See what actor Mamoudou Athie has to say about his latest Film 'The Frontrunner.'

Photography by Christopher Sherman

Styling by Corey Ng

Mamoudou Athie feels lucky to have reached a point in his career where he can choose his roles carefully&mdash;or, rather, where his roles are picking him. His criteria? &ldquo;A role has to be useful to society.&rdquo; And his parts in this year&rsquo;s The Front Runner&nbsp;and Sorry for Your Loss&nbsp;certainly have something to say about today&rsquo;s world.

Catch Athie as the conflicted Washington Post reporter A.J. Parker in Jason Reitman and Matt Bai&rsquo;s The Front Runner, a biographical drama chronicling the three-week rise and fall of&nbsp;Democratic senator and presidential candidate Gary Hart (played by Hugh Jackman) in 1988. Sorry for Your Loss, a new series on Facebook Watch, brings to the forefront the subject of mental health in a way that was eye-opening for Athie: &ldquo;I was ashamed of myself because I never truly understood what my family and friends were struggling with.&rdquo;

It&rsquo;s hard to miss his Brobdingnagian frame or the deep baritone voice accompanying it, but it&rsquo;s the acting chops that have made Mamoudou Athie one of TIFF&rsquo;s most exciting young actors.

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Mamoudou Athie Chooses His Acting Roles Carefully

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Mamoudou Athie Chooses His Acting Roles Carefully

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