Jessica Yu-Li Henwick, born on August 30, 1992, in Surrey, England
Jessica Yu-Li Henwick, born on August 30, 1992, is a British actress, writer, and director. She was brought up in Surrey, England, and her father was Zambian while her mother is Singaporean Chinese. She took her initial coaching classes at Redroofs Theater School and later attended the National Youth Theater to seek acting classes.
She is best known for her roles as Nymeria Sand in the HBO series Game of Thrones, X-wing pilot Jessika Pava in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Colleen Wing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Her film debut was St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (2009). She was the first actress of East Asian descent to play the lead role in a British television series, the children’s show Spirit Warriors.
Over the years Jessica Henwick has starred in over a dozen films including Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Newness (2017), On the Rocks (2020), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), The Matrix 4 (2021), etc.
Her directorial debut Bus Girl was nominated for a BAFTA. She has two brothers, one older and one younger.
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