Drew Starkey | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2014–present |
Parent | Todd Starkey |
Joseph Andrew Starkey (born November 4, 1993) is an American actor. He graduated from Western Carolina University in 2016 with a double major in English and theatre performance. [1] He portrays Garrett Laughlin in Love, Simon, Brian MacIntosh in The Hate U Give, Rafe Cameron in the Netflix teen drama series Outer Banks [2], Zach MacLaren in The Other Zoey, and Hawkins in the VH1 series Scream: Resurrection and will be in the upcoming film Queer with Daniel Craig.
Starkey was born in Asheville, North Carolina to Todd Starkey, a college-basketball coach for the Kent State women's team, and Jodi Starkey, a school counselor. Starkey is the oldest of four kids, he and his family moved around the Blue Ridge Mountains area, but he mostly grew up in the town of Hickory. [3] [4]
As a kid, Starkey grew up playing baseball and basketball. He also learned to play the guitar and the piano. [5] Starkey attended St. Stephens High School 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." [6] He graduated magna cum laude from Western Carolina University in 2016 where he double majored in English and theater performance. [7] After college he moved to Atlanta to join two friends who were forming a production company and started to audition for roles. [8] [9]
Starkey lives in Los Angeles. [10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | The Radical Nortion of Gene Mutation | Patrick Clemens | Short |
2015 | Lost Soles | Scott | Short |
Bounds | Todd | Short | |
2016 | Up the Hill | The Client | Short |
Love is the Longest Con | Adrian | Short | |
2018 | American Animals | Frat Boy | |
Love, Simon | Garrett Laughlin | [11] | |
The Hate U Give | Officer 115 | [12] | |
2019 | Mine 9 | Ryan | |
Just Mercy | Young Guard | ||
2020 | Limbo | Rodney | TV Movie |
Extended Stay | Ricky | Short | |
The Devil All the Time | Tommy Matson | ||
Embattled | Tanner Van Holt | [13] | |
2022 | Hellraiser | Trevor | [14] |
2023 | The Other Zoey | Zach MacLaren | [15] [16] |
TBA | Queer | Allerton | [17] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Mercy Street | Gambling Soldier | 1 episode |
Shots Fired | Clint Jr. | ||
Ozark | Boy | Season 1, Episode 5 | |
Dead Silent | Ethan Walton | 1 episode | |
Valor | Bobby | ||
Good Behavior | Agent Bradfield | ||
2018 | Brockmire | Brad Christie | |
Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters | Hunter Robison | ||
The Resident | Young Lawyer | ||
2019 | Doom Patrol | Tim | |
Queen Sugar | Beau | ||
Scream: Resurrection [18] | Hawkins | Recurring role | |
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings | Lookout | ||
2020−present | Outer Banks | Rafe Cameron | Main role; 28 episodes [19] |
2022 | The Terminal List | Junior Alb | 4 episodes |