"At just 25 years old, Thomasin McKenzie has built an impressively varied resume. Following her breakthrough role in 2018's Leave No Trace,the New Zealand actor has explored everything from horror ( Old, Last Night in Soho) and black comedy ( Jojo Rabbit) to biopic ( Joy). But it wasn't until she filmed Fackham Hall, a pitch-perfect send-up of period dramas, that she got to play in the genre she first fell for."
"McKenzie's familiarity with Downton pays off in her portrayal of Rose Davenport, a bookish 23-year-old "spinster" whose idealistic view of marriage makes her the family's black sheep. Fackham Hall (in theaters Dec. 5) sees Rose fall for Eric Noone (Ben Radcliffe) as a murder mystery plays out in the background. The couple's love story that feels delightfully earnest, even though its swooniest moments are intercut with gags (like when Eric dreamily tells Rose there's something in the air... while someone's having explosive tummy trouble just feet away)."
"It's a busy end of year for McKenzie, who also stars in The Testament of Ann Lee (out Dec. 25) - also a period piece, but one that leans into angsty and chilling territoryratherthan the posh and playful Fackham Hall. The actor plays Mary, a close confidante to Amanda Seyfried's titular 18th-century religious leader. Unlike Rose, Mary's not focused on finding love - in fact, Lee's sect is big on celibacy. Which is all well and good, because it wasn't exactly the sexiest McKenzie's ever felt: On top of the heavy prosthetics, which aged her and simulated a blind eye, they filmed in "boiling hot" Budapest. "We were dancing so much, and there was a lot of sweating, and it was pretty gross," she says. Call it an occupational hazard."
Thomasin McKenzie, at 25, followed a breakthrough in Leave No Trace (2018) with roles across horror, black comedy, and biopic. She stars in Fackham Hall, a period-drama send-up inspired in part by Downton Abbey, playing Rose Davenport, a bookish 23-year-old whose idealistic view of marriage makes her the family's black sheep. Fackham Hall pairs Rose's earnest romance with a background murder mystery and frequent gags. McKenzie also appears in The Testament of Ann Lee, portraying Mary, a celibate confidante to an 18th-century religious leader. That production used heavy prosthetics, simulated a blind eye, and filmed amid intense heat in Budapest.
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