Archie Yates
Yates seated
Yates in 2021
Born
Archie James Yates

(2009-02-22) 22 February 2009
OccupationActor
Years active2019–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
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Jojo Rabbit Yorki Film debut
2021 Home Sweet Home Alone Max Mercer
Television work by Archie Yates
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

Award and nomination

Accolades for Archie Yates
Year Nominated work Award Category Result
2020 Jojo Rabbit Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Young Actor/Actress[7] Nominated

References

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