Meet Deadpool & Wolverine’s Dafne Keen – who was also in Logan

Sep 8 , 2024

Dafne Keen has gone from child star to Hollywood fashionista in a flash. Photos: Ben Rothstein, @dafnekeen/Instagram

The British-Spanish actress speaks highly of Hugh Jackman, looks up to Timothée Chalamet, and rocks Dior and Miu Miu at events

Deadpool & Wolverine is now officially the highest grossing American R-rated movie of all time globally – surpassing 2019’s Joker – as reported by Deadline.

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan and Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson in Marvel’s Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine. Photo: 20th Century Studios/Marvel

The blockbuster film starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman passed the US$1 billion mark earlier this month, adds the source.

Those who have seen the film know that it’s filled with cameos by familiar faces, including Dafne Keen, who joined the world of superheroes when she starred alongside Jackman in the critically acclaimed Logan in 2017.

Dafne Keen is half Spanish, half British. Photo: @dafnekeen/Instagram

Now 19, Keen has come a long way since she first landed the coveted role of X-23, aka Wolverine’s daughter, in the film seven years ago, and has appeared in various other productions in the interim.

Dafne Keen heading to the JW Anderson after party. Photo: @dafnekeen/Instagram

Here’s what you need to know about Dafne Keen:

Dafne Keen’s parents are actors too

Dafne has clearly inherited her acting talent from her parents. Born in Madrid, she is the daughter of English actor Will Keen (The Crown, Wolf Hall) and Spanish actress María Fernández-Ache.