Photo: ArthurKaLi / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Born on August 27, 1995 in Brighton, United Kingdom, Jessie Mei Li is a stage actor, television actor and film actor. As of 2026, Jessie Mei Li is 30 years old. Education on record includes Reigate College.
My Take
Jessie Mei Li feels like an actor still on her way up, and I'm keen to watch the climb. Carrying Shadow and Bone as Alina Starkov is no small task, and she brought both fragility and steel to a protagonist who needed both. Moving between stage, television and film, and appearing in 2025's Havoc, she's building the kind of varied foundation that tends to pay off. As a British East Asian lead in a major franchise, she's also quietly widening what a fantasy hero can look like. I think her best-known role is still ahead of her, and I'm waiting for it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jessie Mei Li
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェシー・メイ・リー
- Reading
- じぇしー・めい・りー
- Born
- August 27, 1995 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Boar
- Origin
- Brighton, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- University
- Reigate College
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jessie_mei_li/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie%20Mei%20Li
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95686111
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jessie Mei Li born?
Born August 27, 1995 (age 30).
Where is Jessie Mei Li from?
Jessie Mei Li is from Brighton, United Kingdom.
What does Jessie Mei Li do?
Jessie Mei Li works as actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor.
Actor — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from the United Kingdom →