Mamoudou Athie

Mamoudou Athie

37 · Born: Nov 6, 1988

Personal Details

BornNov 6, 1988 Mauritania
Relatives
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Biography

Mauritanian-American actor and producer, whose impressive filmography boasts notable roles in The Circle (2017),The Front Runner (2018),Unicorn Store (2017),Underwater (2020),and Uncorked (2020),as well as memorable appearances in the television series The Get Down (2016-2017) and Sorry for Your Loss (2018-2019).

Born in Mauritania, Athie was just six months old when his diplomat father, seeking political asylum, relocated to the United States. Growing up in New Carrollton, Maryland, Athie's passion for acting was nurtured through his education at the renowned William Esper Studio, where he completed the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program. Additionally, he honed his craft at the esteemed Yale School of Drama.

Career

2025
By Design
By Design as Olivier
2024
Kinds of Kindness
Kinds of Kindness as Will / Neil / Morgue Nurse
Can
Can as The Boyfriend
2023
Elemental
Elemental as Wade (voice)
The Burial
The Burial as Hal Dockins
2022
Archive 81
Archive 81 as Dan Turner
2020
Underwater
Underwater as Rodrigo Nagenda
Uncorked
Uncorked as Elijah
Black Box
Black Box as Nolan
2019
Watch Room
Watch Room as Nathan
2018
The Front Runner
The Front Runner as A.J. Parker
2017
The Circle
The Circle as Jared
Patti Cake$
Patti Cake$ as Basterd
The Get Down
The Get Down as Grandmaster Flash
2015
Experimenter
Experimenter as Crying Man (uncredited)