Jessica Yu Li Henwick is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Nymeria Sand in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011), X-wing pilot Jessika Pava in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Colleen Wing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making her debut in the Netflix television series Iron Fist. Her film debut was St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009). She was the first actress of East Asian descent to play the lead role in a British television series, the children's show Spirit Warriors.
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Twilight of the Gods (2024)
Starring as Sandraudiga
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Song of Sigrid (Sep 19, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: If I Had a Hammer (Sep 19, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: The Worm (Sep 19, 2024)
Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021)
Starring as Elle
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Time to Die (Feb 5, 2022)
- Episode 1x12: Artificial Souls (Jan 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x11: All the Best Memories (Jan 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x10: Clair de Lune (Jan 15, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: Free Will (Jan 8, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: The Davis Report (Jan 1, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: Reality (Dec 18, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Persistence of Memory (Dec 11, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Pressure (Dec 4, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: The Doll Hunt (Nov 27, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: The Human Condition (Nov 20, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: All We Are Not (Nov 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: City of Angels (Nov 13, 2021)
Starring as Water Lily
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Time to Die (Feb 5, 2022)
- Episode 1x11: All the Best Memories (Jan 22, 2022)
Blood of Zeus (2020)
Starring as Alexia
(15 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: The Three Trials (May 10, 2024)
- Episode 2x07: The Hidden Realm (May 10, 2024)
- Episode 2x06: Crossing Paths (May 10, 2024)
- Episode 2x05: Judgement Day (May 10, 2024)
- Episode 2x04: Funeral Games (May 10, 2024)
- Episode 2x02: Weights & Measures (May 10, 2024)
- Episode 2x01: A Shadow Emerges (May 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x08: War for Olympus (Oct 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: The Fields of the Dead (Oct 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: Back to Olympus (Oct 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Escape or Die (Oct 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: A Monster is Born (Oct 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: The Raid (Oct 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Past is Prologue (Oct 27, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: A Call to Arms (Oct 27, 2020)
Marvel's The Defenders (2017)
Starring as Colleen Wing
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The Defenders (Aug 18, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Fish in the Jailhouse (Aug 18, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Take Shelter (Aug 18, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Worst Behavior (Aug 18, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Mean Right Hook (Aug 18, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: The H Word (Aug 18, 2017)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
Guest starring as Jessica Henwick
- Episode 5x01: Simu Liu & Jessica Henwick (May 27, 2022)
Marvel's Iron Fist (2017)
Starring as Colleen Wing
(23 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: A Duel of Iron (Sep 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: War Without End (Sep 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: Citadel on the Edge of Vengeance (Sep 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: Morning of the Mindstorm (Sep 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: The Dragon Dies at Dawn (Sep 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Heart of the Dragon (Sep 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Target: Iron Fist (Sep 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: This Deadly Secret... (Sep 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: The City's Not for Burning (Sep 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: The Fury of Iron Fist (Sep 7, 2018)
- Episode 1x13: Dragon Plays with Fire (Mar 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x12: Bar the Big Boss (Mar 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x11: Lead Horse Back to Stable (Mar 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x10: Black Tiger Steals Heart (Mar 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: The Mistress of All Agonies (Mar 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: The Blessing of Many Fractures (Mar 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Felling Tree with Roots (Mar 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Immortal Emerges from Cave (Mar 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Under Leaf Pluck Lotus (Mar 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Eight Diagram Dragon Palm (Mar 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Rolling Thunder Cannon Punch (Mar 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Shadow Hawk Takes Flight (Mar 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Snow Gives Way (Mar 17, 2017)
Thronecast (2011)
Guest starring as Jessica Henwick
- Episode 5x06: Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken (May 18, 2015)
Game of Thrones (2011)
Guest starring as Nymeria Sand
(8 episodes)
- Episode 7x02: Stormborn (Jul 23, 2017)
- Episode 6x10: The Winds of Winter (Jun 26, 2016)
- Episode 6x01: The Red Woman (Apr 24, 2016)
- Episode 5x10: Mother's Mercy (Jun 14, 2015)
- Episode 5x09: The Dance of Dragons (Jun 7, 2015)
- Episode 5x07: The Gift (May 24, 2015)
- Episode 5x06: Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken (May 17, 2015)
- Episode 5x04: Sons of the Harpy (May 3, 2015)
Lewis (2006)
Guest starring as Chloe Ilson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 8x04: The Lions of Nemea (2) (Oct 31, 2014)
- Episode 8x03: The Lions of Nemea (1) (Oct 24, 2014)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Jessica Henwick
- Episode 16x06: Hollywood at Home: Love and Monsters, Clouds, Ghostwriter, Nocturne, Evil Eye (Oct 12, 2020)