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McKenzie in 2024
Born	Thomasin Katherin Helen Harcourt McKenzie Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present
Parent(s)	Miranda Harcourt (mother)
Relatives	Kate Harcourt (maternal grandmother)

Thomasin Katherin Helen Harcourt McKenzie is a talented actress from New Zealand. She started acting in 2012. She became well-known for her role in the drama film Leave No Trace in 2018. For this movie, she won an award called the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance.

In 2019, Thomasin gained more attention. She played roles in movies like The King and True History of the Kelly Gang. She also played a Jewish girl in the movie Jojo Rabbit. Later, she starred in the thriller Old and the horror film Last Night in Soho, both released in 2021. She also appeared in The Power of the Dog. More recently, she played the main character in Eileen (2023) and an embryologist named Jean Purdy in the film Joy (2024).

About Thomasin McKenzie's Early Life

Thomasin McKenzie was born on July 26, 2000, in Wellington, New Zealand. She went to Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in Wellington. She finished school in 2018.

Her mother, Dame Miranda Harcourt, is an actress and acting coach. Her father, Stuart McKenzie, is a director. Thomasin's grandmother, Dame Kate Harcourt, is also a famous actress. Her family also started a real estate company called Harcourts International. Thomasin has an older brother, Peter, and a younger sister, Davida, who is also an actress.

Thomasin McKenzie's Acting Career

Thomasin started her acting journey with her brother in the film Existence (2012). In 2014, she played a teenager named Louise Nicholas in a TV movie called Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story. She then joined the soap opera Shortland Street in 2015 as Pixie Hannah. The next year, she was the main character in a children's comedy web series called Lucy Lewis Can't Lose.

She became widely recognized for her role in Debra Granik's film Leave No Trace (2018). In this movie, she played the daughter of a war veteran. Her acting was highly praised, and she won the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance.

In 2019, Thomasin joined the cast of Netflix's The King. She played Queen Philippa of Denmark alongside actors like Timothée Chalamet and Robert Pattinson. After that, she played a young Jewish girl hiding in the satirical comedy-drama Jojo Rabbit (2019). For her role in Jojo Rabbit, she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Movie Award as Best Young Actress.

In 2021, Thomasin starred in M. Night Shyamalan's thriller Old. She also played the main character in Edgar Wright's psychological horror film Last Night in Soho, with Anya Taylor-Joy. In the same year, she joined the TV show Life After Life for BBC Two, which came out in 2022.

In 2023, Thomasin joined the voice cast for the second season of Pantheon. This is a science fiction drama where she voices MIST, a special computer intelligence. Also in 2023, she played the main role in the thriller Eileen, acting alongside Anne Hathaway. She will also play American gymnast Kerri Strug in a movie called Perfect.

In 2024, Thomasin played the British embryologist Jean Purdy in the film Joy. She has more exciting projects coming up, including the psychological horror Self-Portrait and the live-action animated film I, Object. She also joined a British comedy called Fackham Hall.

Thomasin McKenzie's Personal Life

In March 2017, Thomasin McKenzie was living in Wellington, New Zealand. In June 2023, she moved to Islington, United Kingdom.

Thomasin McKenzie's Filmography

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Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2024	Joy	Jean Purdy
2025	Fackham Hall	Rose Davenport	Post-production
	Ann Lee		Post-production

Television Shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2023	Totally Completely Fine	Vivian Cunningham	Lead role
2023	Pantheon	MIST (voice)	Main role; season 2
TBA	Gossamer	TBA	Post-production; voice role

Awards and Nominations

See also

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