Rankin x Veni Magazine - Hannah John-Kamen

  • Christine Wright
  • Jack Chamberlain
  • Neil Bennett
  • Alex Gale
'There are certain people who, if given a time machine, wouldn’t go very far. No ancient civilizations or futuristic cities for them: they long to take a short hop back to the era just before their birth, the time they just missed. Hannah John-Kamen is such a person, which means her time travel destination of choice is the 1980s. “I’d love to go to a prom in the ‘80s,” says the twentynine-year-old. “I love the films, music and novels of the ‘80s, and just want to experience it. I want to be that cool — I want that hairspray!”
John-Kamen does an extraordinary amount of travel for work. Of course, to shooting locations, but primarily into the fantasy worlds of big budget film franchises. While many actors dream of one day landing a role in the kind of films and TV shows feted at comic conventions, John-Kamen has scored one after another, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Game of Thrones, and Tomb Raider. And then there’s her foray into the Marvel universe, via 2018’s Ant-Man and the Wasp, in which she played the villain Ghost, not to mention her dream come true, a blast from the past role in Steven Spielberg’s ‘80s homage Ready Player One.
If that sounds like an impressive resumé for someone who went straight from acting school to work (notably, in the series Killjoys), it is. “You kind of go wow, I can’t believe this is my job,” she says. It wasn’t as easy as it looks, but it was made easier by having a great team of family and talent representation. “You need your support staff,” she says, “and to be yourself, grounded, and patient'. See the full article in Veni Magazine.
Credits:
Photography: Rankin
Creative Director: Alan Aboud
Talent: Hannah John-Kamen
Hair: Earl Simms
Make up: Lilly Keys
Styling: Ellie Witt