Long before playing Harper from Happiest Season, Mackenzie Davis had one of her first film roles when she starred in Breathe In, alongside Guy Pearce, Amy Ryan, and Felicity Jones. She was cast by director Drake Doremus, who obviously saw something special in her. "He gave me my first job," she explained to Under the Radar. "I probably need to grow out of this at some point, but every new job I get, I'm like, 'Thank you, Drake, for hiring me the first time.'" Hey, you gotta start somewhere!
As far as filming Breath In, Doremus leans heavily on improvisation in his direction, something that Davis was grateful for. "I just didn't know any of the technical things that you just learn through experience," she continued. "So I was just so happy he was like, just go do whatever you want and we'll capture it."
After that, Davis became quite the in-demand actress, launching what was to become a super impressive career in Hollywood.
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