Actress and author Jessica Yu-Li Henwick is from England. Nymeria Sand, a character played by Jessica Henwick, is well-known from the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Jessica Henwick Nationality: Is Jessica Henwick Filipino?

Jessica Henwick is British. Jessica Henwick is not a Filipino. The daughter of a Singaporean-Chinese mother of Teochew ancestry and an English father, Henwick was born and reared in Surrey, England.

She was the first actress of East Asian heritage to play the title part in a British television series when it was revealed in June 2009 that Henwick had been cast in the lead role of Bo for the BBC series Spirit Warriors.

In the world premiere of the Julia Donaldson novel Running on the Cracks, which was released in early 2013, Henwick made her professional theater debut.

Young adult series Nancy Wu Done It, which Henwick co-wrote, was bought up by Amazon in 2020, according to a report.

Henwick’s Xiaomi short film, “Bus Girl,” which she wrote and directed, earned her the Mary Pickford award for the female filmmaker in 2022.