Thomasin McKenzie

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.

Thomasin McKenzie
McKenzie in 2019
Born	Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (2000-07-26) 26 July 2000 (age 22) Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present
Parent	Miranda Harcourt (mother)
Relatives	Kate Harcourt (grandmother)

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 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 a 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 first 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 originally 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] That 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

Key

Denotes productions that have not yet been released

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
	Jojo Rabbit	Elsa Korr
	True History of the Kelly Gang	Mary
2020	Lost Girls	Sherre Gilbert
2021	The Justice of Bunny King	Tonyah
	Old	Maddox Cappa (aged 16)
	Last Night in Soho	Eloise "Ellie" Turner
	The Power of the Dog	Lola
2023	Eileen	Eileen Dunlop	Post-production	^[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 (28 episodes)
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 (11 episodes)
2022	Life After Life	Ursula Todd	Miniseries (4 episodes)	^[10]
TBA	Gossamer	TBA	Filming

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2018	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Supporting Actress	Leave No Trace	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	Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Best Young Actor/Actress	Jojo Rabbit	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]

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