Joseph Andrew Starkey (born November 4, 1993) is an American actor. He began his career with supporting roles in the teen drama films Love, Simon and The Hate U Give (both 2018). He gained recognition for his portrayal of troubled teenager Rafe Cameron in the Netflix adventure series Outer Banks (2020−present), and has since starred in Luca Guadagnino’s romantic drama film Queer (2024).
As a kid, Starkey grew up playing baseball and basketball. His father is Todd Starkey, a college basketball coach. He also learned to play the guitar and the piano. Starkey attended St. Stephens High School in Hickory. He started to get serious about acting after joining a drama class in his freshman year, which he described as “a lot of Samuel Beckett and shit.”