[5] Athie grew up in New Carrollton, Maryland, outside of Washington, D.C.[6][5] He studied acting at the William Esper Studio in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program.

[6][7] Athie began his career in theater, starring off-Broadway in 2015 in The Mystery of Love and Sex.

[citation needed] He also starred in the television series The Get Down (2016–2017), The Detour (2017), Sorry for Your Loss (2018–2019), and the FXX anthology Cake (2019).

[8][9][10] 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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