Kodi Smit-McPhee was born on 13 June 1996 and is an Australian actor.
21 Facts About Kodi Smit-McPhee
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Kodi Smit-McPhee gained recognition as a child actor for his leading roles in The Road and Let Me In.
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Kodi Smit-McPhee provided the voice of the titular character in ParaNorman and appeared in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, X-Men: Apocalypse, Alpha, and Dark Phoenix.
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In 2021, Smit-McPhee garnered critical acclaim for playing a troubled teenager in Jane Campion's western film The Power of the Dog.
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Kodi Smit-McPhee received various accolades for his performance, including a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Kodi Smit-McPhee was born on 13 June 1996 in Adelaide, South Australia, the son of Sonja Smit and Andy McPhee.
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Kodi Smit-McPhee's father is an actor and former professional wrestler.
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At age 16, Kodi Smit-McPhee was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, a degenerative form of arthritis which causes vertebrae in the spine to fuse and can lead to chronic pain and loss of vision.
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Kodi Smit-McPhee then voiced the lead role of Norman in ParaNorman, a 2012 animated comedy horror film which was nominated for Best Animated Feature for the 2013 Academy Awards, and received a 2013 BAFTA Award nomination for Best Animated Film.
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Later the same year, Kodi Smit-McPhee had a role in Dead Europe, which premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Kodi Smit-McPhee starred in A Birder's Guide to Everything, which premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, and played Benvolio in a film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.
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Kodi Smit-McPhee co-starred in the 20th Century Fox film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
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In 2013, Kodi Smit-McPhee filmed the action science fiction film Young Ones.
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Kodi Smit-McPhee plays 17-year-old Thomas "Tolly" Johnson, who pretends to be older so that he can enlist with his brother Bevan and ends up fighting at Gallipoli in the campaign that helped create the Anzac legend.
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Aged 17 when he undertook the role, Kodi Smit-McPhee said afterwards that it showed "that soldiers aren't the patriotic brave souls they look like, it's showing them at their most vulnerable in tragic times and when they are terrified".
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Kodi Smit-McPhee played Nightcrawler in X-Men: Apocalypse, a character whose older version was previously played by Alan Cumming.
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Kodi Smit-McPhee reprised the role in Dark Phoenix, which was released in 2019.
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In 2021, Kodi Smit-McPhee starred in Jane Campion's film The Power of the Dog.
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In March 2022, Kodi Smit-McPhee joined Alfonso Cuaron's upcoming Apple+ series Disclaimer.
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Kodi Smit-McPhee received many youth awards for his performances in films Romulus, My Father, The Road and Let Me In.
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Kodi Smit-McPhee's critically acclaimed performance in The Power of the Dog earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as nominations in that category at the Academy Awards, BAFTA, Critics' Choice and SAG Awards.