Dafne Keen Shares Experiences from Her Hollywood Journey

Dafne Keen emerged into the spotlight with her role as Laura/X-23 in the 2017 X-Men film, Logan. Recently, she recounted some of her early Hollywood experiences on Michael Rosenbaum’s podcast Inside of You.

During the episode, Keen revealed startling incidents from her past. She recalled being offered cocaine at industry wrap parties as a young actress. “I was getting offered coke at wrap parties,” Keen, now 21, explained. When asked about her age during these proposals, she responded, “Like, tiny. Like 11, 12, 13.” Despite these early encounters, Keen expressed a strong disinterest in drugs and partying. “I’ve never been drunk enough to even have a hangover. I’m such a control freak with that … I witnessed so much of that as a child that I just had no interest.” She remained firm in her choices, often turning away from what she witnessed.

“I was saying no, fortunately,” Keen added.

Her career saw a significant breakthrough with Logan, where she starred alongside Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart. She reprised the role of Laura/X-23 in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine. Beyond her Marvel endeavors, Keen featured in series like His Dark Materials on BBC and HBO, as well as Disney+’s The Acolyte. Recent projects include the horror film Whistle.

Keen also shared troubling experiences with certain fans. In the podcast, she described uncomfortable interactions, particularly within the male-dominated Marvel and Star Wars communities. “I experienced quite a lot of very creepy pedophile men who would send letters and Bibles to my house and music boxes, and would follow me to school,” she explained. Despite these challenges, Keen focuses on the positive advice from her grandmother. “I live by this thing that my grandma told me as a child: ‘A bad person is like someone with a drum in a waiting room. They’re just really loud. But there’s another 30 people who are being perfectly quiet and respectful.’”

Fans can watch Keen as the Greek goddess Athena in the upcoming season 3 premiere of Disney+’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians on November 20.