Jessica Yu Li Henwick (born 30 August 1992 in Surrey, England) is an English actress of English and Chinese descent.
She's perhaps best known for her roles in various franchises, including Nymeria Sand on HBO's Game of Thrones and Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Jess Pava. She also appeared in ITV's Silk, Sky Atlantic's Fortitude, and provided the voice of Enu / Hanna in Dreamfall Chapters.
In 2017, she made her debut as Colleen Wing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, first appearing on Netflix's Iron Fist (2017). She later reprised the role on The Defenders.
Selected filmography:
- Silk (2014) as Amy Lang
- Dreamfall Chapters (2014) as Enu / Hanna (voice)
- Game of Thrones (2015 — 2017) as Nymeria Sand
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as Jessika Pava
- Fortitude (2016) as Bianca
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (2017 — 2018) as Colleen Wing:
- Iron Fist (2017 — 2018 )
- The Defenders (2017)
- Luke Cage (2018)
- Underwater as Emily Haversham
- Blood of Zeus as Alexia (2020) (voice)
- Love And Monsters as Amiee
- The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
- Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021) as Elle
- Knives Out 2 (TBA)
- What Could Have Been: She admitted that she audition for the role of Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, claiming she wanted the part "more than anything in the world." She would later be cast as an X-Wing pilot, Jessika Pava.
