Five years ago, a teenage Thomasin McKenzie arrived at the Sundance Film Festival with Leave No Trace. This was the father-daughter survivalist story that marked her first starring role in a feature. She returned to the influential American movie industry event late last month where it seems the career tailwind she first gained in 2018 has yet to subside.
The Leave No Trace performance won McKenzie acclaim and award nominations, and connected her with the Hollywood agents and managers that have helped shape her career since.
Even with a pandemic, the now 22-year-old has racked up nine more features and , last year’s BBC drama adaptation of the Kate Atkinson book.
