Who Is Jessie Mei Li? What to Know About the "Shadow and Bone" Breakout Star

During her acting (and teaching) career, Li joined the National Youth Theatre in 2015, before she trained part-time with the Identity School of Acting in 2016 for a year. She initially began studying languages at university, but dropped out to pursue her love of acting.

Fun fact: Helen Mirren, Rosamund Pike, and Daniel Craig also attended NYT in the past!