Molly Wright

About

Molly Wright

Molly Belle Wright is a 10-year-old British actress who has recently relocated to her home city of Manchester, England, after an extensive period of time shooting feature films and television series across the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

In 2023, Molly was cast as co-lead alongside John Magaro (Past Lives) in US indie feature, Omaha, directed by Cole Webley. Molly then flew to New Zealand to play supporting lead in survival thriller Deep Water, alongside Sir. Ben Kingsley (Schindler’s List) and Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight). The film was directed by Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger) and is due for release in August 2024.

Molly began 2024 playing the lead role in Lionsgate’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, directed by Dallas Jenkins (The Chosen) and co-starring Judy Greer and Lauren Graham.

At the age of 7, Molly became the world’s youngest TED speaker after working with Australian visionary filmmaker Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) and Australian not-for-profit, The Minderoo Foundation to create a talk to help children ‘Thrive by Five’. Molly was awarded Most Popular TED Speaker of 2021, and now has the third most popular talk in recent history, trailing only Elon Musk and Bill Gates.

2023 saw Molly’s second high profile public speaking event take place on behalf of UNICEF, as she championed her favourite subject, reading, at El Festival de las Ideas in Puebla, Mexico. Molly delivered her 20-minute, self-penned keynote speech to an audience of 4500 conference attendees, alongside filmmaker James Cameron (Titanic, Avatar), and psychologist Dr. Jordan B. Peterson.

Molly is passionate about wildlife conservation and is a National Trust ambassador, having led various initiatives to raise significant funds and awareness for the conservation of endangered species, founding and leading Molly’s Wildlife Warriors and Conservation Club.