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Jessie Mei Li

Acting Born Aug 27, 1995 Brighton, England, UK 14 credits

Biography

Jessie Mei Li is an English actress born on August 27, 1995, in Brighton, England, United Kingdom. She is best known for her starring role as the main character and protagonist Alina Starkov in the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone, which ran from 2021 to 2023. Additionally, she played the character Ellie in the 2025 Netflix film Havoc. Within the context of acting credit data, Li has a total of thirteen known credits. Her professional profile includes various alternative names across different languages. As a television and film performer, she has gained recognition primarily through her streaming platform appearances on Netflix productions.

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Career

Career overview

Jessie Mei Li is an English actress born on August 27, 1995, in Brighton, England, United Kingdom. Working primarily in acting, the performer has built a recognizable screen career spanning both television and film.

In television, the actress is best known for her starring role as the main character and protagonist Alina Starkov in the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone, which ran from 2021 to 2023. Expanding her work into feature films, she also played the role of Ellie in the 2025 Netflix film Havoc.

With a total of thirteen known acting credits in the database, the performer continues to be recognized for these prominent streaming productions. Additional biographical information notes that she is known by several alternative names across different regions and languages.

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Known for

Film

Havoc

as Ellie

The Agency

as Rose

Shadow and Bone

as Alina Starkov
Film

Last Night in Soho

as Lara

Frequent co-stars

Archie Renaux 1 shared title
Freddy Carter 1 shared title
Amita Suman 1 shared title
Kit Young 1 shared title
Ben Barnes 1 shared title
Sujaya Dasgupta 1 shared title
Daisy Head 1 shared title
Danielle Galligan 1 shared title
Calahan Skogman 1 shared title
Zoë Wanamaker 1 shared title

Career timeline

The SeasonRain Catcher
Havoc
The AgencyIsa & AnaIsa & Ana · Executive ProducerWe Might Regret This
Shadow and BoneLast Night in SohoShadow and Bone - The Afterparty
TravelooperNational Theatre Live: All About Eve
shortFLIX

Full filmography

  • The Season (2026) as Cola
  • Rain Catcher (2026)
  • Havoc (2025) as Ellie
  • The Agency (2024) as Rose
  • Isa & Ana (2024) as Pubgoer
  • Isa & Ana (2024) Executive Producer
  • We Might Regret This (2024) as Haruka
  • Shadow and Bone (2021) as Alina Starkov
  • Last Night in Soho (2021) as Lara
  • Shadow and Bone - The Afterparty (2021) as Self
  • Travelooper (2019) as Kiera
  • National Theatre Live: All About Eve (2019) as Claudia Casswell
  • shortFLIX (2018)
  • A Rare Breed as Mia