Just before Jessica Henwick was cast in Game Of Thrones and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the then-aspiring actor had already left Los Angeles for her hometown in England.Although she hadn’t quite given up on acting, Henwick was struggling to find jobs in front of the camera. Before leaving LA, she did work as a crew member on setsThis image released by Netflix shows Jessica Henwick, left, Daniel Craig, center, and Janelle Monáe in a scene from "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
“He’s from an era where it meant something to be a star or an A-lister,” she said. “There are so many actors nowadays. I don’t know if it’s just diluted or maybe we’re overexposed with social media.” “Maybe I got too big for my boots. I don’t know. I just think that I realized you don’t have to do that,” she said when asked why she quit. “If I had continued going to that school, I would have been in debt.”
Actor Jessica Henwick poses for a portrait to promote the film "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Los Angeles.