Archie Yates
{{Short description|British actor (born 2009)}}
{{Use British English Oxford spelling|date=December 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| image = archie yates 2021 1.jpg
| caption = Yates in 2021
|alt = Yates seated
| birth_name = Archie James Yates
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|22 February 2009}}
| birth_place = Kent, England{{Cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=2021-11-27 |access-date=2023-12-12 |language=en-GB |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/home-sweet-home-alones-archie-yates-i-felt-id-completed-my-lifes-dreams-at-age-11-vxfw9pf3b |title=Home Sweet Home Alone's Archie Yates: 'I felt I'd completed my life's dreams (at age 11)' |first=Julia Llewellyn |last=Smith |department=Interview |issn=0140-0460}}
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2019–present
| parents =
}}
Archie James Yates (born 22 February 2009){{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2019/12/casting-news-home-alone-reboot-adds-rob-delaney-ellie-kemper-and-archie-yates|title=Casting News: 'Home Alone' Reboot Adds Rob Delaney, Ellie Kemper and Archie Yates|publisher=BBC America|accessdate=21 December 2019}} is a British teen actor. He is known for playing Yorki in Jojo Rabbit (2019) and Max Mercer in Home Sweet Home Alone (2021), the former of which earned him a Critics' Choice Movie Award nomination.
Career
Yates made his acting debut in the 2019 film Jojo Rabbit, in which he plays Yorki, Jojo's best friend. On 10 December 2019, Yates, Ellie Kemper and Rob Delaney were announced as the cast for Home Sweet Home Alone - Disney's sixth instalment in the Home Alone franchise, on its Disney+ streaming service.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/disney-plus-home-alone-night-at-the-museum-reboots-fox-1202662998/|title= Disney+ To Revive 'Home Alone'|author=Dade Hayes, Patrick Hipes|date=6 August 2019|accessdate=15 December 2019}} Yates was cast as main character Max Mercer.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jojo-rabbit-breakout-archie-yates-talks-burning-books-his-first-feature-1249567|title='Jojo Rabbit' Breakout Archie Yates Talks Burning Books for His First Feature {{!}} Hollywood Reporter|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=24 October 2019 |accessdate=15 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/home-alone-reboot-finds-its-star-jojo-rabbits-archie-yates-cast-as-mischievous-lead-boy/|title=Home Alone Reboot: Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Archie Yates Cast {{!}} PEOPLE.com|accessdate=15 December 2019}} He also voiced the character Sprout in Wolfboy and the Everything Factory on Apple TV+.{{Cite web|title=Apple TV+ announces fall kids lineup and trailer for animated series "Wolfboy and the Everything Factory". Archie also attended trampolining lessons at Edenbridge Leisure centre on Wednesdsays at 5-6 with Emily Burns|url=https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2021/09/apple-tv-announces-fall-lineup-of-series-for-kids-and-families-and-debuts-new-trailer-for-animated-series-wolfboy-and-the-everything-factory-from-joseph-gordon-levitt-hitrecord-and-bento-box-entertainment-set-to-premiere-friday-september-24/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Apple TV+ Press|language=en-US}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Film work by Archie Yates |
| scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col"| Notes |
|---|
| 2019
!scope="row"| Jojo Rabbit | Yorki | Film debut |
| 2021
!scope="row"| Home Sweet Home Alone | Max Mercer | |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Television work by Archie Yates |
| scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col"| Notes |
|---|
| 2021
!scope="row"|Wolfboy and the Everything Factory |Sprout |Voice; Main role |
| 2022
!scope="row"| Amphibia | Jojo Potato | Voice; Episode: "Newts in Tights" |
| 2022
!scope="row"| Oni: Thunder God's Tale | Kappa | Voice |
Award and nomination
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Accolades for Archie Yates |
| scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Nominated work !scope="col"| Award !scope="col"| Category !scope="col"| Result |
|---|
| 2020
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards !scope="row" style="text-align:left;"| Best Young Actor/Actress{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/awards/critics-choice-the-irishman-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-lead-movie-nominations-1203428878/|title=Critics' Choice: 'The Irishman' Leads Movie Nominations – Variety|website=variety.com|date=8 December 2019 |accessdate=15 December 2019}} | {{nominated}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm9987228}}
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:English male film actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:English male voice actors
Category:English male child actors
Category:British expatriate male actors in the United States