Jessica Yu Li Henwick (玉李; born 30 August 1992) is an English actress who was the first actress of East Asian descent to play the lead role in a British television series, having starred in the children\'s show Spirit Warriors (2010). She is also known for her roles as Nymeria Sand in HBO series Game of Thrones (2015-17), X-wing pilot Jessika Pava in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and the character Colleen Wing in Iron Fist (2017), The Defenders (2017) and the second season of Luke Cage (2018).\n', '

Henwick was born and raised in Surrey, the daughter of a Singaporean Chinese mother and Zambian English father. She trained at Redroofs Theatre School and the National Youth Theatre.\n', '

In June 2009, it was announced that Henwick had been cast in the lead role of Bo for the BBC show Spirit Warriors, making her the first actress of East Asian descent to play the lead role in a British television series. For the role, Henwick trained in wushu with martial arts choreographer Jude Poyer. The show was nominated for several awards, including the Broadcast Awards 2011.\n', '

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