British actress Elizabeth Henstridge gained fame in 2013 thanks to her role as Agent Jemma Simmons in ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD A 2015 episode of the series, “4,722 Hours” which centered on the character of Henstridge, received critical acclaim critical and received incredibly high positive reviews. The episode was by The Atlantic named the best TV episode of 2015 and earned Henstridge the first professional award of his career – a TVLine award for performer of the week.
Elizabeth Henstridge Bio/Facts/Parents
Elizabeth Frances Henstridge was born on September 11, 1987, in Sheffield, England, where she was raised by her family. Surprisingly, she shares the same birthday with her SHIELD character Jemma Simmons.
To clear up speculation that Elizabeth might be related to Species actress Jemma Simmons, NO, she’s not. Natasha is Canadian.
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Henstridge attended Meadowhead School and later King Edward VII School. She attended the University of Birmingham where she graduated with a degree in theater arts. She then perfected her acting training at the prestigious East 15 Acting School.
By 2010, Elizabeth had launched her acting career making her debut in the shorts Easy Under the Apple Bough (2010) and ‘And the Kid’ (2011). In 2011, she appeared as Emily in two episodes of British soap opera Hollyoaks.
Henstridge then moved to Los Angeles and was cast as a lead in CW TV Pilot, Shelter, but it never aired. She landed her feature debut in 2012, the independent horror film ‘The Thompsons’. Henstridge also portrayed Kate in the 2013 feature film Gangs of Tooting Broadway.
Elizabeth’s impressive performances landed her the role of Agent Simmons in Agents of SHIELD which eventually became her breakout role thanks to its rising ratings and positive reviews.
Her performance on SHIELD brought her wide recognition and also brought more gigs on her way. Her other feature films include Reach Me (2014) and the 2016 horror film Wolves at the Door where she played Abigail Folger. The film is partly based on the story of the Manson family murders.
On the small screen, Henstridge has managed to land a few voice roles, first in Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero where she voiced Princess and Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6 in 2016 where she voiced Jemma Simmons. She reprized her role as an agent in the web series Agents of SHIELD.: Slingshot.
Henstridge is a supporter of the charity Smile Train.
Elizabeth Henstridge Dating / Boyfriend
Henstridge has been dating American actor ZacharyBurr Abel for over a year now. Like Henstridge, Zachary Abel has an ABC series to thank for his exit — he’s best known for his role as Carter Anderson on the ABC Family series Make It or Break It. In 2010, the role earned him a Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice Summer TV Star Male. However, he lost to Pretty Little Liars’ Ian Harding.
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Another similarity between the couple is that they were born in the same month – September. Zachary is September 4, 1980, which makes him 7 years older than Henstridge.
While Henstridge has remained mum on her relationship with Zachary. We assume the duo could have met on the set of Agents of SHIELD. How do we know? Based on our investigations, we discovered that Zachar had filmed the role of Tad in a 2014 episode of Agents of SHIELD, but the scene was deleted and he was never credited. However, it’s safe to say that it wasn’t all a waste for the American handsome when he left with a trophy girlfriend.
Although Abel started his acting career in 2007, three years before Henstridge, he seems to have been less successful compared to his girlfriend. Since his Make It or Break It role, Abel has only performed in a few gigs, including guest roles on 90210 (2010), Awkward (2011), The Secret Circle (2011), and Criminal Minds (2017). He had a role in the 2011 comedy film Night Club, which was Sam Borowski’s directorial debut.
Before making it big with Make It or Break It, Abel’s longest running role appeared in 4 episodes of The Secret Life of the American Teenager. He began his career with a guest role on an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
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One notable difference between the two is that while it seems Henstridge always knew acting was her calling, judging by the fact that she was studying theater arts in college, Abel seemed to have wanted something different. while studying finance and international business at Washington University in St. Louis.
The two each took to their social media accounts to vow sweet nothings to each other and share photos of themselves.
@lil_henstridge happy birthday to my winetasting, point hunting, globetrotting, ghost busting, dessert search, Maggie’s walk, screenshot, eating sushi, drinking afternoon tea, hotel review , self-direction, FaceTime-ing, nonstop laughing, 3h Austin trekking, add an -ing to everything, partner in crime! I love you to the moon! Here’s to another magical year
