Archie Uchena Madekwe (born 10 February 1995) is an English actor. He was named a 2017 ''

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'' Star of Tomorrow. He is best known for his roles in the Apple TV+ series ''

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'' (2019–2022) and A24’s cult horror film '' Midsommar''.

Early life and education

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

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. He continued his studies at the

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(LAMDA), and left early when he was cast in Ian Rickson’s '' The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?'' by

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on the West End opposite Damian Lewis and Sophie Okonedo.

Career

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

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debut in '' The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?'' at the

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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 ''

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''. In 2019, Madekwe began starring as Kofun in the Apple TV+ science fiction series ''

'', played Courfeyrac in the BBC One adaptation of '' Les Misérables'', and starred as Simon in Ari Aster's A24 folk horror film '' Midsommar''. In 2021, he appeared in the film '' Voyagers'' alongside Colin Farrell and Lily-Rose Depp and voiced Sedgwick in the Emmy winning "Ice" installment of the Netflix animated anthology series '' Love, Death & Robots''. Madekwe is set to lead Neill Blomkamp's sports film '' Gran Turismo''. He also has upcoming roles in '' Heart of Stone'' for Netflix and

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's ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

References

External links

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Archie Madekwe
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