Thomasin McKenzie

About Thomasin McKenzie

Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie was born 26 July 2000 in Wellington New Zealand. She is an actress and is best known for her breakout role in the 2018 American film Leave No Trace, for which she received critical acclaim and for starring as a German Jew hiding in Nazi Germany in the satire Jojo Rabbit (2019), for which she was also praised by reviewers.

Thomasin McKenzie was born on 26th July 2000 in Wellington, New Zealand to the well-known actress Miranda Harcourt and director Stuart McKenzie. Thomasin is not only the daughter of known parents but a granddaughter of known grandparents too. Her grandmother was an actress named Dame Kate Harcourt. Thomasin’s family’s head is known to be her grandfather named Peter Harcourt who is the founder of the real estate company called Harcourts International in Wellington. Thomasin is the middle child of her family. She owes an elder brother and a younger sister. She has done her graduation from Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in 2018.

Thomasin McKenzie first made her debut with the film called ‘Existence’ along with her brother. Later in 2014, she made herself portray the role of a teenager in the television film called ‘Consent’. In 2015, she got the role of Pixie Hannah in the soap opera ‘Shortland Street’. Thereafter in 2016, she played the role of the titular character in the children’s comedy web series called ‘Lucy Lewis Can’t Lose’. McKenzie gained huge recognition when she portrayed the role of a daughter of a person involved in the war. The film is named ‘Leave No Trace’. Her particular role in the film made Thomasin gain an honor of the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance. Later in 2019, she got featured for a small role in ‘The King’.

In the same year, she played the supporting role in the comedy-drama film called Jojo Rabbit. She was cast in the role of a young Jewish girl in the film which later gained huge critical recognition. Thomasin was cast with the role in the film ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ but later dropped the role because of her other commitments for the project like Lost Girls. In 2021, Thomasin joined the television adaptation and got many roles as a part of certain major films like ‘Old’ by M. Night Shyamalan, the psychological film Last Night in Soho, and many more. She is also going to portray herself in the role of famous gymnast Kerri Strug in a film directed by Olivia Wilde.