Mamoudou Athie (/ˈmɑːməduː ˈɑːtʃeɪ/ MAH-mə-doo AH-chay;[1] born 1988)[4] is an American actor. He began his career in theater— starring Off-Broadway in 2015 in The Mystery of Love and Sex, he subsequently had supporting roles in films Patti Cake$ (2017), The Circle (2017), Unicorn Store (2017), The Front Runner (2018), Underwater (2020), Jurassic World Dominion (2022), The Burial (2023), and Kinds of Kindness (2024), and in the television series The Get Down (2016–2017), The Detour (2017), Sorry for Your Loss (2018–2019), and the FXX anthology Cake (2019). He had his first feature film starring roles in 2020, starring in Uncorked and Black Box, and had the leading role in the Netflix horror series Archive 81 (2022). He also had a voice role in the Pixar animated film Elemental (2023).[5][6][7]
Mamoudou Athie | |
|---|---|
 Athie in 2019 | |
| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | William Esper Studio Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Athie was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for his performance in Cake.[8]
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.[9] Athie grew up in New Carrollton, Maryland, outside of Washington, D.C.[10][9]
He studied acting at the William Esper Studio in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program; he later received his MFA from the Yale School of Drama, from which he graduated in 2014.[10][11]
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 Wright | ||
| 2022 | Jurassic World Dominion | Ramsay Cole | |
| 2023 | Elemental | Wade Ripple | Voice role |
| The Burial | Hal Dockins | ||
| The Boy and the Heron | Parakeet | Voice role (English dub) | |
| 2024 | Kinds of Kindness | Will / Neil / Morgue nurse | |
| An Almost Christmas Story | Pelly | Voice role; short film | |
| TBA | By Design[12] | Post-production | |
| The Drama | Filming |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Madam Secretary | Staffer | Episode: "The Ninth Circle" |
| 2016 | Me & Mean Margaret | Charles | Unsold pilot |
| 2016–2017 | The Get Down | Grandmaster Flash | Recurring role |
| 2017 | The Detour | Carl | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2018–2019 | Sorry for Your Loss | Matt Greer | Main cast |
| 2019 | Cake | Jerome | Recurring role (season 1) |
| Oh Jerome, No | Main cast, miniseries | ||
| 2022 | Archive 81 | Dan Turner | Main cast |
| 2023 | Strange Planet | Being #1 (voice) | Episode: "Key Change" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jurassic World Evolution 2 | Ramsey Cole | Biosyn Dominion expansion |
Theater
Selected professional credits[13][11]
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tripolitania | Xavier | Williamstown Theatre Festival |
| Becoming Sylvia | Ensemble | ||
| 2013 | Hamlet | Voltimand | Yale Repertory Theatre |
| 2014 | Generations | Boyfriend | Soho Repertory Theatre |
| 2015 | The Mystery of Love and Sex | Jonny | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater |
| 2024 | Good Bones | Travis | Public Theatre |
References
- ^ "Elizabeth Olsen and Mamoudou Athie navigate grief in 'Sorry for Your Loss'". Los Angeles Times. April 16, 2019. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ Robinson, Will (May 20, 2015). "Netflix adds Grandmaster Flash for Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down, finds actor to play young rapper". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca, ed. (November 8, 2017). "Next Gen Talent 2017: Hollywood's Rising Stars 35 and Under". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ^ Athie's age of 27 in May 2015[2] and 28 in November 2017[3] place his year of birth in 1988.
- ^ "'Elemental' Trailer: Pixar Unveils an Eye-Popping New World Where Fire, Earth, Water and Air Co-Exist". Variety. November 17, 2022. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "'Elemental' Teaser Trailer Introduces Disney-Pixar Audiences to Element City's Fire, Water, Land and Air Residents (Video)". TheWrap. November 17, 2022. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ Radulovic, Petrana (May 16, 2023). "How The Good Dinosaur's director found his perfect Elemental cast". Polygon. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Mamoudou Athie". Television Academy. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Mamoudou Athie Gets His Big Break In 'Patti Cake$'". August 18, 2017. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b Brown, Emma (June 7, 2017). "Mamoudou Athie". Interview Magazine. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Yale School of Drama | The Showcase of the Class of 2014 | Mamoudou Athie". ysd.yale.edu. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ Juliette Lewis & Mamoudou Athie To Topline Body Swap Pic ‘By Design’ From Amanda Kramer
- ^ "Mamoudou Athie theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
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