Jessica Henwick Bio, Age, Parents, Husband, Net Worth & More. Jessica Henwick is an English actress and author best known for her roles as Nymeria Sand in HBO’s Game of Thrones, X-wing pilot Jessica Pava in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Colleen Wing in Marvel’s Iron Fist, and Bugs in The Matrix Resurrections.
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Jessica Henwick Biography
Jessica Yu-Li Henwick was born on August 30, 1992 to a Singaporean Chinese mother of Teochew descent and an English father. Mark, her father, is a writer. She has two brothers, one older and one younger. She attended Redroofs Theater School and National Youth Theater for a short time.
Jessica Henwick was cast in the lead role of Bo in the BBC show Spirit Warriors in June 2009, making her the first East Asian actress to play a leading role in a British television series. Jessica Henwick trained in martial arts with martial arts choreographer Jude Poyer for the role.
The show received several nominations for awards, including the 2011 Broadcasting Awards. Jessica Henwick made her professional stage debut in early 2013 with the international premiere of Running on the Cracks, based on Julia Donaldson’s book.
Allan Radcliffe of The Times praised her “brilliant” and “understated” performance, while The Guardian wrote: Theater critic Joyce McMillan wrote that Henwick “stands out as Leo”. Nancy Woo Dawn It, a young adult series co-written by Jessica Henwick, was picked up by Amazon in 2020.
Emu Films is also working on a miniseries with her. She has previously written and produced several short films, including Barrico, which premiered at the 2019 Gothenburg Film Festival, and Heart of the Forest, which won Best Screenplay at the Asian Film Festival.
At the Copenhagen Film Festival, she was also nominated for Best Picture. Jessica Henwick won the Mary Pickford Female Filmmaker Award in 2022 for her work on Xiaomi’s short film Bus Girl, which she wrote and directed. She wrote an episode of her anime series Moley in 2023.
Jessica Henwick Age: How old is Jessica Henwick?
Jessica Henwick is 30 years old as she was born in 1992.
Jessica Henwick Nationality
Jessica Henwick is a British
Jessica Henwick Ethnicity
Jessica Henwick is of mixed ethnicity. She is part of Chinese-Singaporean descent and Zambian- white English descent.
Jessica Henwick Husband: Is Jessica Henwick Married?
No, Jessica Henwick is not married. She is currently single but there are that she is dating Johnny Yang.
Jessica Henwick Net Worth
Jessica Henwick is estimated to be worth $5 million. She earns this from her career as a writer, actor, film actor, and stage actor.