Mamoudou Athie
Mamoudou Athie | |
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 Athie at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival | |
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| Education | William Esper Studio Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Mamoudou Athie (/ˈmɑːməduː ˈɑːtʃeɪ/ MAH-mə-doo AH-chay)[1] is a Mauritanian-American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles in the films The Circle (2017), The Front Runner (2018), Unicorn Store (2017), Underwater (2020), Uncorked (2020) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022), as well as the television series The Get Down (2016–2017) and Sorry for Your Loss (2018–2019). Athie was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for his performance in Cake.[2]
Early life[edit]
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.[3] Athie grew up in New Carrollton, Maryland.[4][3] He studied acting at the William Esper Studio in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program.[4]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 Wright | ||
| 2022 | Jurassic World Dominion | Ramsay Cole | |
| TBA | The Burial
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Television[edit]
| 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 |
| 2022 | Archive 81 | Dan Turner | 8 episodes |
Video Games[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2022 | Jurassic World Evolution 2 | Ramsey Cole | Biosyn Dominion expansion |
References[edit]
- ^ "Elizabeth Olsen and Mamoudou Athie navigate grief in 'Sorry for Your Loss'". Los Angeles Times. April 16, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Mamoudou Athie". Television Academy.
- ^ a b "Mamoudou Athie Gets His Big Break In 'Patti Cake$'". 18 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Mamoudou Athie". 7 June 2017.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (1 February 2022). "'Jurassic World Dominion' Star Mamoudou Athie Joins Amazon Studios' 'The Burial'". Deadline Hollywood.
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