Jessica Henwick

Jessica Henwick (born August 30, 1992) is an English actress who played Jessika Pava in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. She is also known for playing Nymeria Sand in Game of Thrones (where she acts opposite fellow Star Wars actors Keisha Castle-Hughes, Indira Varma, Max von Sydow, Pedro Pascal, Emilia Clarke, and Alexander Siddig); Colleen Wing in the Netflix series Iron Fist, The Defenders and the second season of Luke Cage, based on the Marvel Comics character; and Bugs in the 2021 movie The Matrix Resurrections.

Henwick was a finalist for the role of Rey in The Force Awakens, and auditioned for six months. Although she ultimately was not cast in the role, director J.J. Abrams still wanted to use her in the movie and wrote the character of Jessika Pava specifically for her. She expressed interest in reprising the role for the 2019 film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker, but her character did not make an appearance in the film.

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