Thomasin McKenzie has massive praise for Jacobi Jupe. He might be just 13, but the young actor has already begun to show his talent quite early in his career. One shining example is Jupe’s performance in Chloé Zhao’s award-winning film Hamnet.

The film received eight Oscar nominations, with Jessie Buckley winning the Best Actress award. Meanwhile, Jupe also won much praise for his performance in the film. It seems the young actor will continue to show more incredible performances in the future. And McKenzie’s recent experience of watching the 13-year-old is perhaps a glimpse of why Jupe could be one of the young actors to watch in the years ahead.

Thomasin McKenzie recently joined Collider Ladies Night to talk about her career and upcoming projects. During the conversation, the actress recalled a question Jacobi Jupe once asked cinematographer Nico Aguilar while filming a scene. McKenzie remembered that the young actor did not hesitate to ask the right question when Aguilar asked him to move a candle closer to his face.

"Instead of just doing it, Jacobi said, 'Okay, but why?'" she recalled. 

"Wow he is a deep thinker. Like, what he was saying (is) what is my motivation? what is my character's motivation for moving the candle closer and I just thought that was cool," she further

This was, as McKenzie recalled in the interview, during the filming of Victorian Psycho. Directed by Zachary Wigon, the horror thriller starring Maika Monroe and Thomasin McKenzie follows a young governess, Winifred Notty, who arrives at Ensor House, where a sudden disappearance sets the story in motion. Although not much is known about the film’s plot, Jacobi Jupe is set to play the role of Andrew Pounds.

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Now, the actor’s talent comes as little surprise, considering he comes from a family with deep roots in acting and the film industry.

Jacobi Jupe was born to filmmaker Chris Jupe and actor Katy Cavanagh. His older brother, Noah Jupe, is also an actor. While Jacobi played the role of Hamnet in Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, Noah portrayed the character of Hamlet in the film's climactic play-within-the-movie sequence. The young actor began his career playing Michael Darling in the Disney+ film Peter Pan & Wendy.

He later appeared in the Apple TV+ miniseries Before. His performance in Hamnet earned him an Astra Film Award for Best Young Performer. Now, with Victorian Psycho, Jacobi is only getting started, and if his recent work is any indication, there are plenty more impressive performances to come.

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