Drew Starkey: 9 Facts About the Outer Banks Star and His Love Life

Drew Starkey at 32: Rafe Cameron is done, Queer and four 2026 projects, and the Cailee Spaeny hand-holding photos. Nine checked facts.

September 20, 2022 Updated October 13, 2026 2 min read

The story

On X

https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1843792226138370394

Updated October 2026.

1. He is 32, and a Scorpio

Teenage Drew Starkey holding a cup next to a fluffy cat on a table, black and white — An early Instagram photo. The cat appears to be the one in charge.

2. Basketball came first

3. He studied English as well as acting

4. The small parts came before Rafe

Drew Starkey as Rafe Cameron in a coral polo shirt sitting in a wicker armchair in Outer Banks — Rafe Cameron at rest, which in Kildare is a rare and suspicious state.

5. Rafe Cameron is finished, and so is Outer Banks

Drew Starkey on Instagram

6. Queer changed the conversation about him

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7. 2026 has been his busiest year

Drew Starkey winking and shouting at the camera in a tweed jacket and white sweater — A photo shoot, and proof that he does not take the heartthrob label too seriously.

8. His love life: from Odessa A’zion rumors to Cailee Spaeny

9. He is a photographer as well as a subject

Drew Starkey taking a mirror photo with a film camera — Behind the camera, where he seems happiest. Photo: Instagram / @drewstarkey

My take

Sources

Drew Starkey on Instagram — Drew Starkey on Instagram Photo: Instagram / @drewstarkey

Drew Starkey on Instagram tres — Drew Starkey on Instagram tres Photo: Instagram / @drewstarkey

Fact check

Rumor / Reality

The rumor

That Starkey and Spaeny are officially a couple: neither has made a statement
That he dated Hellraiser co-star Odessa A'zion: never confirmed by either
Shaboozey's "taken" remark at the 2026 Grammys was a joke and named no one

What we know

Born November 4, 1993, in Asheville, North Carolina (Wikipedia)
Graduated from Western Carolina University in 2016 in English and theater performance
Played Rafe Cameron in Outer Banks, 2020-2026; final season out August 20, 2026
Cast opposite Cailee Spaeny in A24's Deep Cuts and opposite Margaret Qualley in King Snake
Photographed holding hands with Cailee Spaeny in Los Angeles on October 1, 2026 (E! News)

Written by

Nora Vance Fact-check editor

“If it is not in the "what we know" column, we do not repeat it.”

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