Nicola Peltz

'Nicola Peltz' (qv) is emerging as a force to be reckoned with, on both the big and small screen. Her most prominent roles include the series _Bates Motel (2013)_ (qv), and the films _The Last Airbender (2010)_ (qv) and _Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)_ (qv).Nicola was born in Westchester County, New York, to Claudia (Heffner), who has worked as a model, and Nelson Peltz, a billionaire businessman whose assets include the Snapple brand of drinks. Nicola is of Ashkenazi Jewish (from her father) and Italian and German-British (from her mother) heritage. She made her stage debut in 2007, opposite 'Jeff Daniels' (qv) and 'Alison Pill' (qv), in the 'Laurence Olivier' (qv) Award-winning production of "Blackbird", at the Manhattan Theatre Club, directed by 'Joe Mantello' (qv). In 2012, she starred,alongside 'Melanie Lynskey' (qv) and 'Campbell Scott' (qv), in _Eye of the Hurricane (2012)_ (qv), a compelling family adventure about a small Everglades community struggling to put their lives back together in the wake of a devastating hurricane. In 2010, Peltz starred in 'M. Night Shyamalan' (qv)'s _The Last Airbender (2010)_ (qv), opposite 'Dev Patel' (qv) and 'Jackson Rathbone' (qv). The film was written, directed and produced by Shyamalan and was based on the first season of Nickelodeon's animated series _Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)_ (qv). Peltz made her feature film debut in 2006 in _Deck the Halls (2006)_ (qv), with 'Danny DeVito' (qv), 'Matthew Broderick' (qv) and 'Kristin Chenoweth' (qv).In 'Michael Bay' (qv)'s _Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)_ (qv), Peltz stars alongside 'Mark Wahlberg' (qv) and 'Jack Reynor' (qv). She plays Tessa Yeager, the daughter of a mechanic (Wahlberg) who makes a major discovery that catches the attention of the Autobots, Decepticons, and the U.S. government. The film is the fourth in the blockbuster series of live-action films, and is scheduled for release by Paramount on June 27th.Later in the summer, Peltz also starred in 'Kevin Asch' (qv)'s _Affluenza (2014)_ (qv), which received a limited release in July. Also featuring 'Ben Rosenfield' (qv) and 'Gregg Sulkin' (qv), the film is a coming-of-age story, inspired by "The Great Gatsby," and set among the upper-class in the Long Island suburb of Great Neck during the weeks leading up to the financial meltdown of 2008.On the small screen, Peltz reprised her role as "Bradley Martin," a troubled high school student, in the second season of A&E's critically-acclaimed series, _Bates Motel (2013)_ (qv). The series is a modern re-imagining and prequel to the 1960 'Alfred Hitchcock' (qv) cult classic, _Psycho (1960)_ (qv), which focuses on the life of "Norman Bates" and his mother, "Norma Bates," portrayed by 'Freddie Highmore' (qv) and 'Vera Farmiga' (qv).::Slate PR