TJ McGibbon is an award-winning actress whose hit twenty acting credits at just fifteen years old. In the short film Nothing Grows Here, her portrayal of the lead, Rachel, earned her the title of “Best Actress” from the 2016 RUFF Awards. To mainstream audiences, she’s best known for work in Lucky 7, The Umbrella Academy, and X Men: Apocalypse.
Hailing from Canada, McGibbon had her onscreen debut at the ripe age of eight years old, featuring in an episode of The Rick Mercer Report. Since, she’s guest-starred on countless other shows, and often nabs more prominent parts. For example, she’s the voice of Red Riding Hood on PBS’s Super Why!, and also has recurring characters on the Odd Squad (as Mathroom) and The Umbrella Academy (as Young Vanya, opposite Ellen Page)—both of which, she’s received Joey Awards for being a part of the ensemble. And she’s held the lead before, playing Emma in the show, Lucky 7.
As for film, McGibbon’s been in the cast of blockbuster movies with star-studded casts, like when she played Nina in X Men: Apocalypse, acting alongside Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence, or when she played Emma in the film, The War with Grandpa, across Uma Thurman and Robert DeNiro. She’s also starred as Carrie Samuels in The Masked Saint, and appeared in films like Cardinals, Crimson Peak, and Remember. She’s even been in the TV movie, Christmas at Cartwright’s.
With such immense success so young, McGibbon has racked up over 200K followers on Instagram and has become the most searched celebrity named TJ, according to the website, Famous Birthdays.
