Nicola Peltz

Biography

Nicola Peltz is an American actress who first appeared on screen as Mackenzie in Deck the Halls (2006), a Christmas comedy, and took a stage role in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of Blackbird in 2007. Born in Rye, New York, she became known for playing Katara in M. Night Shyamalan's fantasy adventure The Last Airbender (2010) and Bradley Martin on the A&E drama series Bates Motel, a main-cast part she returned to as a guest star. She co-starred as Becki in the comedy Harold (2008), then starred as Tessa Yeager in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014). Her other films include Back Roads, Our House, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson (2019) and Holidate (2020). In 2024 she released Lola, her first film as a director, which critics panned.

31years old

Turns 32 on January 9in 89 days

Born January 9, 1995Rye
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Also credited as Nicola Anne Peltz Beckham, Nicola Peltz Beckham and Nicola Anne Peltz

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 14 years2006 to 2020

Genres

Drama43%, 3 films
Thriller43%, 3 films
Action29%, 2 films
Adventure29%, 2 films
Comedy29%, 2 films

First and latest

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Behind the camera
Nicola Peltz made her feature-film directorial debut with Lola in 2024, a film that was critically panned and then sold to Vertical Entertainment.
First role
In the Christmas comedy Deck the Halls, Peltz played Mackenzie for her first film role. A year later, she took part in a Manhattan Theatre Club production of Blackbird.
A change of course
Peltz appeared on the runway in October 2015 at Paris Fashion Week, taking part in Alexander Wang's last show for Balenciaga.

Nicola Peltz movies on Netflix

Holidate2020IMDb rating 6.2as Felicity
Back Roads2019IMDb rating 6.3as Amber Altmyer
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson2019IMDb rating 5.6as Marley Meyers
Our House2018IMDb rating 5.3as Hannah
Transformers: Age of Extinction2014IMDb rating 5.6as Tessa Yeager
The Last Airbender2010IMDb rating 3.9as Katara
Deck the Halls2006IMDb rating 5.1as Mackenzie

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Transformers: Age of Extinction2014 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Tessa Yeager
IMDb rating 5.6354K votes
The Last Airbender2010 Action, Adventure, Familyas Katara
IMDb rating 3.9183K votes
Our House2018as Hannah
IMDb rating 5.39.9K votes
Holidate2020as Felicity
IMDb rating 6.289K votes
Back Roads2019as Amber Altmyer
IMDb rating 6.35.8K votes
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson2019as Marley Meyers
IMDb rating 5.6805 votes
Deck the Halls2006as Mackenzie
IMDb rating 5.139K votes

Worked with

Nicola Peltz shares two films with Kristin Chenoweth, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Kristin Chenoweth

Frank Welker

John Goodman

Stanley Tucci

Garry Chalk

Robert PatrickJohn WhitesellDirector, 2 films

Films together

Kristin Chenoweth2 films together, 2006 to 2020
Kristin Chenoweth's page
- Holidate2020IMDb rating 6.2Peltz as FelicityChenoweth as Aunt Susan
- Deck the Halls2006IMDb rating 5.1Peltz as MackenzieChenoweth as Tia Hall
Frank Welker1 film together, 2014
Frank Welker's page
- Transformers: Age of Extinction2014IMDb rating 5.6Peltz as Tessa YeagerWelker as Galvatronvoice
John Goodman1 film together, 2014
John Goodman's page
- Transformers: Age of Extinction2014IMDb rating 5.6Peltz as Tessa YeagerGoodman as Houndvoice
Stanley Tucci1 film together, 2014
Stanley Tucci's page
- Transformers: Age of Extinction2014IMDb rating 5.6Peltz as Tessa YeagerTucci as Joshua Joyce
Garry Chalk1 film together, 2006
Garry Chalk's page
- Deck the Halls2006IMDb rating 5.1Peltz as MackenzieChalk as Sheriff Dave
Robert Patrick1 film together, 2019
Robert Patrick's page
- Back Roads2019IMDb rating 6.3Peltz as Amber AltmyerPatrick as Chief Mansour
John WhitesellDirector, 2 films, 2006 to 2020
All films by John Whitesell
- Holidate2020IMDb rating 6.2Peltz as Felicity
- Deck the Halls2006IMDb rating 5.1Peltz as Mackenzie

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