Elizabeth Frances Henstridge (born 11 September 1987) is an English actress. As of 2013, she is starring in the ABC series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Henstridge was born in Sheffield, England attending Meadowhead School and Languages College and, later, graduated University of Birmingham and studied at East 15 Acting School, and later moved to Los Angeles. 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 in soap opera Hollyoaks as Emily Alexander in 2011. In November 2012, Henstridge 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 (US) 24 September 2013.