Raffey Cassidy
An English actress with an unsettling poise, specializing in enigmatic and often dual roles in bold, auteur-driven cinema.
Born 2001 (age 25)·English actress·Birthday: November 12·Generation Z
Biography
Raffey Cassidy possesses a preternatural stillness on screen, a quality that has made her a favorite of directors seeking intensity over exposition. She began as a child actor in British television, but her breakthrough came with a major role in Disney's big-budget 'Tomorrowland', holding her own alongside George Clooney. It was her collaboration with director Brady Corbet, however, that defined her artistic path. In 'Vox Lux', she performed a stunning dual role, playing both the young version of a pop star and that star's teenage daughter, a showcase of transformative subtlety. She followed this with a lead role in the surreal cult horror 'The Other Lamb', cementing her taste for psychologically complex material. Cassidy chooses projects that are visually striking and narratively daring, often playing characters who are observers of strange worlds, her expressive eyes conveying volumes of unspoken understanding. She has grown up on camera without falling into typical teen-star patterns, building a filmography of genuine intrigue.
Generation Z
1997–2012
Born into smartphones, social media, and school shootings. The most diverse generation in history. Pragmatic about money, fluid about identity, anxious about the climate. They do not remember a world before the internet.
Raffey was born in 2001, placing them squarely in the Generation Z. The events that shaped this generation — social media, climate anxiety, and a pandemic — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Raffey Was Born
The biggest hits of 2001
#1 Movie
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Best Picture
A Beautiful Mind
#1 TV Show
Survivor
Raffey's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
2001Born
September 11 attacks transform the world
Gas: $1.46/galHome: $126,400Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Hanging by a Moment" — LifehouseBest Picture: A Beautiful Mind
2006Started school
Twitter launches; Pluto reclassified as dwarf planet
Gas: $2.59/galHome: $174,700Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Bad Day" — Daniel PowterBest Picture: The Departed
2014Became a teenager
Russia annexes Crimea; Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Gas: $3.37/galHome: $160,700Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Happy" — Pharrell WilliamsBest Picture: Birdman
2017Could drive
#MeToo movement; solar eclipse crosses the US
Gas: $2.42/galHome: $195,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Shape of You" — Ed SheeranBest Picture: The Shape of Water
2019Could vote
First image of a black hole; Hong Kong protests
Gas: $2.60/galHome: $224,400Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Old Town Road" — Lil Nas XBest Picture: Parasite
2022Turned 21
Russia invades Ukraine; Queen Elizabeth II dies
Gas: $3.97/galHome: $348,700Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"As It Was" — Harry StylesBest Picture: Everything Everywhere All at Once
2026Age 25 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Played the dual roles of young Celeste and Albertine in Brady Corbet's critically acclaimed film 'Vox Lux' (2018).
- Landed her first top-billed film role as Selah in the atmospheric horror 'The Other Lamb' (2019).
- Starred as a key character alongside George Clooney in Brad Bird's major studio film 'Tomorrowland' (2015).
- Reunited with director Brady Corbet for another dual role in the 2024 drama 'The Brutalist'.
Did You Know?
Her middle name is Camomile.
She made her screen debut at age eight in a UK television movie about the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.
Cassidy played the young version of Angelina Jolie's character in the 2014 film 'Maleficent'.
She is also a trained dancer.
“The camera sees everything, so you must be completely present in the moment.”
