Archie Madekwe

Archie Madekwe

Born: February 10, 1995
in Lambeth, London, England, UK
Archie Uchena Madekwe (born February 10, 1995) is an English actor. He was named a 2017 Screen International Star of Tomorrow. He is best known for his roles in the Apple TV+ series See (2019–2022), the A24 horror film Midsommar (2019), the Neill Blomkamp film Gran Turismo (2023) and the Emerald Fennell film Saltburn (2023).

Madekwe was born in South London. His parents divorced when he was young. At 14 he started studying Theatre at the BRIT School. Later, he also joined the National Youth Theatre. He continued his studies at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and left early when he was cast in Ian Rickson’s The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? by Edward Albee on the West End opposite Damian Lewis and Sophie Okonedo.

Madekwe made his television debut in 2014 with a guest appearance in an episode of the BBC medical drama Casualty. He then played Luca in two episodes of the Channel 4 comedy-drama Fresh Meat in 2016.

In 2017, Madekwe made his West End debut in The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? at the Theatre Royal Haymarket alongside Damian Lewis and Sophie Okonedo. He landed his first named film role as Luke in Teen Spirit after the casting director saw him in the play. The same year he also appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom Hang Ups.

Movies for Archie Madekwe...

Saltburn
Title: Saltburn
Character: Farleigh Start
Released: November 16, 2023
Type: Movie
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
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Gran Turismo
Title: Gran Turismo
Character: Jann Mardenborough
Released: August 9, 2023
Type: Movie
The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.
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Heart of Stone
Title: Heart of Stone
Character: Ivo
Released: August 9, 2023
Type: Movie
An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable — and dangerous — weapon.
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For People in Trouble
Title: For People in Trouble
Character: Paul
Released: June 6, 2023
Type: Movie
When two people meet one night in London, their relationship blossoms and fractures, intertwined with impending societal collapse.
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Beau Is Afraid
Title: Beau Is Afraid
Character: Laughing Man
Released: April 14, 2023
Type: Movie
A man goes on a journey to visit his mother.
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Voyagers
Title: Voyagers
Character: Kai
Released: April 8, 2021
Type: Movie
With the future of the human race at stake, a group of young men and women -- bred for intelligence and obedience -- embark on an expedition to colonize a distant planet. When they uncover disturbing secrets about the mission, they defy their training and begin to explore their most primitive natures. As life on the ship descends into chaos, they soon become consumed by fear, lust and an insatiable hunger for power.
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Title: See
Character: Kofun
Released: November 1, 2019
Type: TV
A virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Centuries later when twins are born with the mythic ability to see, their father must protect his tribe against a threatened queen.
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Midsommar
Title: Midsommar
Character: Simon
Released: July 3, 2019
Type: Movie
Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities.
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Teen Spirit
Title: Teen Spirit
Character: Luke
Released: April 12, 2019
Type: Movie
A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.
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Title: Love, Death & Robots
Character: Sedgewick (voice)
Released: March 15, 2019
Type: TV
Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.
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Title: Les Misérables
Character: Courfeyrac
Released: December 30, 2018
Type: TV
France, 1815. Jean Valjean, a common thief, is released from prison after having lived a hell in life for 19 years, but a small mistake puts the law again on his trail. Ruthless Inspector Javert pursues him thorough years, driven by a twisted sense of justice, while Valjean reforms himself, thrives and dedicates his life to good deeds. In 1832, while the revolution ravages the streets of Paris, Valjean and Javert cross their paths for the last time.
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Legacy
Title: Legacy
Character: Kid 1
Released: June 19, 2015
Type: Movie
What do you do when the party of the year kicks you to the curb? Simple... create your own! When Sean and his friends are refused entry to the night of their year, they embark on a mission to stage a monster event, whilst at the same time taking down the opposition.
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Lurker
Title: Lurker
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom. As he gets closer to the budding music star, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.