Jessica Henwick is a British actress known for her participation in the popular Game of Thrones project. She became the first girl of East Asian descent, who managed to play the main roles in the English series. In addition, she starred in the famous films Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Iron Fist and Defenders.
Education
Photos of Jessica Henwick embodying the image of Nimeria Sand are known to all fans of Game of Thrones. The exotic appearance of the dark-haired beauty with almond-shaped eyes is explained by her mixed origin. She was born in a family of a Chinese woman from Singapore and an Englishman in 1992.
Britain became the birthplace of the girl, where she grew up and received education. Since childhood, Jessica Henwick dreamed of becoming a famous actress and for the fulfillment of her cherished desire she studied hard, mastering the acting profession. After receiving compulsory education, she studied at the Redroofs Theater School, after which she continued her internship at the National Youth Theater.
Studying in the biography of Jessica Henwick is closely intertwined with work: at a young age she takes part in various television projects.
First work
The actress debuted in 2009, when she was only seventeen years old. Jessica Henwick played a small role Bo in the British series "War of the Spirits." The shooting took place in 2009-2010, and the participation of the young actress in the project was limited to the first season.
For several years, the girl actively starred in television series, only once lit up on the big screen in the film "Dragonfly" in the role of Paula Reed. However, this film did not arouse much interest among the public and critics and was soon forgotten.
Of the projects on television, the roles of Emily Lang in the TV series Silk, Chloe in the Lewis project, as well as Charlotte from The Grounds of Events can be noted.
Also, Jessica Henwick, whose height is 168 cm, did not disdain working on the radio, which earned a certain share of recognition. In 2012, she was approved for the role of Helen in the radio play North at Northamptonshire, which was produced by the Air Force. Partners of the young actress were venerable actors such as Sheila Hancock, Mackenzie Crook, Jeffrey Palmer.
The production was welcomed by critics and was even nominated for a Sony broadcasting award.
"Game of Thrones"
The turning point in the career of Jessica Henwick was her participation in the cult British series "Game of Thrones." True, the girl had to work hard to get into the number of actors of the project. The process of preparing for the film included six months of training, during which Jesse learned to handle the whip - the main weapon of Nimeria Sand, which the actress was supposed to play.
The girl seriously approached her studies, she was trained by the famous stuntman Paul Schappcott, who worked on the set of The Hobbit. In the final round of the casting, Jessica had to complete a difficult task. In one scene, her character knocks a bucket from the head of a prisoner with a whip. Henvik had to try hard not to hurt one of the partners and break up expensive shooting equipment.
However, everything worked out, and the actress was approved for the role of Nimeria Sand, one of the three daughters of the deceased Oberin Martell. Jessica Henwick worked wonderfully with Quiche Castle Hughes and Rosabella Laurenti Sellers, who played Tiena and Obara. Spectators watched with enthusiasm how in the fifth season of Game of Thrones the battle sisters controlled spears, daggers and whips, taking revenge for the deceased father.
By the way, during the filming, Henwick used several at once. One, made of bronze and kangaroo leather, was used for close-up shooting, while the other, lighter, the actress worked directly during the performance of tricks.
As the girl herself said, in the Game of Thrones she was greatly helped by the experience of martial arts, which she gained during the filming of The War of the Spirits.
Last works
Jessica Henwick's career did not end with participation in the popular series. She played the role of Jess Tester in another sequel to the Star Wars: The Force Awakens saga, thus adding to her filmography a commercially successful blockbuster.
In 2017, the series Iron Fist was released. The producers again turned to Jessica's excellent combat training and invited her to the role of Collie Wing. Character Henwick is a martial arts expert and is slowly becoming the right hand of the main character of the series, Danny Rand.