Elizabeth Henstridge

Elizabeth Frances Henstridge (born 11 September 1987) is an English actress who trained at East 15 Acting School and is best known for her role in ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Agent Jemma Simmons. 2Early life Henstridge was born in Sheffield, England, attending Meadowhead School and then King Edward VII School before graduating from the University of Birmingham. She studied at East 15 Acting School and later moved to Los Angeles. 2Career She was cast as lead in 2012 The CW TV pilot Shelter, and co-starred in feature films The Thompsons, Gangs of Tooting Broadway, and Reach Me. On British television, she appeared on the soap opera Hollyoaks as Emily Alexander in 2011. In November 2012, she was cast as Agent Jemma Simmons, a series regular character in the ABC pilot Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The series was officially ordered on 10 May 2013, and premiered on ABC television on 24 September 2013. In 2015, Henstridge starred in the critically acclaimed "4,722 Hours", the fifth episode of the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In contrast with the ensemble nature of the show, this episode contained none (except Iain De Caestecker) from the main cast and was centered around Henstridge's character alone. The episode received an overwhelmingly positive critical response, with praise going to its bottle episode nature and Henstridge's performance. The episode was named one of the best television episodes of 2015 by The Atlantic. Many critics called it the best episode of the serie