English-Spanish actress Dafne Keen began her acting career playing Ana “Ani” Cruz Oliver in the TV show The Refugees from 2014 to 2015. However, it was her standout performance as Laura in the 2017 superhero film Logan that truly launched her into the spotlight and earned her widespread praise from critics.
Dafne Keen Profile Summary
Full name: Dafne Keen Fernandez
Date of birth: 4 January 2005
Age: 19 years old (2024)
Place of birth: Madrid, Spain
Height: 1.55 m
Eye color: Dark brown
Hair color: Dark brown
Profession: Actress
Nationality: British, Spanish
Father: Will Keen
Mother: María Fernández Ache
Early Life
Dafne Keen was born on January 4, 2005, in Madrid. Spain. Her parents are English actor Will Keen and Spanish actress, theatre director, and writer María Fernández Ache. Her paternal great-grandfather was Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe. Additionally, her family includes poet Alice Oswald and writer Laura Beatty as her aunts.
Career
In 2014, Dafne Keen embarked on her acting career, appearing alongside her father in The Refugees on BBC. She portrayed the character of Ana “Ani” Cruz Oliver and the series concluded after one season in 2015.
Two years after her first appearance on screen, Keen went through multiple auditions and eventually landed a role in a high-budget Hollywood movie produced by 20th Century Fox.
In 2017, she co-starred with Hugh Jackman in the superhero film Logan, portraying the character of Laura, a young clone of Wolverine. The movie was highly praised by critics and was a box office hit, earning a place as one of the top superhero films ever made.
The performance by Keen was highly praised and she was recognized with numerous awards and nominations. This included winning the Empire Award for Best Newcomer and being nominated by the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Saturn Awards, and others.
Keen was chosen to play the main character, Lyra Belacqua, in the BBC/HBO TV version of the His Dark Materials trilogy in 2019. She shares the screen with Ruth Wilson and her father, who also has a role on the show as Lyra’s enemy, Father MacPhail.
The show was well-received and Keen was lauded for her acting. Her portrayal earned her a BAFTA Cymru nomination for Best Actress in 2020.
In 2020, Keen co-starred with Andy García in the comedy-drama Ana, which was initially announced in 2017 but was postponed until 2020. The film received a mixed response, but Keen’s performance was highly praised.
According to Amari, the film critic, Keen and Garcia’s “charisma and presence” complement each other so well that even the flaws of the film can be overlooked. Additionally, Keen also joined the cast of the Star Wars series The Acolyte in November 2022. She plays Jecki Lon in the Star Wars series.
Net Worth
Dafne Keen has an estimated net worth of $2 million. She gained recognition for her performances as Laura Kinney/X-23 in the 2017 movie “Logan,” Ani Cruz Oliver in “The Refugees” TV series, and Lyra Belacqua in HBO’s “His Dark Materials.”
