Birth Name: Jessica Yu Li Henwick
Place of Birth: Surrey North Western, Surrey, England
Date of Birth: August 30 1992
Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Chinese Singaporean (mother)
Jessica Henwick is a British actress. Her father, Mark Henwick, is a Zambian-born white British writer. Her mother is Chinese Singaporean.
Jessica is famous for her roles as Nymeria Sand in Game of Thrones and Jessika “Testor” Pava in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Earlier, Jessica considered moving to Singapore to pursue an acting career because she felt “jaded” being judged by her ethnicity rather than her acting ability.
Sources: http://www.straitstimes.com
http://www.newstatesman.com