Thomasin McKenzie
Also known as Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie
New Zealand actress
Film & TV
Acting · Wellington, New Zealand
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (born 26 July 2000) is an actress from New Zealand. After a minor role in The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies, she rose to critical prominece with the lead role in Debra Granik's 2018 drama film Leave No Trace. After supporting roles in the 2019 films The King, Jojo Rabbit and True History of the Kelly Gang, as well as the 2021 thriller Old, Edgar Wright's…
Known for
- Victorian Psycho — Miss Lamb2026
- The Uprising2026
- Fackham Hall — Rose2025
- The Testament of Ann Lee — Mary Partington / Narrator2025
- Our Party2025
- Joy — Jean Purdy2024
- Eileen — Eileen Dunlop2023
- How Can I Help You2023
- Totally Completely Fine — Vivian Cunningham2023
- Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion — Self (archive footage)2022
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Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (born 26 July 2000) is a New Zealand actress. After a minor role in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), she rose to critical prominence for 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.
McKenzie continued gaining recognition in 2019 with supporting roles in the period films The King and True History of the Kelly Gang, as well as for her role as the Jewish girl Elsa Korr in the satirical film Jojo Rabbit. In 2021, she starred in M. Night Shyamalan's thriller Old and Edgar Wright's psychological horror film Last Night in Soho, and featured in Jane Campion's western film The Power of the Dog. She has since played the title role in the thriller Eileen (2023), embryologist Jean Purdy in the biographical drama Joy (2024), Mary Partington in the historical musical drama The Testament of Ann Lee (2025), and Rose Davenport in the period satirical comedy Fackham Hall (2025).