Every Dafne Keen Movie And TV Show, Ranked

Starting her career at a fairly young age, Dafne Keen has already been in a number of fantastic movies and shows. Born in 2005, the Spanish and British actress got her start at just ten years old in the TV series, The Refugees. After that, she had her breakthrough with 2017’s Logan as Wolverine’s daughter, Laura (X-23). After her initial role as Laura, Dafne Keen appeared in a handful of other projects, including leading the BBC One/HBO adaptation of His Dark Materials, and found a place within the Star Wars franchise with her great role in The Acolyte.

She returned to her role of X-23 for Deadpool & Wolverine, and has expressed interest in playing the character in future MCU projects. Despite still being so early in her career, Dafne Keen has built an impressive resume as an actor, and looks to have a bright future in Hollywood with the upcoming horror film, Whistle. There is a lot to like about Dafne Keen’s filmography so far, with some truly fantastic projects already to her name.

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The Refugees (2015)

Dafne Keen as Ana “Ani” Cruz Oliver

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Every actor has to start somewhere in their career, and for Dafne Keen, her first role came in the TV series, The Refugees, in 2015. The series revolves around a rural community faced with millions of refugees who come from the future, seeking shelter in the present. It’s an interesting premise but doesn’t quite explore it to its fullest, running for only one season for a total of eight episodes. It’s still a solid entry in Dafne Keen’s filmography, but also the weakest of the bunch.

Despite only being 10 years old at the time, Dafne Keen already showed a lot of promise with her performance, with glimpses of greatness she would show the world just a few years later. One of the coolest aspects of Dafne Keen in The Refugees is that she acted alongside her father, Will Keen, who was one of the series’ leads.

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Ana (2020)

Dafne Keen as Ana

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Released in 2020, Ana tells the story of a used car salesman taking a young girl on a road trip after being placed in his care. It’s set in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, highlighting the struggles they faced after. It’s a tender, heartfelt film about two people who are so different from each other, but begin to form a familial bond throughout.

Ana was shot entirely in Puerto Rico with an all-Puerto Rican crew.

Despite being released in 2020, Ana was actually shot just a few months after Logan came out, which marks the first acting job for Dafne Keen after Logan. Her performance as Ana is a highlight of the film, showing vulnerability and toughness in equal parts, taking on a character that shares similarities to her role as Laura in Logan, but with even more differences. Dafne Keen continued to show how good of a child actor she actually was.

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The Acolyte (2024)

Dafne Keen as Jecki Lon

The Acolyte Poster Showing Jedi Order, Mae, and a Sith Lord Holding Lightsabers

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The Acolyte

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The Acolyte is a television series set in the Star Wars universe at the end of the High Republic Era, where both the Jedi and the Galactic Empire were at the height of their influence. This sci-fi thriller sees a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes – all leading to darkness erupting from beneath the surface and preparing to bring about the end of the High Republic.

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June 4, 2024

Franchise(s)

Star Wars

Finale Year

November 30, 2023

Cast

Amandla Stenberg
, Lee Jung-jae
, Joonas Suotamo
, Charlie Barnett
, Dafne Keen
, Leah Brady
, Manny Jacinto
, Rebecca Henderson
, Carrie-Anne Moss
, Jodie Turner-Smith
, Dean-Charles Chapman
, Lauren Brady
, Anthony J. Abraham
, Thara Shöön
, Danielle Xin Yao Waterman
, Sienna Khiroya
, Jeramiah Evans
, Dan Milne
, Thomas Coombes
, Archie Singh Swali
, Nick Court
, Ed Kear
, Jumayn Hunter
, Scroobius Pip
, Abigail Thorn
, Margarita Levieva
, Amy Tsang
, Saskia Allen
, Deborah Rosan
, Tabitha Alege
, Paul Bullion
, Indra Ové
, Derek Arnold
, Lewis Young

