JESSICA HENWICK

“UNDERWATER,” “THE MATRIX 4”

Best known for television roles on the Marvel/netflix series “Iron Fist,” HBO’S “Game of Thrones,” Sky Atlantic’s “Fortitude,” BBC’S “Silk,” “The Thick of It,” and “Spirit Warriors,” that latter of which marked her as the first actress of East Asian descent to play the lead role in a British television series, Henwick will appear in numerous high-profile releases in the near future. She’s currently on screens in the deepsea thriller “Underwater” with Kristen Stewart.

It’s clear that Henwick is up for anything in any genre, as upcoming projects include the highly anticipated “The Matrix 4,” adventure-comedy “Monster Problems,” Sofia Coppola’s “On the Rocks” (an experience she refers to as “a dream come true”) and creature-feature smack-down “Godzilla Vs. Kong.” She also recently wrote and starred in the short films “In the Heart of the Forest” and “Baliko.”

She’s got other plans in addition to acting, having recently optioned two television series as writer-producer, including a British miniseries and a comedy with Vertigo Entertainment.

“I love juggling many creative hats at once, and I’m always burning the candle on both ends,” she says. But in those rare moments when she’s not working, Henwick loves a good, if rather long trip through the mountains. “I hiked on my own from France to Spain, which was just under 600 miles over the course of 40 days. I’m a big proponent of solo female travel and this was a tremendous personal experience.”

— Nick Clement

REPRESENTATION: Agency: CAA (U.S.), Curtis Brown (U.K.); Legal: Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein INFLUENCES: Phoebe Wallerbridge, Wong Kar-wai, Brit Marling, Bong Joon Ho