Actor Honoree - Danielle Macdonald

Danielle Macdonald was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. At the age of 18, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time.

Audiences know Danielle for her breakout role as ‘Patti’ in Fox Searchlight’s PATTI CAKE$, as well as for her portrayal of the titular character opposite Jennifer Aniston in Netflix’s DUMPLIN’.

Macdonald currently stars in the Nicole Kidman-produced Australian drama series for AMC+, THE LAST ANNIVERSAY, alongside Teresa Palmer and Miranda Richardson. She will next star alongside Rose Byrne and A$AP Rocky in A24’s upcoming IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU which will release this fall, and in XYZ’s SACCHARINE, set to release next year.

Macdonald recently worked alongside Jamie Dornan in the captivating thriller THE TOURIST. The first season debuted on HBO Max, Stan in Australia and BBC in the UK and the second season on Netflix last February to rave reviews. Macdonald also won the Breakthrough Actor award for her role in THE TOURIST at the Edinburgh TV Festival’s TV awards.

Additional credits include starring opposite Sandra Bullock in Netflix’s runaway hit, BIRD BOX and in Fox Searchlight’s Oscar-winning short film, SKIN, opposite Jonathan Tucker.

She also appeared in the feature version of A24’s SKIN opposite Jamie Bell. Macdonald was a guest lead in Rian Johnson’s new Peacock anthology series POKER FACE alongside Natasha Lyonne. She also starred in in the romantic comedy FALLING FOR FIGARO from director Ben Lewin which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in the Industry Selects section as well as appearing in PARADISE HILLS with Emma Roberts and Awkwafina.

She starred in Netflix’s UNBELIEVABLE which garnered critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Limited Series as well as an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Limited Series. The Savannah Film Festival honored Macdonald in 2019 where she received the Rising Star Award. Macdonald played the iconic role of Lillian Roxon in the film I AM WOMAN which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2019 and was recently released on Stan in Australia and in the US on Quiver. Macdonald also appeared in the Sony Pictures Classics’ film FRENCH EXIT, where she starred alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, and Tracy Letts.

Danielle currently resides in Los Angeles.