By voting, you get a chance to win tickets to the BAFTAs in February
Robert Aramayo attends the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) ceremony at the Roundhouse in London(Image: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publis)
An award-winning actor from Hull has been nominated for the prestigious BAFTA Rising Star Award. Robert Aramayo, 33, has been acclaimed for his nuanced and powerful performance as Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson MBE in I Swear.
Recently, he won the BIFA for Best Lead Performance. It has now been revealed he is one of five nominees for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
The Rising Star Award is the only award at the BAFTAs where the British public can vote. And by voting, you are automatically entered into a prize draw to win two tickets to the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 22, 2026.
Voting is open now on the BAFTA Rising Star Awards website. The prize draw to win tickets to the awards ceremony closes on Thursday, February 12, at 12pm midday.
A bio for Robert Aramayo on the Bafta Rising Star awards website describes him as “a British actor from Hull and a graduate of The Juilliard School”.
It adds: “He stars in Kirk Jones’ film I Swear, inspired by Tourette Syndrome advocate J. Davidson, which premiered at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival and earned him the BIFA for Best Lead Performance.
“He also appears in Annemarie Jacir’s Palestine 36, which was shortlisted for Best International Film for the 98th Academy Awards. On television, he is known for playing Elrond in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.”
The full list of nominees for the Rising Star Award are:
- Miles Caton (Sinners)
- Robert Aramayo (I Swear)
- Archie Madekwe (Lurker)
- Posy Sterling (Lollipop)
- Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another)
The Rising Star Award has been running since 2006. Previous winners include James McAvoy, John Boyega, and Kristen Stewart.
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