Laine MacNeil
Biography
Laine MacNeil is a Canadian actress who started performing at a young age and became known for playing Patty Farrell in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films. Born in Surrey, British Columbia, she had an early role in Mr. Troop Mom (2009) before her international breakthrough in Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010). She returned as Patty in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012). Her work in the franchise brought five Young Artist Award nominations, and she won one for best supporting young actress in a film. She also appeared in Horns (2013), The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story (2014), The Edge of Seventeen (2016), and Spontaneous (2020), and had television roles on The Killing and You Me Her, the latter earning a Canadian Screen Awards nomination.
29years old
Turns 30 on October 28in 16 days
- Born Vancouver
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 12 years2009 to 2021
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Big break
Laine MacNeil was cast as Patty Farrell in the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid film adaptation months before production began, a role that became her international breakthrough.
A change of course
Outside of acting, MacNeil started working as a fitness coach at The Dailey Method in 2015, the same year she was nominated for the 36th Young Artist Awards, and she continued there as of 2020.
A change of course
MacNeil worked as a Belayer between 2016 and 2017 at Coastal Climbing Centre, a job she held during those years.
Laine MacNeil movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
David Bowers directed two of these films. Nine actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by David Bowers
Also three films together3 more actors
- Grayson RussellDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
- Owen FieldingDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
- Connor FieldingDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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