Nicola Peltz Biography

Nicola Anne Peltz (born January 9, 1995) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role came when she played Katara in the 2010 film The Last Airbender. Since then, she has played Bradley Martin in the A&E series Bates Motel (2013-2015) and starred as Tessa Yeager in the fourth Transformers film, Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014).

Early life

Peltz was born in Westchester County, New York. Her mother, Claudia (ne Heffner), is a former model, and her father, Nelson Peltz, is a billionaire businessman. She has four older brothers, two younger brothers, and an older sister; two of her brothers are actor Will Peltz and ice hockey defenceman Brad Peltz. She also has two half-siblings from her father's previous marriages. Her father is of Austrian Jewish and Russian Jewish descent, while her mother has German, Welsh, and English ancestry. The New York Times has described Nicola's parents as "compassionate leaders of the New York Jewish community".

When Peltz was 12, she acquired an agent, and by the age of 13, she was starring in a Manhattan Theatre Club production of Blackbird, alongside Jeff Daniels.

Career

Peltz made her film debut as Mackenzie in the Christmas comedy Deck the Halls, released on November 22, 2006. She later appeared as Becki in the comedy film Harold (2008), released on July 11, 2008, and as Lynn in the crime thriller film Righteous Kill, released on September 13, 2008. In June 2008, Peltz starred in the music video for Miley Cyrus' single "7 Things". Two years later, she portrayed Katara in the fantasy adventure film The Last Airbender, which was directed by M. Night Shyamalan and was released on July 2, 2010.

On March 18, 2013, Peltz began appearing as part of the main cast in A&E's drama-thriller series Bates Motel. She portrays Bradley Martin, a love interest for the young Norman Bates, alongside co-stars Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga. She left the main cast following the second episode of the second season, but returned as a guest star for the final three episodes of the third season. Peltz appeared in 14 episodes total. On March 26, 2013, Peltz was cast as one of the lead characters, Tessa Yeager, in the fourth Transformers film Transformers: Age of Extinction, which was released on June 27, 2014.

In 2014, Peltz starred as Kate Miller, opposite Ben Rosenfield and Grant Gustin, in the teen drama film Affluenza, which was released on July 11, 2014. In October 2015, she walked the runway for Alexander Wang's last fashion show for Balenciaga at Paris Fashion Week. She then joined the cast of the dark comedy film Youth in Oregon, playing Annie Gleason, the daughter of Billy Crudup and Christina Applegate's characters. The film is scheduled for release on February 3, 2017.

Peltz appeared in the music video for Zayn Malik's single "It's You", from his debut solo album, in February 2016. In April 2016, she joined the Hulu drama pilot When the Street Lights Go On, based on a Black List script of the same name. Peltz is set to star alongside Thomas Mann in the sci-fi film Our House, directed by Anthony Scott Burns.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Deck the Halls	Mackenzie
2008	Harold	Becki
2008	Righteous Kill	Lynn
2010	The Last Airbender	Katara
2012	Eye of the Hurricane	Renee Kyte
2014	Transformers: Age of Extinction	Tessa Yeager
2014	Affluenza	Kate Miller
2016	Youth in Oregon	Annie Gleason
2017	Our House	Hannah

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013-2015	Bates Motel	Bradley Martin	14 episodes
2016	When the Street Lights Go On		Television pilot

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)
2008	"7 Things"	Miley Cyrus
2016	"It's You"	Zayn Malik

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2011	Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Supporting Actress	The Last Airbender
2014	Young Hollywood Awards	Breakthrough Actress	Transformers: Age of Extinction
	CinemaCon Awards	Rising Star (shared with Jack Reynor)
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie: Breakout Star
2015	Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Supporting Actress