Mackenzie Rio Davis (born April 1, 1987) is a Canadian actress, producer, and model. She made her feature film debut in ''Smashed (film), Smashed'' (2012). In 2013, she appeared in ''Breathe In (film), Breathe In'' and ''The F Word (2013 film), The F Word'' (for which she was nominated for the Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Screen Award for Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress). She also played in ''The Martian (film), The Martian'' (2015), ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017), and ''Happiest Season'' (2020). From 2014 to 2017, Davis starred as computer programmer Cameron Howe in the AMC (TV channel), AMC television series ''Halt and Catch Fire (TV series), Halt and Catch Fire''. She also co-starred in the television series ''Black Mirror'' episode "San Junipero", for which she received critical acclaim. In 2019, she starred as the augmented super-soldier Grace in ''Terminator: Dark Fate'', opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. In 2021, she had a lead role in the miniseries ''Station Eleven (miniseries), Station Eleven'', which earned her a Critics' Choice Super Awards, Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series.

Early life

Davis was born in Vancouver, British Columbia to Lotte, a British graphic designer from South Africa, and John Davis, a hairdresser from Liverpool, England. Her parents own AG Hair. She graduated from Collingwood School in West Vancouver in 2005 and then attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. She went on to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.

Career

Davis's first feature film was ''Smashed (film), Smashed''. In 2015, she appeared in ''The Martian (film), The Martian'' as NASA satellite communications engineer Mindy Park. From 2014 to 2017, she played programming prodigy Cameron Howe in ''Halt and Catch Fire (TV series), Halt and Catch Fire'' for the duration of its four-season run. In 2016, she starred as Yorkie in "San Junipero", an episode of the anthology series ''Black Mirror''. In June 2016, she was cast as Mariette in ''Blade Runner 2049''. In 2019, she headlined as one of the newest cast members to join in ''Terminator: Dark Fate,'' where she starred as an augmented super soldier who is sent from the future to protect Dani Ramos. In October 2019, she was cast in the lead role in the HBO Max miniseries ''Station Eleven (miniseries), Station Eleven''. In 2020, Davis starred as Kate in ''The Turning (2020 film), The Turning'', opposite Finn Wolfhard and Brooklynn Prince. The film is a modern adaptation of the 1898 horror novella ''The Turn of the Screw'' by Henry James. She also starred as Diana Hastings in ''Irresistible (2020 film), Irresistible'', a film by Jon Stewart about the outsized influence of money on the American electoral system. She also starred in the 2020 rom-com ''Happiest Season'' co-starring Kristen Stewart.

Upcoming projects

In June 2020, it was announced that Davis would be part of the ensemble cast of David Zellner, Zellner Brothers' science-fiction comedy ''Alpha Gang'', which includes Jon Hamm, Andrea Riseborough, Nicholas Hoult, Sofia Boutella and Steven Yeun. In May 2022, she signed to star in Justin Anderson’s directorial debut ''Swimming Home'', an adaptation of the Booker Prize-nominated Swimming Home, novel of the same name by Deborah Levy, alongside Christopher Abbott and Ariane Labed.

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Mackenzie 1987 births Living people Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian people of English descent Canadian people of South African descent Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States Actresses from Vancouver Actresses from British Columbia 21st-century Canadian actresses McGill University alumni Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre alumni Collingwood School alumni