Tessa Thompson

Tessa Lynn Thompson is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is well-known for her role as Nyla Adrose in the drama film For Colored Girls, and as an Asgardian Valkyrie warrior in the superhero film Thor: Ragnarok.

Biography
Thompson was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father is singer-songwriter Marc Anthony Thompson, part of the musical group Chocolate Genius, Inc. She started her acting career in theatrical plays in 2002, then moving into television in 2005, appearing in drama productions like Cold Case and Grey's Anatomy.

While she appeared in several smaller roles in full-length films between 2006-2009, it was not until the 2010 release of For Colored Girls that Thompson began to take on larger, often starring roles in films. However, it was the release of Thor: Ragnarok in 2017 that highlighted her acting talent, and ability to take on the spotlight as the hardened, hard-drinking Asgardian warrior known as Scrapper-142.

She has won several Best and Breakthrough Actress awards from smaller organisations, namely from the African-American Film Critics Association for her roles in Creed and Dear White People, and the Black Reel Awards for For Colored Girls.