Celebrity Name: Robert Aramayo
New Company: Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Primary Agents: Joel Lubin, John MacGregor
Department: Motion Picture Talent
Territory: United States (US)
- British actor Robert Aramayo has officially signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for US representation.
- Aramayo continues to be co-represented by 42 in the UK and MJ Management, keeping his existing team fully intact while gaining CAA’s global reach.
- The move comes on the heels of his historic double BAFTA win (Best Actor and Rising Star for I Swear), making him the first performer ever to claim both awards in the same night.
Robert Aramayo is heading into one of the biggest moments of his career, and now he has the team to match. The British actor, 33, has officially signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for U.S. representation.
The signing comes just days after Aramayo made history at the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards, where he swept both Best Actor and the public-voted Rising Star Award for his performance in I Swear, becoming the first performer ever to win both on the same night.
I Swear tells the true story of Scottish Tourette’s syndrome advocate John Davidson, who spent years fighting for awareness of a condition that was widely misunderstood.
The film, directed by Kirk Jones, has already earned $8.3 million at the UK box office under Studiocanal and was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for U.S. release on April 24.
Aramayo’s BAFTA win was considered one of the night’s biggest upsets. He beat out heavy Hollywood hitters including Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet, Ethan Hawke, Jesse Plemons, and Michael B. Jordan. He had previously won Best Lead Performance at the British Independent Film Awards in 2025.
A Juilliard-trained actor from Hull, England, Aramayo is widely recognized for playing Elrond in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon and Young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones. He continues to be represented by 42 Management in the UK and MJ Management.
Aramayo is just the latest British talent making high-profile agency moves in Hollywood. Notably, Stranger Things star Natalia Dyer recently signed with CAA and rising talent Billy Barratt also joined CAA for representation, a signal of the agency’s aggressive push to grow its film roster.
Takeaways
This signing is about much more than a talent-agency transaction, it’s a statement of momentum. Robert Aramayo spent years building a quiet but compelling résumé: Game of Thrones, Rings of Power, Behind Her Eyes, but I Swear cracked him open to the world in a way none of those roles did.
Beating Hollywood’s A-list at the BAFTAs wasn’t just a win; it was an announcement. And CAA, one of the most powerful agencies on the planet, clearly took notice.
The fact that I Swear is heading to U.S. cinemas in April means this CAA deal couldn’t be better timed. Aramayo will have one of the industry’s top agencies working to capitalize on his buzz window before general American audiences even know who he is. That’s smart representation strategy, not coincidence.
This also underscores a broader industry trend: post-BAFTA momentum is increasingly becoming a fast-track to top-tier U.S. agency deals, especially for British actors.
Will CAA’s signing push Aramayo toward a breakout theatrical film role, or will he remain a dominant force in prestige streaming? Is CAA becoming the go-to home for rising British talent in 2026?
