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Archie James Beale (born 22 November 1997), known professionally as Archie Renaux, is an English actor and model. He is known for his roles in the BBC One miniseries Gold Digger (2019) and the Netflix series Shadow and Bone (2021–).

Early life and education :

Renaux is from Tolworth in Kingston upon Thames. His mother's side of the family is Anglo-Indian. He has two sisters and a brother. Renaux attended Richard Challoner School before going on to train at the Unseen, a drama school in London. He quit his 9–5 job as an air conditioning engineer to become an actor.

Career :

Renaux began his career in modelling, with gigs such as Topman, Nasir Mazhar, Moss Bros, Gay Times Magazine, and Men's Fashion Week.

In 2017, Renaux was cast in dystopian film Zero. He made his television debut with a guest role in Amazon Prime series Hanna and landed his first major television role in 2018 with the main role of Leo Day in the 2019 BBC One miniseries Gold Digger. Renaux had small roles as Alex in the film Voyagers and Bobby in Marvel's Morbius.

In October 2019, it was announced Renaux would star as Malyen "Mal" Oretsev in the 2021 Netflix series Shadow and Bone, an adaptation of the overlapping fantasy book series Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. In 2022, Renaux appeared in the Amazon Prime medieval comedy film Catherine Called Birdy and the Apple TV biographical film The Greatest Beer Run Ever. He has upcoming film roles in The Other Zoey, and Upgraded.