Archie Yates | |
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 Yates in 2021 | |
| Born | Archie James Yates 22 February 2009 (age 15) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2019–present |
Archie James Yates (born 22 February 2009) [2] 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.
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 installment in the Home Alone franchise, on its Disney+ streaming service. [3] Yates was cast as main character Max Mercer. [4] [5] He also voiced the character Sprout in Wolfboy and the Everything Factory on Apple TV+. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jojo Rabbit | Yorki | Film debut |
| 2021 | Home Sweet Home Alone | Max Mercer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wolfboy and the Everything Factory | Sprout | Voice; Main role |
| 2022 | Amphibia | Jojo Potato | Voice; Episode: "Newts in Tights" |
| 2022 | Oni: Thunder God's Tale | Kappa | Voice |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jojo Rabbit | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Young Actor/Actress [7] | Nominated |
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