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Mamoudou Athie

Mamoudou Athie

Actor, also producer · Born July 25, 1988 (38) · Nouakchott, Mauritania

Primetime Emmy nominee

Mamoudou Athie (born July 25, 1988) is a Mauritanian-born American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles in the TV series Cake (2019) and films such as The Circle (2017), The Front Runner (2018), Unicorn Store (2017), UUncorked (2020), Kinds of Kindness (2024) and The Drama (2026). Athie was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for his performance in Cake.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 25, 1988 (38)
From
Nouakchott, Mauritania
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 25% in 30 days

What are Mamoudou Athie's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
26%
Survival
11%
Morality
9%
Society
8%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 8 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 16 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 16
Hero
4 of 16
Shadow
3 of 16
Mentor
1 of 16
Shapeshifter
1 of 16
Herald
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
9
Dread
5
Hopeful
6
Warm
6
Other
17

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mamoudou Athie's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mamoudou Athie's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

31 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Via Negativa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • The Drama(2026)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Puddysticks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Peter

  • Wardriver(2026)

    as Oscar

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • By Design(2025)

    as Olivier

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Laid(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • An Almost Christmas Story(2024)

    as Pelly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Kinds of Kindness(2024)

    as Will / Neil / Morgue Nurse

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Can (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as The Boyfriend

  • The Burial(2023)

    as Hal Dockins

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Elemental(2023)

    as Wade (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Jurassic World: Dominion(2022)

    as Ramsay Cole

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Archive 81(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dan Turner

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Black Box(2020)

    as Nolan

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Uncorked(2020)

    as Elijah

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Underwater(2020)

    as Rodrigo Nagenda

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Cake(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jerome

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Oh Jerome, No(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Jerome

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Watch Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Nathan

  • The Front Runner(2018)

    as A.J. Parker

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Sorry for Your Loss(2018)

    Show 20 episodes · as Matt

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Unicorn Store(2017)

    as Virgil

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Patti Cake$(2017)

    as Basterd

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Circle(2017)

    as Jared

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • One Percent More Humid(2017)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Get Down(2016)

    Show 11 episodes · as Grandmaster Flash

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Oh Jerome, No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jerome

  • Jean of the Joneses(2016)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Experimenter(2015)

    as Crying Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Madam Secretary(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Staffer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Hystoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles, 30 of them dated from 2014 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

The Burial (2023)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Kinds of Kindness (2024)

Film career

20142026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 31: 30 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing1 of 31: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 13% of 15 roles
1722

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2020, Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Mamoudou Athie's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

By Design (2025)

81st percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Get Down (2016)

Midcredits 91st · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mamoudou Athie's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles7–73 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles6–56 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles29–73 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles7–44 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles9–77 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mamoudou Athie work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mamoudou Athie's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rebecca Thomas shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers