Tessa Thompson

Tessa Lynne Thompson is an American actress, born on October 3, 1983. She began her acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company and appeared in productions of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet while studying at Santa Monica College. Thompson gained recognition for her leading roles in independent films such as Mississippi Damned (2009) and For Colored Girls (2010). She received critical acclaim for her performances in Dear White People (2014) and Selma (2014). Thompson's mainstream success came from her roles in franchise films like Creed (2015), Creed II (2018), Creed III (2023), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), and Men in Black: International (2019).