If you decide to see Blade Runner 2049, chances are you'll be satisfied with the sci-fi sequel. But you may wish that the actress who plays the mysterious escort Mariette wouldn't played a bigger part.

That actress? She's 30-year-old Canadian Mackenzie Davis, and there's a good chance you recognize her from her previous work. Could she could become your new favorite rising star? Probably. Here are five reasons why.

1. She's shined in minor movie roles

Remember that curious, low-level nighttime NASA technician who discovers that Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is living on Mars in The Martian? That's Davis.

Recall that charming friend-turned-girlfriend of Miles Teller's Daniel in That Awkward Moment? Yep, Davis.

How about the bride of Adam Driver's Allan in What If, who convinces Daniel Radcliffe's Wallace to believe in love? Uh huh.

2. She's been a standout on TV

The place you probably recognize Davis from is the AMC series Halt and Catch Fire, where she plays main character Cameron Howe. In the '80s series that chronicles the rise of the PC, she's a coding prodigy who blasts music, hooks up with her boss and sleeps at work. She's plain fun to watch.

Davis also starred in the Emmy-winning Black Mirror episode, "San Junipero," where her shy character, Yorkie, falls for Gugu Mbatha-Raw's exuberant Kelly. The episode, which is centered on the interracial gay couple, has become a joyful fan-favorite of an often-bleak TV series. And it lets Davis wear more '80s clothes.

3. She's delightfully candid in interviews

When asked about whether The Martian was whitewashed, and about whether her character was written with a Korean woman in mind, she told Vulture, "I’ve actually wanted somebody to ask me about this."

"I totally feel that complaint," she said. "I had no idea. So I auditioned for the movie."

In an interview with Conan about her hobbies, she admitted to making “magical creatures” out of owl pellets, aka the undigestible bones of dead rodents. And she told Craig Ferguson about a taxidermy iguana she calls Nicolas Cage, "because his face is off" and her obsession with a reality show about bra makers.

4. She's an actress who knows her value

Davis and Kerry Bishé made sure they got the same salaries as their male Halt and Catch Fire counterparts. "Kerry and I deserve to get paid the same as the boys," she told Vulture. “Before this season, it was really important to me, just on a personal level of being like, I don’t need to get paid more than anybody; I just want to be paid the same."

5. She has a great Blade Runner story

No joke, Blade Runner is her favorite movie, and she's always wanted to be in a Blade Runner film.

"It’s the craziest thing in the world—it’s something I’ve thought about since I was in college," she told GQ. "I remember being like, 'Goddammit, I want to be in this.' And then I said to my agent sort of from the beginning: 'Hey, just FYI, if they ever make a Blade Runner sequel… keep me in mind.' Wow, maybe that should be a secret."

Oops, now Davis' secrets are out.