Nicola Peltz
Introduction '''Nicola Peltz Beckham''' (born January 9, 1995) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Bradley Martin in the A&E drama series ''Bates Motel'' (2013–2015) and Tessa Yeager in the film ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' (2014).
Early life Peltz was born in Westchester County, New York, the daughter of Jewish American billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz and model Claudia Heffner. She has one sister and six brothers, including former professional hockey player Brad Peltz and actor Will Peltz. She also has two half-siblings from her father's previous marriages. Although her mother never converted to Judaism, her father is a devout Jew and had his sons bar mitzvahed.
Career Peltz made her film debut as Mackenzie in the Christmas comedy ''Deck the Halls'' (2006). The following year, she appeared in a Manhattan Theatre Club production of ''Blackbird''. She later co-starred as Becki in the comedy film ''Harold'' (2008), and in June 2008, she appeared in the music video for Miley Cyrus's single "7 Things." Two years later, she portrayed Katara in the fantasy adventure film ''The Last Airbender'' (2010), directed by M. Night Shyamalan.Bates Motel'' in 2013|leftIn 2013, Peltz began appearing as part of the main cast in A&E's drama-thriller series ''Bates Motel''. She portrayed Bradley Martin, a love interest for the young Norman Bates. 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. The following year, Peltz starred as Tessa Yeager in the fourth ''Transformers'' film ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' (2014). Later that year she appeared as Kate Miller in the teen drama film ''Affluenza''. 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'' (2016), playing Annie Gleason. Peltz appeared in the music video for Zayn Malik's single "It's You" in February 2016.Peltz was cast as Chrissy Monroe in the Hulu drama series ''When the Street Lights Go On'', based on a Black List script of the same name. She appeared in Alex Pettyfer's directorial debut film ''Back Roads'' and starred in the sci-fi film ''Our House'', directed by Anthony Scott Burns. In 2019, she co-starred in the drama ''The Obituary of Tunde Johnson'' as Marley Meyers. In 2020, she portrayed Felicity in romantic comedy ''Holidate''.
Personal life Peltz was in a relationship with model Anwar Hadid from 2017 to 2018.On July 11, 2020, Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham announced their engagement. On April 9, 2022, Peltz and Beckham were married in Palm Beach, Florida, in a Jewish ceremony (Beckham's great grandfather was Jewish). Peltz announced on Instagram that they adopted a dog in October, and they encouraged fans to adopt or foster animals. That earned them a PETA 2022 award as a Pawsome Adoption Advocate.She and her brother Will Peltz have similar Hebrew and Yiddish tattoos on their ribs. His says "family", which is written the same way in both Hebrew and Yiddish, while hers says "family first" in Yiddish.She has frequently shared on social media her friendship with American actress and singer Selena Gomez, with whom she shares a tattoo.
Filmography ===Film===+ List of Nicola Peltz television credits Year Title Role Notes  2006 ''Deck the Halls'' Mackenzie  2008 ''Harold'' Becki  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 2018 ''Back Roads'' Amber Altmyer 2018 ''Our House'' Hannah  2019 ''The Obituary of Tunde Johnson'' Marley Meyers 2020 ''Holidate'' Felicity  2024 ''Lola'' Lola James Directorial debut and writer===Television===+ List of Nicola Peltz television credits Year Title Role Notes  2013–2015 ''Bates Motel''Bradley Martin Main role (season 1); recurring role (seasons 2–3) 2016 ''When the Streetlights Go On''Chrissy Monroe Original Hulu Pilot 2017 ''Inhumans''Jane Episode: "Behold... The Inhumans" 2022 ''Welcome to Chippendales'' Dorothy Stratten Episode: "An Elegant, Exclusive Atmosphere"===Music videos===+  Year Title Artist(s)  2008 "7 Things" Miley Cyrus 2016 "It's You" Zayn Malik
Awards and nominations + List of awards and nominations received by Nicola Peltz Year Nominated work Award Category Result  2011 ''The Last Airbender'' Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actress  2014 ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Young Hollywood Awards Breakthrough Actress  CinemaCon Awards Rising Star   Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Breakout Star  2015 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actress
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