Mamoudou Athie

Mamoudou Athie
Athie interviewed at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018
Born	1988 (age 30–31) Mauritania, Africa
Occupation	Actor

Mamoudou Athie (/ˈmɑːməduː ˈɑːtʃeɪ/; born 1988) is a Mauritanian-American actor. He is perhaps known for his roles in the films The Circle (2017) and The Front Runner (2018).

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. Athie grew up in New Carrollton, Maryland. He studied acting at the William Esper Studio and the Yale School of Drama.

Selected filmography

• Jean of the Joneses as Ray (2016)
• Patti Cake$ as Basterd (2017)
• The Circle as Jared (2017)
• One Percent More Humid as Jack (2017)
• Unicorn Store as Virgil (2017)
• The Front Runner as A.J. Parker (2018)
• Uncorked as Elijah (2019)
• Underwater (2020)

Selected television

• The Get Down as Grandmaster Flash (2016-2017)
• The Detour as USPIS Agent Carl (2017–present)
• Sorry for Your Loss as Matt (2018)

External links

• Mamoudou Athie on IMDb