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This morning, the nominees for the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award have been introduced at The Savoy resort in London. The winner shall be topped on the EE BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday 22 February.

Mia McKenna-Bruce, who gained the distinguished award in 2024 for her function in How to Have Sex, hosted the occasion earlier than conducting a Q&A with the actors who had been nominated.

British nominees Posy Sterling, Archie Madekwe and Robert Aramayo have been all current on the ceremony, whereas American nominees Chase Infiniti and Miles Caton have been unable to attend.

Many winners of the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award go on to take pleasure in success within the appearing world. Previous recipients of the award embrace Tom Holland, Kristen Stewart, Tom Hardy, Letitia Wright, James McAvoy, Juno Temple and Daniel Kaluuya.

London-born actor Archie Madekwe, 30, has been nominated for his function within the 2025 American psychological thriller movie, Lurker. As a young person, Archie attended the distinguished BRIT School and carried out within the National Youth Theatre, earlier than attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

He made his TV debut in 2014 on the BBC medical drama Casualty earlier than starring in two episodes of Fresh Meat in 2016. Since then, he has appeared in high-profile movies like Midsommar, Beau is Afraid, Voyagers and Saltburn.

TV followers may recognise Archie for enjoying Kofun within the Apple TV+ science fiction collection See and for his appearances in BBC mini-series Les Miserables and Netflix’s Love, Death and Robots.

25-year-old actress Chase Infiniti, who hails from Indiana within the US, has been nominated for her function as Willa Ferguson in Paul Thomas Anderson’s hit 2025 movie One Battle After Another.

The Indianapolis-born star attended Columbia College Chicago, graduating in 2022. She landed a task in Apple TV+ restricted collection Presumed Innocent in 2023, securing a essential character function as Jaden Sabich.

The Handmaid’s Tale followers can even be excited to listen to that Chase is taking up the primary function of Agnes in upcoming Hulu spin-off collection, The Testaments.

The youngest nominee, 20-year-old New Yorker Miles Caton, has made this 12 months’s checklist due to his breakout function in Ryan Coogler’s hit horror movie, Sinners. He has already gained the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Young Performer for his half as Samuel “Sammie” Moore within the film.

Miles was additionally nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. The star is comparatively new to appearing, having beforehand gained viral fame for singing Nina Simone’s 1964 hit ‘Feeling Good’ again in 2017.

He has since gone on to tour with music artist H.E.R. and launched a single, ‘Somethin’, in July of final 12 months.

33-year-old actress Posy Sterling has been nominated for her function as Molly Brown in 2024’s Lollipop. The Manchester-born star rose to fame the earlier 12 months when she starred alongside Saoirse Ronan in dependancy drama The Outrun and reverse Jonah Hauer-King in BBC One’s World On Fire.

Since starring in Lollipop, the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts graduate has appeared as feminine lead Alice Khan in Channel 4’s Person of Interest reverse Asim Chaudhry. She additionally acted alongside James Norton in 2025 thriller Playing Nice.

Yorkshire-born actor Robert Aramayo, 33, has been nominated for his function as John Davidson in 2025 Scottish biographical drama movie I Swear, which additionally stars Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson and Peter Mullan.

The star already has a formidable appearing resume, having appeared in a number of high-profile TV reveals together with Mindhunter and Behind Her Eyes. Game of Thrones followers may recognise Robert because the younger Ned Stark, whereas The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power viewers will bear in mind him for enjoying Elrond.

Robert additionally has a number of movie credit, together with Matthew Vaughn’s The King’s Man, Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals and horror movie Antebellum.

Voting is now open by way of ee.co.uk/BAFTA and throughout EE social channels, with audiences additionally capable of solid their vote on WhatsApp.