Jessica Henwick
Pure, classy, fresh and intelligent with confidence.
Best known for her roles as Colleen Wing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Netflix series Iron Fist, Nymeria Sand in the HBO series Game of Thrones and X-wing pilot Jess Pava in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Raised in Surrey, from Singaporean Chinese and Zambian descent.
She was the first actress of East Asian descent to play the lead role in a British television series, Spirit Warriors.
Lived in New York for over 3 years while filming Iron Fist, solid American accent.
Accents
Credits
- Godzilla vs Kong (Feature Film, 2020) Agatha. Legendary Entertainment
- Iron Fist (TV, 2017-2018) Colleen Wing. Marvel
- Game of Thrones (TV, 2015-2017) Nymeria Sand. HBO.
- Star Wars: Episodes VII- The Force Awakens (Feature Film, 2015) Jess Testor. Disney/ Lucasfilm
- Fortitude (TV, 2014) Bianca Mankyo. Sky Atlantic.
- Silk (TV, 2014) Amy Lang. BBC1.
- Inspector Lewis (TV, 2014) Chloe Wilson. ITV. Season 8.
- The Thick Of It (TV, 2012) Charlotte. Season 4. BBC2.
- Spirit Warriors (TV, 2010) BO. BBC
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18/01/2019
A huge welcome to Jessica Henwick
Pure, classy, fresh, humourous and intelligent with confidence. Known for her roles in Iron Fist, Game of Thrones and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.