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Thomasin McKenzie
McKenzie in 2019
Born
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie

(2000-07-26) 26 July 2000 (age 24)
Wellington, New Zealand
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Parents
RelativesKate Harcourt (grandmother)

Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (born 26 July 2000) is a New Zealand actress. After a minor role in The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (2014), she rose to critical prominence after playing a young girl living in isolation in Debra Granik's drama film Leave No Trace (2018), winning the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance.[1][2] She continued gaining recognition with supporting roles in the 2019 films The King, Jojo Rabbit, and True History of the Kelly Gang.[3] In 2021, she starred in M. Night Shyamalan's thriller Old and in Edgar Wright's psychological horror film Last Night in Soho.

Early life

Thomasin Katherin Helen Harcourt McKenzie was born in Wellington, New Zealand,[4] to actress Dame Miranda Harcourt and director Stuart McKenzie. She is the granddaughter of actress Dame Kate Harcourt and Peter Harcourt. Peter's family founded the real estate company Harcourts International in Wellington.[5] She has an elder brother and a younger sister, actress Davida McKenzie. She completed her secondary education at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in 2018.[1]

Career

After appearing with her brother in the film Existence (2012), McKenzie portrayed teenager Louise Nicholas in the television film Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story (2014). In 2015, she played Pixie Hannah in the soap opera Shortland Street. The following year, she played the titular character in the children's comedy web series Lucy Lewis Can't Lose.

She gained recognition for her portrayal as a daughter of a war veteran in Debra Granik's Leave No Trace (2018). Her performance received critical acclaim and won her the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance. In 2019, McKenzie joined the ensemble cast of Netflix's The King as Queen Philippa of Denmark, starring alongside Timothée Chalamet, Joel Edgerton and Robert Pattinson. She next played the role of a young Jewish girl who hides in the home of the title character in Taika Waititi's satirical comedy-drama Jojo Rabbit (2019).

In August 2018, McKenzie was cast in Top Gun: Maverick, but dropped out of the film after signing onto Lost Girls (2020). In 2021, she starred in the M. Night Shyamalan's thriller Old, and played the lead character in Edgar Wright's psychological horror film Last Night in Soho, opposite Anya Taylor-Joy.[6] In the same year, she joined John Crowley's televised adaptation of Kate Atkinson's novel Life After Life for BBC Two, which premiered in 2022.[7]

McKenzie will portray American gymnast Kerri Strug in Olivia Wilde's Perfect, and star in Eileen, alongside Anne Hathaway.[8]

Personal life

As of March 2017, McKenzie resides in Wellington, New Zealand.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Existence Scraps
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Astrid
2017 The Changeover Rose Keaton
2018 Leave No Trace Tom
2019 The King Queen Philippa of Denmark
2019 Jojo Rabbit Elsa Korr
2019 True History of the Kelly Gang Mary
2020 Lost Girls Sherre Gilbert
2021 The Justice of Bunny King Tonyah
2021 Old Maddox Cappa (aged 16)
2021 Last Night in Soho Eloise "Ellie" Turner
2021 The Power of the Dog Lola
2023 Eileen Eileen Dunlop [9]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story Young Louise Television film
2015–2020 Shortland Street Pixie Hannah Recurring role
2015 End of Term Annabel 1 episode
2016 Bright Summer Night Petra Quince 4 episodes
2016 Jean Young Jean Television film
2017 The Cul De Sac Willa 3 episodes
2016 Lucy Lewis Can't Lose Lucy Lewis Lead role
2022 Life After Life Ursula Todd Miniseries [10]
2023 Totally Completely Fine Vivian Cunningham Lead role
TBA Gossamer TBA Filming; voice role

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
2018
 Leave No Trace Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Supporting Actress Nominated [11]
Best Breakthrough Performance Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Most Promising Performer Nominated [12]
Chlotrudis Awards Best Actress Nominated [13]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Young Actor/Actress Nominated [14]
Denver Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Nominated [15]
Detroit Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Nominated [16]
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Best Actress Nominated [17]
Florida Film Critics Circle Pauline Kael Breakout Award Runner-up [18]
Georgia Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Nominated [19]
Breakthrough Award Nominated
Gotham Independent Film Award Breakthrough Actor Nominated [20]
Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Female Nominated [21]
Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Actress Nominated [22]
Breakout of the Year Nominated
IndieWire Critics Poll Best Supporting Actress Nominated [23]
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Nominated [24]
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Best Actress 23 and Under Nominated [25]
National Board of Review Breakthrough Performance Won [26]
Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Nominated [27]
Online Film and Television Association Best Youth Performance Nominated [28]
Breakthrough Performance: Female Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Nominated [29]
Breakthrough Artist Won
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress Nominated [30]
Seattle International Film Festival Best Actress Nominated [31]
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Youth Performance Nominated [32]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth Performance Nominated [33]
Women Film Critics Circle Best Young Actress Nominated [34]
2019
 Jojo Rabbit Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Young Actor/Actress Nominated [35]
Hollywood Film Critics Association Best Actor or Actress 23 And Under Nominated [36]
Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Supporting Actress Nominated [37]
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Nominated [38]
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Youth Performance Won [39]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth Performance Nominated [40]
Women's Image Network Awards Actress Feature Film Nominated [41]
2021
 Last Night in Soho Critics' Choice Super Awards Best Actress in a Horror Movie Nominated [42]

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