Dafne Keen

Dafne Keen Fernández (born 4 January 2005) is a Spanish and British actress, Keen made her debut as a child actor on the series The Refugees (2015). Her breakthrough role was as Laura, in the X-Men superhero film Logan (2017) which she reprised for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). She also starred as Lyra Belacqua in the television series His Dark Materials (2019–2022) and Jecki Lon in the Star Wars series The Acolyte (2024). Early life:Keen was born on 4 January 2005 in Madrid Her parents are English actor Will Keen, and Spanish actress and director María Fernández Ache Her paternal great-grandfather was Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe Her aunts are poet Alice Oswald and writer Laura BeattyKeen made her acting debut in 2015 at the age of 10, on the BBC television series The Refugees, where she starred alongside her father Will The show ran during 2015, ending after one season. Keen was next cast in James Mangold's superhero film Logan as Laura, the child clone of Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman.[12][13][14] Casting director Priscilla John endorsed Keen for the role, saying that "She had an innocence and a vulnerability... people are going to fall in love with her The film was released in 2017 to commercial and critical success, and is ranked among the best superhero movies of all time Writing for Vanity Fair, Lisa Liebman called Keen "extraordinary" and "memorable not only for her slice-and-dice adamantium-claw action scenes but also for her ability to convey the young heroine's feral yet innocent nature Tasha Robinson of The Verge said Keen's "indomitability and ferocious energy go a long way toward keeping the film from wallowing in its own misery Keen won the Empire Award for Best Newcomer, and nominations from the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Chicago Film Critics Association, and Saturn Awards, among other accolades In 2018, Keen was cast as Lyra Belacqua in the BBC/HBO series His Dark Materials, an adaptation of the book