaired television pilot |
| 2016–2017 | The Get Down | Grandmaster Flash | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | The Detour | Carl | 11 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Sorry for Your Loss | Matt Greer | 20 episodes |
| 2019 | Cake | Jerome | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Oh Jerome, No | Jerome | 8 episodes |
References
- ^ a b "Mamoudou Athie Gets His Big Break In 'Patti Cake$'". 18 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Mamoudou Athie". 7 June 2017.
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