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Jessica Henwick
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A member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. Previous members include
Daniel Day-Lewis
, Dame
Helen Mirren
,
Ed Westwick
and
Orlando Bloom
.
Played piano competitively as a child.
Attended Redroofs Theatre School. Previous students include
Kate Winslet
and
Dani Harmer
.
Her role on the children's series Spirit Warriors made her the first East Asian actress to play the lead role in a British television series.
She was raised in Surrey, England. She received her acting training from the Redroofs Theatre School and the National Youth Theatre.
She was a finalist for the role of Rey in
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
, which eventually went to
Daisy Ridley
. Director
J.J. Abrams
then wrote the role of Jessika Pava (credited as "Jess Testor") specifically for her.
She plays the sister of Keisha Castle-Hughes and Rosabell Laurenti Sellers on Game of Thrones.
Her father is Mark Henwick.
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