Archie Yates Explained

Birth Name:Archie James Yates
Birth Date: df=yes 22 February 2009
Birth Place:Kent, England[1]
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.

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 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]

Filmography

Film work by Archie Yates
YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Jojo RabbitYorkiFilm debut
2021Home Sweet Home AloneMax Mercer
Television work by Archie Yates
YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Wolfboy and the Everything FactorySproutVoice; Main role
2022AmphibiaJojo PotatoVoice; Episode: "Newts in Tights"
2022KappaVoice

Notes and References

  1. News: . 2021-11-27 . 2023-12-12 . en-GB . Home Sweet Home Alone’s Archie Yates: ‘I felt I’d completed my life’s dreams (at age 11)’ . Julia Llewellyn . Smith . Interview . 0140-0460.
  2. Web site: Casting News: 'Home Alone' Reboot Adds Rob Delaney, Ellie Kemper and Archie Yates. BBC America. 21 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Disney+ To Revive 'Home Alone'. Dade Hayes, Patrick Hipes. 6 August 2019. 15 December 2019.
  4. Web site: 'Jojo Rabbit' Breakout Archie Yates Talks Burning Books for His First Feature Hollywood Reporter. . 24 October 2019 . 15 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Home Alone Reboot: Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Archie Yates Cast PEOPLE.com. 15 December 2019.
  6. Web site: 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. 2021-09-23. Apple TV+ Press. en-US.
  7. Web site: Critics' Choice: 'The Irishman' Leads Movie Nominations – Variety. variety.com. 8 December 2019 . 15 December 2019.