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Drew Starkey

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Drew Starkey
Starkey in 2024
Born (1993-11-04) November 4, 1993 (age 31)
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
FatherTodd 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).

Life

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Starkey was born in Asheville, North Carolina to Todd Starkey, a college-basketball coach for the Kent State women's team, and Jodi Ballard Hutto, a school counselor. Starkey is the oldest of four children. His family moved around the Blue Ridge Mountains area, but he mostly grew up in Hickory, North Carolina.[2][3]

As a kid, Starkey grew up playing baseball and basketball. He also learned to play the guitar and the piano.[4] Starkey attended St. Stephens High School in Hickory, and started to get serious about acting after joining a drama class on his freshman year, which he described as "a lot of Samuel Beckett and shit."[2]

He graduated magna cum laude from Western Carolina University in 2016 where he double majored in English and theater performance.[5] After college he moved to Atlanta to join two friends who were forming a production company and started to audition for roles.[2][4]

Starkey lives in Los Angeles.[4]

Career

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Filmography

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Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 American Animals Frat Boy
Love, Simon Garrett Laughlin [6]
The Hate U Give Brian MacIntosh Jr. (Officer 115) [7]
2019 Just Mercy Young Guard
2020 The Devil All the Time Tommy Matson
Embattled Tanner Van Holt [8]
2022 Hellraiser Trevor [9]
2023 The Other Zoey Zach MacLaren [10][11]
2024 Queer Eugene Allerton [12]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Mercy Street Gambling Soldier Episode: "Unknown Soldier"
Shots Fired Clint Jr. Episode: "Hour Four: Truth"
Ozark Boy Episode: "Ruling Days"
Dead Silent Ethan Walton Episode: "Run for Your Life"
Valor Bobby Episode: "Zero Visibility"
Good Behavior Agent Bradfield Episode: "You Could Discover Me"
2018 Brockmire Brad Christie (uncredited) Episode: "In the Cellar"
Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters Hunter Robison Episode: "Better World"
The Resident Young Lawyer Episode: "About Time"
2019 Doom Patrol Tim Episode: "Donkey Patrol"
Queen Sugar Beau Episode: "I No Longer Imagine"
Scream: Resurrection Hawkins 4 episodes[13]
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings Lookout Episode: "J.J. Sneed"
2020 Limbo Rodney TV movie
Acting for a Cause Demetrius Episode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
2020−present Outer Banks Rafe Cameron Main role; 28 episodes[14]
2022 The Terminal List Junior Alba 4 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Bonner, Mehera (April 28, 2020). "The 'Outer Banks' Cast Are So Far From Being Teenagers, You Have to Laugh". Cosmopolitan.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ WCU Stories (October 17, 2023). "A Rising Star".
  4. ^ a b c Horner, Kelsie (February 23, 2023). "Women's basketball coach describes son being 'Outer Banks' star".
  5. ^ WCU Stories (October 17, 2023). "A Rising Star".
  6. ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au.
  7. ^ "New The Hate U Give Clip". Nothing But Geek. September 6, 2018.
  8. ^ "Everything You Need To Know About Drew Starkey". reelbugs.com.
  9. ^ Lang, Brent (October 7, 2021). "'Hellraiser' Reboot Unveils Full Cast, Including Jamie Clayton as Pinhead". Variety. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "The Other Zoey - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". IMDb.
  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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