Thomasin McKenzie
Thomasin McKenzie | |
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Born | Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie 26 July 2000 Wellington, New Zealand |
Education | Samuel Marsden Collegiate School |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2012–present |
Known for | Leave No Trace Jojo Rabbit |
Parent(s) |
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Relatives | Kate Harcourt (grandmother) |
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (born 26 July 2000) is a New Zealand actress. She rose to prominence and garnered critical acclaim for playing the lead role in Debra Granik's 2018 drama film Leave No Trace.[1][2] She has also appeared in supporting roles in Jojo Rabbit and True History of the Kelly Gang.[3]
Early life[]
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie was born in Wellington, New Zealand[4] to actress Miranda Harcourt and director Stuart McKenzie. She is the granddaughter of actress Dame Kate Harcourt (née Fulton) and Peter Harcourt. Peter's family founded the Australian real estate company Harcourts International.[5]
Career[]
McKenzie made her acting debut in 2014, portraying the teenage Louise Nicholas in the television film Consent. In 2015, she played Pixie Hannah in the soap opera Shortland Street, and in 2016, she played the titular character in the children's comedy web series Lucy Lewis Can't Lose. She first gained recognition for her portrayal as a daughter of war veteran in Leave No Trace, for which her performance received critical acclaim and won her National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance. Later on, she would be featured in a small role in The King, playing Queen Philippa of Denmark in 2019. In the same year, she played principal supporting role in satirical comedy drama Jojo Rabbit, where she plays a young Jewish girl hiding in the attic of the main character's house (played by Roman Griffin Davis), for which she gained further recognition by critics and audience alike.
She was cast in Top Gun: Maverick, but dropped out in favor of other projects, such as crime drama Lost Girls. In 2021, she joined the television adaptation of Kate Atkinson's Life After Life, playing the main character, Ursula Todd; co-starred in the thriller Old, by M. Night Shyamalan, and will play the lead in psychological horror Last Night in Soho. She is also set to portray American gymnast Kerri Strug in Perfect, directed by Olivia Wilde.
Personal life[]
McKenzie lives in Wellington. She graduated from Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in 2018.[1]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015–2020 | Shortland Street | Pixie Hannah | Recurring role, 28 episodes |
2015 | End of Term | Annabel | 1 episode |
2016 | Bright Summer Night | Petra Quince | 4 episodes (2–3, 6 and 10) |
2016 | Jean | Young Jean | Television film |
2017 | The Cul De Sac | Willa | 3 episodes |
2017 | Lucy Lewis Can't Lose | Lucy Lewis | Lead role |
TBA | Life After Life | Ursula Todd | Filming[6] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Keogh, Brittany (10 March 2017). "Young Kiwi actor Thomasin McKenzie's big break in US movie My Abandonment". Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Macandrew, Ruby (14 March 2017). "Wellington teenager Mi McKenzie lands lead movie role in US film My Abandonment". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (31 May 2018). "Taika Waititi's WWII Pic 'Jojo Rabbit' Adds Thomasin McKenzie". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "THOMASIN MCKENZIE". ISSUE Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
BIRTH DATE: 26/07/2000 BIRTH PLACE: Wellington NZ
- ^ McFadden, Suzanne (11 August 2017). "At home with Dame Kate Harcourt and daughter Miranda".
- ^ Kanter, Jake (20 April 2021). "Thomasin McKenzie & Sian Clifford To Lead Cast For BBC Adaptation Of Kate Atkinson's 'Life After Life'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
External links[]
- Living people
- New Zealand film actresses
- New Zealand television actresses
- New Zealand child actresses
- New Zealand people of English descent
- New Zealand people of Scottish descent
- New Zealand people of Channel Islands descent
- People from Wellington City
- Harcourt family
- 21st-century New Zealand actresses
- New Zealand soap opera actresses
- 2000 births