Mackenzie Davis

Mackenzie Rio Davis was born on April 1, 1987, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Her parents, Lotte and John Davis, founded the hair-care company AG Hair Care. She graduated from Collingwood School in West Vancouver in 2005 before attending McGill University in Montreal. Davis further pursued her acting education at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Her career began with her feature film debut in the drama “Smashed” (2012).

Davis gained early recognition for her role as Nicole in the film “The F Word” (2013), earning a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. A significant turning point in her career came with her starring role as computer programmer Cameron Howe in the AMC period drama series “Halt and Catch Fire” (2014–2017), appearing in 40 episodes. Her performance as Yorkie in the “San Junipero” episode of “Black Mirror” in 2016 received critical acclaim and contributed to the episode winning two Emmy Awards. She further expanded her filmography with appearances in major productions such as “The Martian” (2015), where she played NASA satellite communications engineer Mindy Park, and “Blade Runner 2049” (2017) as Mariette.

Davis continued to take on diverse roles, starring as the title character in the comedy-drama film “Tully” (2018). In 2019, she took on the physically demanding role of Grace Harper, an augmented super-soldier, in “Terminator: Dark Fate.” More recently, she co-starred in the romantic comedy “Happiest Season” (2020) and held a lead role as Kirsten Raymonde in the HBO Max miniseries “Station Eleven” (2021–2022), which earned her a Critics’ Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series. Her directorial debut, the short film “WOACA” (2023), screened at the Toronto International Film Festival.