Jessica Watson

Teagan, in character as Jessica Watson, onboard her ship as she uses her walkie. Australian actor Teagan Croft, the star of HBO's Titans, plays Jessica Watson.

"It really is absolutely extraordinary," she said. And I think that is what is most powerful." "It's kind of strange, and I'm actually not quite sure what to think or feel about it. "And Jess was so great about saying, 'Don't worry about all the details and minutiae. such as this sense of isolation that Jessica endured during her journey. She is the youngest solo sailor. Spillane has known Watson personally since 2014, when she began her research for True Spirit. Croft's audition was the first director Sarah Spillane watched in her search for a lead. So much has happened and so much time has passed," she said. "What I've always loved about Jessica's journey is that she's not the youngest girl to be a solo sailor. "It's odd, right? "Being reintroduced to it and learning so much, just all of the details about how big the waves were and how intense the backlash was to begin with – there's just so much about the story I didn't know that just makes it all the more impressive and inspiring," Croft said.