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Henwick’s film career includes Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as a Resistance pilot (a role she has joked was mostly cut), the monster film Love and Monsters (2020), and her most substantial cinematic part to date: Bug in Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix Resurrections (2021). Bug is a hacker and disciple of Neo, and the role required Henwick to embody the franchise’s signature blend of philosophical curiosity and gun-fu combat. In a cast including Keanu Reeves and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Henwick held her own, bringing a kinetic energy that recalled a young Carrie-Anne Moss. The film’s mixed reception aside, Henwick’s performance was cited as a highlight, with Variety noting she “steals every scene with a smirk and a spinning kick” (Debruge, 2021).

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The Versatile Virtuoso: Jessica Henwick and the Rise of the Modern Cross-Media Star