Mamoudou Athie

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Mamoudou Athie at an event for Kinds of Kindness (2024)
"An Almost Christmas Story" follows Moon, a curious young owl who unexpectedly finds himself stuck in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza. In his attempts to escape the bustling city, Moon befriends a lost little girl named Luna. Together, they embark on a heartwarming adventure, discovering the magic of the holiday season and forming an unlikely bond as they journey back home to their parents. "An Almost Christmas Story" starts streaming, November 15 on Disney+.
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Mauritanian-American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles in the films The Circle (2017), The Front Runner (2018), Unicorn Store (2017), Underwater (2020), and Uncorked (2020), as well as the television series The Get Down (2016-2017) and Sorry for Your Loss (2018-2019). Athie was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for his performance in Oh Jerome, No.

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. Athie grew up in New Carrollton, Maryland. He studied acting at the William Esper Studio in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program and the Yale School of Drama.
BornNovember 6, 1988
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Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, DeWanda Wise, and Isabella Sermon in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
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  • Ramsay Cole
  • 2022
Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx in The Burial (2023)
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  • Hal Dockins
  • 2023
Tom Hanks and Emma Watson in The Circle (2017)
5.4
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  • Jared
  • 2017
Ronnie Del Carmen, Matthew Yang King, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Shila Ommi, Leah Lewis, Joe Pera, and Mamoudou Athie in Elemental (2023)
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  • Wade(voice)
  • 2023
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    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. Athie grew up in New Carrollton, Maryland. He studied acting at the William Esper Studio in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program and the Yale School of Drama.

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