History Creator / JessicaHenwick

Jessica Yu Li Henwick (born 30 August 1992 in Surrey, England) is an English actress.

* FakeAmerican: Henwick plays these in the majority of her roles.

Jessica Yu Li Henwick (born 30 August 1992 in Surrey, England) is an English actress of English and Chinese descent.

** Henwick auditioned for the role of Rey in ''Star Wars: Film/TheForceAwakens'', claiming she wanted the part "more than anything in the world”, but ultimately would be cast as an X-Wing pilot, Jessika Pava. She was due to reprise the role in ''Film/TheLastJedi'' but her appearance was cut, which led to her insisting Creator/RianJohnson make up for it by casting her in ''Film/GlassOnion''.
** In 2021 she revealed that she'd been offered the opportunity to audition for Xialing in ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'', but it meant choosing between that or taking the audition for ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections'' as well as potentially rendering her prior portrayal of Colleen Wing non-canon.

She's perhaps best known for her roles in various franchises, including Nymeria Sand on Creator/{{HBO}}'s ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Colleen Wing in [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel's]] ''Series/{{Iron Fist|2017}}'' and ''Series/{{The Defenders|2017}}'', Jessika Pava in ''Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens'' and Bugs in ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections''. She also appeared in Creator/{{ITV}}'s ''Series/{{Silk}}'', Creator/{{Sky}} Atlantic's ''Series/{{Fortitude}}'', and provided the voice of Enu / Hanna in ''VideoGame/DreamfallChapters''.

* ''Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens'' (2015) as Jessika Pava

** Henwick auditioned for the role of Rey in ''Star Wars: Film/TheForceAwakens'', claiming she wanted the part "more than anything in the world”, but ultimately would be cast as an X-Wing pilot, Jessika Pava. She was due to reprise the role in ''Film/TheLastJedi'' but her appearance was cut, which led to her insisting Creator/RianJohnson make up for it by casting her in ''Knives Out 2''.

* ''Film/TheGrayMan2022''
* ''Film/GlassOnion'' (2022)

She's perhaps best known for her roles in various franchises, including Nymeria Sand on Creator/{{HBO}}'s ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Colleen Wing in [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel's]] ''Series/{{Iron Fist|2017}}'', Jessika Pava in ''Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens'' and Bugs in ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections''. She also appeared in Creator/{{ITV}}'s ''Series/{{Silk}}'', Creator/{{Sky}} Atlantic's ''Series/{{Fortitude}}'', and provided the voice of Enu / Hanna in ''VideoGame/DreamfallChapters''.

In 2017, she made her debut as [[ComicBook/DaughtersOfTheDragon Colleen Wing]] in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, first appearing on Creator/{{Netflix}}'s ''Series/IronFist2017''. She later reprised the role on ''Series/{{The Defenders|2017}}''.

* ''Film/KnivesOut 2'' (TBA)
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She's perhaps best known for her roles in various franchises, including Nymeria Sand on Creator/{{HBO}}'s ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Colleen Wing in ''Series/{{Iron Fist|2017}}'', Jessika Pava in ''Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens'' and Bugs in ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections''. She also appeared in Creator/{{ITV}}'s ''Series/{{Silk}}'', Creator/{{Sky}} Atlantic's ''Series/{{Fortitude}}'', and provided the voice of Enu / Hanna in ''VideoGame/DreamfallChapters''.

She's perhaps best known for her roles in various franchises, including Nymeria Sand on Creator/{{HBO}}'s ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and ''Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens'' as Jess Pava. She also appeared in Creator/{{ITV}}'s ''Series/{{Silk}}'', Creator/{{Sky}} Atlantic's ''Series/{{Fortitude}}'', and provided the voice of Enu / Hanna in ''VideoGame/DreamfallChapters''.

'''Jessica Yu Li Henwick''' (born 30 August 1992 in Surrey, England) is an English actress of English and Chinese descent.

** In 2021 she revealed that she'd been offered the opportunity to audition for ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'', but it meant chosing between that or taking the audition for ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections''.

** Henwick auditioned for the role of Rey in ''Star Wars: Film/TheForceAwakens'', claiming she wanted the part "more than anything in the world”, but ultimately would be cast as an X-Wing pilot, Jessika Pava. She was due to reprise the role in ''Film/TheLastJedi'', but her appearance was cut, which led to her insisting Creator/RianJohnson make up for it by casting her in ''Knives Out 2''.

** She admitted that she auditioned for the role of Rey in ''Star Wars: Film/TheForceAwakens'', claiming she wanted the part "more than anything in the world." She would later be cast as an X-Wing pilot, Jessika Pava. She was due to reprise the role in ''Film/TheLastJedi'', but her appearance was cut, which led to her insisting Creator/RianJohnson make up for it by casting her in ''Knives Out 2''.

** She admitted that she auditioned for the role of Rey in ''Star Wars: Film/TheForceAwakens'', claiming she wanted the part "more than anything in the world." She would later be cast as an X-Wing pilot, Jessika Pava.

In 2017, she made her debut as ComicBook/ColleenWing in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, first appearing on Creator/{{Netflix}}'s ''Series/IronFist2017''. She later reprised the role on ''Series/{{The Defenders|2017}}''.

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (2017 -- 2018) as ComicBook/ColleenWing:

** She admitted that she audition for the role of Rey in ''Star Wars: Film/TheForceAwakens'', claiming she wanted the part "more than anything in the world." She would later be cast as an X-Wing pilot, Jessika Pava.
** In 2021 she revealed that she'd been offered the opportunity to audition for ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'' but it meant chosing between that or taking the audition for ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections''.