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Mae
, Master Sol
, Kelnacca
, Yord Fandar
, Jecki Lon
, Little Mae
, Qimir
, Master Vernestra Rwoh
, Master Indara
, Mother Aniseya
, Master Torbin
, Padawan Torbin
, Little Osha
, Fillik
, Tasi Lowa
, Youngling
, Restrained Convict
, Convict
, Olega Urchin
, Olega Master
, Olega Padawan
, Scavenger
, Ensign Eurus
, Mother Koril
, Ensign Rane
, Scout Sarria
, Ensign Shima
, Elder Jaalyn
, Master Lakshay
, Master Holden
, Master Ki-Adi-Mundi
, Jedi Knight

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1

Story By

Leslye Headland

Writers

Leslye Headland
, Charmaine De Grate
, Kor Adana

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Dis

Directors

Leslye Headland
, Alex Garcia Lopez

Showrunner

Leslye Headland

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Star Wars has grown incredibly divisive over the years, and The Acolyte got the full wrath from those who despise everything that Disney has done with the franchise. Still, The Acolyte isn’t nearly as bad as many might be led to believe. In fact, it is pretty good, existing as the earliest movie or show in the timeline, showing off the High Republic and having some of the best fight choreography from the entire franchise. On top of that, Dafne Keen was really great in it.

Dafne Keen's Jecki looks away in a panic in the first trailer for The Acolyte

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One aspect of The Acolyte that is undeniable is how great Dafne Keen is in her role as Jecki Lon, a padawan that is shown to be incredibly skilled with a lightsaber. Keen is more stoic than ever as Jecki, but she does an admirable job and her ending on the show is both incredibly cool and also quite tragic, with one of the best lightsaber duels in the entire franchise.

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Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Dafne Keen as Laura / X-23

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Deadpool & Wolverine

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A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.

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July 26, 2024

Runtime

127 Minutes

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Action

Franchise(s)

Deadpool
, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Cast

Ryan Reynolds
, Hugh Jackman
, Emma Corrin
, Morena Baccarin
, Rob Delaney
, Leslie Uggams
, Karan Soni
, Matthew Macfadyen
, Brianna Hildebrand
, Shioli Kutsuna
, Stefan Kapicic
, Lewis Tan
, Randal Reeder
, Jennifer Garner
, Aaron Stanford
, Billy Clements
, Ollie Palmer
, Chris Hemsworth
, Rob McElhenney

Character(s)

Deadpool
, Wolverine
, Cassandra Nova
, Vanessa Carlysle
, Peter
, Blind Al
, Dopinder
, Mr. Paradox
, Negasonic Teenage Warhead
, Pinkie Pie
, Colossus
, Shatterstar
, Buck
, Elektra Natchios
, Pyro
, Russian
, Bar Patron
, Thor
, TVA Minuteman

Director

Shawn Levy

Writers

Rhett Reese
, Paul Wernick
, Shawn Levy
, Ryan Reynolds
, Zeb Wells
, Rob Liefeld
, Fabian Nicieza

Prequel(s)

Deadpool
, Deadpool 2

Studio(s)

Marvel
, Maximum Effort

Distributor(s)

Disney

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Seven years after Dafne Keen’s breakthrough in Logan, she returned to her role of X-23 for Deadpool & Wolverine. It proved a smart move as Deadpool & Wolverine became the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time, and one of Marvel’s biggest films ever. Featuring a multiverse-spanning plot, Deadpool & Wolverine had all the gleeful, violent wackiness associated with Deadpool, while marking the return of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Though Dafne Keen reprises her breakthrough role, Laura doesn’t get nearly as much screen time as she did in Logan.

Dafne Keen as Laura / X-23

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Still, Keen shows that she still has what it takes to play the character, retaining a lot of her signature physicality during her fight scenes, while also being able to communicate with Jackman’s Wolverine on a much deeper level, given how much older the character is now. The decision to keep her as the same variant that was featured in Logan was brilliant, and with the door open for her possible return in the future, Deadpool & Wolverine could be the next stepping stone in her career.

