Drew Starkey

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Drew Starkey
Drew Starkey at 81st Venice International Film Festival.jpg
Starkey in 2024
Born (1993-11-04) November 4, 1993 (age 31)
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Father Todd Starkey

Joseph Andrew Starkey (born November 4, 1993) is an American actor. He began his career with supporting roles in the teen drama films Love, Simon and The Hate U Give (both 2018). He gained recognition for his portrayal of troubled teenager Rafe Cameron in the Netflix adventure series Outer Banks (2020−present), [1] and has since starred in Luca Guadagnino's romantic drama film Queer (2024).

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Biography

Starkey is the son of Todd Starkey, a college basketball coach. [2] His family moved around the Blue Ridge Mountains area, but he mostly grew up in Hickory, North Carolina. [3] [4]

As a child, he played baseball and basketball, [2] and learned to play the guitar and the piano. [5] He attended St. Stephens High School in Hickory. In his freshman year, he became serious about acting after joining a drama class, which he described as "a lot of Samuel Beckett and shit." [3]

Starkey graduated from Western Carolina University in 2016, where he double majored in English and theater performance. [6] After college, he moved to Atlanta to join two friends who were forming a production company, and started to audition for roles. [3] [5]

Filmography

†Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 American Animals Frat Boy
Love, Simon Garrett Laughlin [7]
The Hate U Give Brian MacIntosh Jr. (Officer 115) [8]
2019 Just Mercy Young Guard
2020 The Devil All the Time Tommy Matson
Embattled Tanner Van Holt [9]
2022 Hellraiser Trevor [10]
2023 The Other Zoey Zach MacLaren [11]
2024 Queer Eugene Allerton [12]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Mercy Street Gambling SoldierEpisode: "Unknown Soldier"
Shots Fired Clint Jr.Episode: "Hour Four: Truth"
Ozark BoyEpisode: "Ruling Days"
Dead SilentEthan WaltonEpisode: "Run for Your Life"
Valor BobbyEpisode: "Zero Visibility"
Good Behavior Agent BradfieldEpisode: "You Could Discover Me"
2018 Brockmire Brad Christie (uncredited)Episode: "In the Cellar"
Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters Hunter RobisonEpisode: "Better World"
The Resident Young LawyerEpisode: "About Time"
2019 Doom Patrol TimEpisode: "Donkey Patrol"
Queen Sugar BeauEpisode: "I No Longer Imagine"
Scream: Resurrection Hawkins4 episodes [13]
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings LookoutEpisode: "J.J. Sneed"
2020LimboRodneyTV movie
Acting for a Cause DemetriusEpisode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
2020−present Outer Banks Rafe CameronMain role; 39 episodes [14]
2022 The Terminal List Junior Alba4 episodes

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References

  1. ↑ Bonner, Mehera (April 28, 2020). "The 'Outer Banks' Cast Are So Far From Being Teenagers, You Have to Laugh". Cosmopolitan.
  2. 1 2 Thomas, Carly (November 29, 2024). "Drew Starkey Says He Has a "Little Bit of Troy Bolton in Me" With Love for Acting and Basketball". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Cartter, Eileen (February 29, 2024). "Is Outer Banks Star Drew Starkey Hollywood's Next Prestige Heartthrob?". GQ . Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ WCU Stories (October 17, 2023). "A Rising Star".
  5. 1 2 Horner, Kelsie (February 23, 2023). "Women's basketball coach describes son being 'Outer Banks' star". KentWired.
  6. ↑ WCU Stories (October 17, 2023). "A Rising Star".
  7. ↑ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au.
  8. ↑ "New The Hate U Give Clip". Nothing But Geek. September 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Everything You Need To Know About Drew Starkey". reelbugs.com.
  10. ↑ Lang, Brent (October 7, 2021). "'Hellraiser' Reboot Unveils Full Cast, Including Jamie Clayton as Pinhead". Variety . Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Josephine Langford, Drew Starkey & Archie Renaux To Star In Rom-Com 'The Other Zoey'". Deadline Hollywood . December 7, 2021. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021.
  12. ↑ Vivarelli, Nick (April 21, 2023). "Drew Starkey to Star With Daniel Craig in Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer' With Filming Starting This Month in Italy (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  13. ↑ Seitz, Matt Zoller. "Mine 9 movie review & film summary (2019) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com.
  14. ↑ "Rafe Cameron is played by Drew Starkey". PopBuzz.
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