‘Percy Jackson’ Star Dafne Keen Recalls Being Offered Coke at Wrap Parties as a Child Actor

Child stardom can look glamorous from the outside, but it often drops young performers into adult spaces long before they are ready. Dafne Keen knows that world better than most, and her latest podcast appearance is a candid look at what it was like to grow up on film sets.

Keen began auditioning at 10 and was 11 when she booked ‘Logan’, the Marvel film that launched her career. She was just 12 when the movie arrived in theaters, and the attention that followed would shape the rest of her childhood.

The actress sat down with Michael Rosenbaum for a new episode of ‘Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum’, and one remark has already started circulating online. Keen said on Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum that “I was getting offered coke at wrap parties,” describing herself as tiny at the time. When Rosenbaum asked whether she meant 11 or 12, she confirmed it.

Keen added that she saw what it was and had no interest in it. In the portion quoted online, she does not describe taking part, and she does not name any production.

Dafne Keen says she was offered coke at wrap parties when she was 11 or 12. Dafne Keen: “I was getting offered coke at wrap parties. Like tiny like 11, 12.” Michael Rosenbaum: “11 or 12?” Dafne: “Yeah. And it was like so I saw what that was so I was like I don’t really have any interest in that.”

— Trig (@TKOTriggerX) November 3, 2026

The wrap party comment is only one thread in a wide-ranging conversation. According to the episode description, Keen also discusses the first audition that humiliated her, the panic attacks she hid on the set of ‘Whistle’, and the fear of dying in the middle of a take. Rosenbaum said in the show notes that he did not expect so much depth from a guest who is 21.

The episode is titled around panic on set, what Hugh Jackman protected her from and her biggest fear. That framing suggests the conversation goes far beyond the usual promotional chat.

Keen also looked back on the audition that changed her life. She told Rosenbaum she thought Millie Bobby Brown was going to book the part of X-23, according to The A.V. Club, which noted that Brown was filming the first season of ‘Stranger Things’ at the time. Keen said the two were friendly and called Brown sweet.

By Keen’s account, she went through about six auditions before a screen test with Jackman. Jackman has said previously that she landed the part after punching him in the arm so hard during that first audition that he was bruised the next day

Keen spoke warmly about working with Jackman on ‘Logan’, calling him the best onscreen dad. She said he made sure no one was working her too hard and checked that she was having fun on set.

The episode title also points to what Jackman protected her from, though the show notes do not spell out the details. For a child actor working among adults, that kind of watchfulness from a veteran co-star can make a huge difference.

Fame, Fans and Staying Safe

The attention after ‘Logan’ was not always welcome. Keen described unsettling interest from adult male fans, including people who showed up at her small school in Madrid with cameras. According to Netflix Junkie, men also sent letters, Bibles and music boxes to her home.

Her grandmother offered a piece of advice that has stuck with her. The loudest bad person in a room can seem to represent everyone, Keen said, but there are usually many more people nearby who are respectful and kind.

Keen has not slowed down since her breakout. She played Lyra in ‘His Dark Materials’, Jecki Lon in ‘The Acolyte’ and Artemis in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’, and she returned as X-23 in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’.

She also led the horror film ‘Whistle’ opposite Nick Frost, and she told Rosenbaum that making him laugh during a detention scene that took 73 setups was her mission. Her comic instincts and her willingness to talk openly about the darker side of early fame make this conversation one of her most revealing yet.

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