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Jessica Henwick

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Jessica Henwick

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Jessica Henwick (English: Jessica Henwick; August 30, 1992 -), whose Chinese name is Li Yu, is a British actress. She was the first East Asian actress to play a leading role in a British TV series, appearing in the children's drama Spirit Warriors (2009–2010). She is also known for her roles as Nymeria Sand in the HBO US television series Game of Thrones (2015–2017), X-wing pilot Jessika Pava in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Colin Wing in Iron Fist (2017–2018), The Defenders (2017) and Luke Cage (2018) Season 2.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
U.K.
Born
1992-08-30
Wikidata
Q6187270
Occupations movie actorstage actoractorfilm director
Aliases Jessica HenwickJessica Yu-Li HenwickJessica HenwickJessica Henwick

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