Mackenzie Davis (born April 1, 1987)[2] is a Canadian actress. She
made her feature film debut in Smashed (2012), and later appeared in
Breathe In (2013), That Awkward Moment (2014), The Martian (2015),
Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and The F Word (2013), receiving a Canadian
Screen Award nomination for the latter. From 2014 to 2017, she starred
as computer programmer Cameron Howe in the television series Halt and
Catch Fire.[3] She also co-starred in the "San Junipero" episode of
the television series Black Mirror. In 2019, she starred as the
augmented super-soldier Grace in Terminator: Dark Fate.Davis was born
in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Lotte, a graphic designer from
South Africa, and John Davis, a hairdresser from Liverpool,
England.[4] Her parents own AG Hair Care. She graduated from the
private Collingwood School in the exclusive suburb of West Vancouver
in 2005 and then attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. She
went on to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York
City.Davis was discovered by Drake Doremus, who decided to cast her
for a supporting role in the feature film Breathe In. In 2015, she
appeared in The Martian as a NASA satellite communications engineer
named Mindy Park. From 2014 to 2017, she played programming prodigy
Cameron Howe in Halt and Catch Fire for the duration of its
four-season run.
made her feature film debut in Smashed (2012), and later appeared in
Breathe In (2013), That Awkward Moment (2014), The Martian (2015),
Blade Runner 2049 (2017), and The F Word (2013), receiving a Canadian
Screen Award nomination for the latter. From 2014 to 2017, she starred
as computer programmer Cameron Howe in the television series Halt and
Catch Fire.[3] She also co-starred in the "San Junipero" episode of
the television series Black Mirror. In 2019, she starred as the
augmented super-soldier Grace in Terminator: Dark Fate.Davis was born
in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Lotte, a graphic designer from
South Africa, and John Davis, a hairdresser from Liverpool,
England.[4] Her parents own AG Hair Care. She graduated from the
private Collingwood School in the exclusive suburb of West Vancouver
in 2005 and then attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. She
went on to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York
City.Davis was discovered by Drake Doremus, who decided to cast her
for a supporting role in the feature film Breathe In. In 2015, she
appeared in The Martian as a NASA satellite communications engineer
named Mindy Park. From 2014 to 2017, she played programming prodigy
Cameron Howe in Halt and Catch Fire for the duration of its
four-season run.
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