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His Dark Materials (2019-2022)

Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua

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His Dark Materials

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Based on author Philip Pullman’s beloved novel trilogy, His Dark Materials is a fantasy/drama television series that follows Lyra, a brave young woman from another world. Lyra’s quest to find her kidnapped friend leads her to uncover a sinister plot of a secret organization, encounter extraordinary beings, and protect dangerous secrets. Lyra will find that her life is inextricably linked with another as they discover they may be the ones to change the world.

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November 3, 2019

Finale Year

November 30, 2021

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BBC
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Cast

Andrew Scott
, James Cosmo
, Will Keen
, Jade Anouka
, James McAvoy
, Lin-Manuel Miranda
, Daniel Frogson
, Clarke Peters
, Nina Sosanya
, Anne-Marie Duff
, Lewin Lloyd
, Simone Kirby
, Dafne Keen
, Lucian Msamati
, Amir Wilson
, Gary Lewis
, Sean Gilder
, Ruth Wilson
, Ariyon Bakare
, Ruta Gedmintas

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3

Story By

philip pullman

Writers

Philip Pullman

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Hulu
, MAX

Directors

Tom Hooper

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His Dark Materials was the first major acting role for Dafne Keen after her breakthrough performance in Logan. Based on the trilogy of novels by Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials is an underrated fantasy series, following the story of Lyra Belacqua, an orphan who is searching for a missing friend. The series ran for three seasons, adapting all three books in the trilogy to strong reviews, carving out its place alongside other top-tier fantasy adaptations.

She is tasked with carrying His Dark Materials on her shoulders for most of its runtime, and she lives up to the pressure, delivering an exciting, nuanced performance that captures the spirit of the source material.

Dafne Keen as Lyra is a much different character than her Logan role, showing just how much talent she had at a young age. She is tasked with carrying His Dark Materials on her shoulders for most of its runtime, and she lives up to the pressure, delivering an exciting, nuanced performance that captures the spirit of the source material. If Logan wasn’t convincing enough for some reason, His Dark Materials solidified Dafne Keen as one of the best young actors out there.

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Logan (2017)

Dafne Keen as Laura / X-23

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Logan

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Logan sees the titular hero, AKA Wolverine, in his twilight years as his healing factor has begun to fail him, and he has begun to age more rapidly. Set several years in the future, Logan finds himself caring for an ailing Professor Xavier, whose mind has begun to succumb to dementia, making him an incredibly dangerous mutant that can cause widespread destruction accidentally. But when the preoccupied Logan is asked to meet with a woman that requests he transports a young girl to a mutant haven known as Eden, he learns that she may have his DNA and that the fate of mutant-kind may rest in her hands.

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March 3, 2017

Runtime

137 Minutes

Franchise(s)

X-Men

Cast

Hugh Jackman
, Patrick Stewart
, Dafne Keen
, Elizabeth Rodriguez
, Daniel Bernhardt
, Richard E. Grant
, Doris Morgado
, Boyd Holbrook

Director

James Mangold

Writers

Michael Green
, Scott Frank
, James Mangold

Prequel(s)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
, The Wolverine

Budget

$97–127 million

Studio(s)

20th Century
, Marvel

Distributor(s)

20th Century

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When Logan came out in 2017, it was instantly thought of as one of the greatest superhero movies of all time. Eight years later, and Logan still feels a step ahead of most of its peers, drawing more from Westerns than superheroes, telling one of the most emotionally effective stories in the genre. It initially served as the swan song for Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, and including his clone “daughter” Laura (X-23), was a stroke of genius.

A split image of Logan and Professor X looking worn out in Logan

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Dafne Keen was only 12 years old when Logan came out, which makes it all the more impressive that she was one of the biggest highlights of the entire film. Barely having any speaking lines, Dafne Keen’s physicality as Laura was inspiring, as she was able to show so much of her character with so few words, embodying the same feral energy of her “Dad”, the Wolverine. Not only is Logan her best movie, it is her greatest performance.