Former student stars in Netflix series

Jessie Mei Li, former Reigate College SU President, is starring in the lead role of Alina Starkov in the 2021 Netflix series Shadow and Bone.  The series, an adaptation of fantasy book series Shadow and Bone and the Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo is being released on Netflix from 23 April.  

Jessie Mei Li

Jessie grew up in Redhill and attended Reigate College 2012-2014, studying French, Spanish and Drama.  She went on to study languages at university, but dropped out in 2015 to join the National Youth Theatre.

Find out more about studying Drama, French and Spanish at Reigate College.

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