He made his cinematographic debut with the film “Crazy in Alabama“, directed by his stepfather, Antonio Banderas; and where she and her half sister Stella Banderas They played the daughters of the character of Melanie Griffith; his real mother in real life.
In the middle of the new millennium he began to work as a model for the IMG Models Agency, posing, among others, for the brand MANGO.
After finishing secondary school, he signed a contract with the William Morris Agency, and began to act professionally. Her career gained momentum shortly after when she was selected by the director David Fincher to perform a scene with the actor Justin timberlake, in the movie “The social network“(2010), also starring Jesse eisenberg Y Andrew Garfield.
The following year he could see it in the feature film “Beastly“, whose protagonists were Alex Pettyfer Y Vanessa Hudgens.
He is currently working on several projects in different stages of filming and production, such as “Goats“(2011) whose protagonist will be David duchovny; “Five Year Engagement“(2012) produced by Judd Apatow; in addition to the film version of the 1987 hit series, which will lead the actor to stardom Johnny depp, “21 Jump Street“(2012)
In his personal life, Dakota is in a relationship with the musician Noah gersh.