Jessie Mei Li is trying to work out the heaviest weight she could deadlift off the ground. ‘The other day I did 100kg,’ she says. ‘Three reps!’ Considering the 29-year-old is only 5ft 5in ...

By Lily Ford Jessie Mei Li is, admittedly, a little shy. So when Netflix‘s hit fantasy adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s bestselling Shadow and Bone series presented her to the world in the show ...

It takes place in the Grishaverse fantasy setting and follows Alina Starkov (played by Jessie Mei Li), an orphan and cartographer who discovers she is a Grisha. Alina discovers that she possesses ...

Jessie Mei Li is stepping into new territory for Netflix’s Havoc - a high-octane thriller directed by Gareth Evans that follows a bruised detective, played by Tom Hardy, who has to navigate a ...

Jessie Mei Li looked back at the time when she first met Tom Hardy while she co-starred with him in Havoc. "The first day I met him was when I came in for firearms training, and I didn’t know ...

Jessie Mei Li: I had no idea how much this show meant to the people who love it until I actually started meeting fans. The show came out during lockdown, so it was really strang—my life stayed ...

Jessie Mei Li, best known for her role as Alina Starkov, in Shadow and Bone series, looked back on her time at the drama’s set. The drama series is an adaption of Leigh Bardugo’s bestselling ...

The English-language series features an ensemble cast of international talent including Jessie Mei Li (Shadow And Bone), award-winning Hong Kong actress Karena Lam, Justin Chien (The Brothers Sun ...