The nominees for this year’s Bafta Rising Star Award have been announced, highlighting some of the most promising new talent in film.

The list features five actors, including three from the UK and two from the US. British nominees are Robert Aramayo, Archie Madekwe, and Posy Sterling. US actors on the shortlist are Miles Caton and Chase Infiniti.

Robert Aramayo, from Hull, is recognised for his role in I Swear, portraying a young man with Tourette’s syndrome in the 1980s. Aramayo, 33, previously gained fame as young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones.

Miles Caton, 20, earned acclaim for Sinners, winning a Critics’ Choice Award for best young actor. Caton grew up in a musical family in New York and toured internationally as a backing singer for H.E.R.

Chase Infiniti, 25, stars in One Battle After Another, acting opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. She previously appeared in Apple TV+ thriller Presumed Innocent and graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2022.

Archie Madekwe is nominated for his role in Lurker, a psychological thriller where he plays a pop star blackmailed by a fan. He has also appeared in Saltburn and Midsommar and trained at the Brit School in London.

Manchester-born Posy Sterling is nominated for her first leading role in Lollipop, portraying a single mother struggling for custody after prison. She previously appeared in TV dramas including The Road Trip and You Don’t Know Me.

The Bafta Rising Star winner, voted by the public, will be announced at the Bafta Film Awards on 22 February at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Alan Cumming will host the ceremony, which will be broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer.

With inputs from BBC