Tatum Grace Hopkins

Tatum Grace Hopkins is an American actor from Shawnee, Oklahoma. After originating Jonquil in The Queen of Versailles, she was cast as Max Caulfield in Prime Video's Life Is Strange series.

Biography

Hopkins moved from Oklahoma to New York as a teenager to train for the stage. She won two major high-school theatre awards as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, originated Jonquil in The Queen of Versailles, and is now set to lead Life Is Strange as Max Caulfield.

Hopkins first appeared on Broadway for one night as a special guest in Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls in 2019. The Queen of Versailles later became her first full Broadway role in 2025.

Known for

Life Is Strange

She will lead Prime Video's live-action series as photography student Max Caulfield.[1][6]

The Queen of Versailles

She originated the role of Jonquil in Boston before taking it to Broadway in 2025.[2][10][8][11]

Meek

She played Hailey in the 2024 short film shown at the Montclair Film Festival.[3]

Career highlights

  1. Oklahoma Stage Background

    She left Oklahoma to train near New York

    Hopkins grew up in Shawnee and attended Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway Bootcamp before high school. Soon afterwards, she and her mother moved to Nyack, New York, so she could pursue more advanced theatre training.[8][4][9]

  2. For The Girls Guest

    An early Broadway credit came as a special guest

    IBDB records one 2019 special-guest performance in Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls under the name Tatum Hopkins.[2]

  3. Meek Short Film

    Meek provided a documented screen credit

    A Film Fest Report interview with director Hannah Sperling identifies Hopkins as Hailey in the 2024 coming-of-age short Meek.[3]

  4. Queen Of Versailles

    Jonquil took her from Boston to Broadway

    Hopkins originated Jonquil in the 2024 Boston world premiere of The Queen of Versailles. The musical gave her a first full Broadway role when it opened at the St. James Theatre in November 2025.[2][10][8][11]

  5. Life Is Strange Lead

    She will play Max Caulfield in Life Is Strange

    Variety reported in March 2026 that Hopkins will play Max opposite Maisy Stella as Chloe in Prime Video's live-action adaptation.[1][12][6]

Good to know

She has also been credited as Tatum Hopkins

The Internet Broadway Database connects both professional names in one performer record.[2]

The series casts Max and Chloe as its two leads

Hopkins plays Max Caulfield and Maisy Stella plays her childhood friend Chloe Price.[1]

Her performance as Audrey earned two awards

Hopkins won both the 2023 Roger Rees Award and the Metropolitan High School Theater Award for playing Audrey in Nyack High School's Little Shop of Horrors.[8][4][13]