Archie Madekwe

Born: 1995-02-10

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.


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as Jann Mardenborough
Released: 2023-08-09

The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him...

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as Simon
Released: 2019-07-03

Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held...

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as Farleigh Start
Released: 2023-11-16

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into...

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as Ivo
Released: 2023-08-09

An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency races to stop a hacker from...

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as Kai
Released: 2021-04-08

With the future of the human race at stake, a group of young men and women -- bred for...

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Beau Is Afraid

as Laughing Man
Released: 2023-04-14

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his...

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Teen Spirit

as Luke
Released: 2019-04-12

A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely...

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Legacy

as Kid 1
Released: 2015-06-19

What do you do when the party of the year kicks you to the curb? Simple... create your own! When...

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For People in Trouble

as Paul
Released: 2023-06-06

When two people meet one night in London, their relationship blossoms and fractures, intertwined...

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See

as Kofun
First aired: 2019-11-01

A virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Centuries later when twins...

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Love, Death & Robots

as Sedgewick (voice)
First aired: 2019-03-15

Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of...

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Les Misérables

as Courfeyrac
First aired: 2018-12-30

France, 1815. Jean Valjean, a common thief, is released from prison after having lived a hell in...

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