Gemma Whelan
English actress · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1981 · age 45
Gemma Elizabeth Whelan is an English actress and comedian known for portraying Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones and as her stand-up character Chastity Butterworth.
Gemma Whelan is read about 684 times a day, in 26 languages.
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Something wrong?A life in dates
G.S.W.Film, Dispatcher
Recall Me MaybeFilm, 2025Cass
SpikedFilm, 2025Twinkles (voice)2024
Cristóbal BalenciagaSeries, Prudence Glynn
National Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other BrontëFilm, 2024Charlotte Brontë2023
The Famous FiveSeries, Gertrude Drachmann2021
The CleanerSeries, Lara
Game OverFilm, 2021Mother2020
White House FarmSeries, Ann Eaton
Emma.Film, 2020Miss Taylor / Mrs. Weston2019
Game of Thrones: The Last WatchFilm2018
Killing EveSeries, Geraldine
Surviving Christmas with the RelativesFilm, 2018Miranda
The Blue DoorFilm, 2018Clare2017
Decline and FallSeries, Diane Fagan
PrevengeFilm, 2017Len
SumpFilm, 2017Kate2015
Hetty FeatherSeries, Ida Battersea2014
Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledSeries2010Funny WomenAward
Gulliver's TravelsFilm, 2010Lilliputian Rose
The WolfmanFilm, 2010Gwen's Maid2009
Horrible HistoriesSeries, Writer2007
The Graham Norton ShowSeries1981Born23 April 1981People around Gemma
Close ties
Alfie Allen Also in Game of Thrones and The Door
David Benioff Produced Game of Thrones, wrote The Door (2016)
Josh O'Connor Also in The Crown, Emma and Emma.
Mark Gatiss Directed Queers (2017), also in Game of Thrones
D. B. Weiss Produced Game of Thrones, wrote The Door (2016)
Chloe Pirrie Also in The Crown, Emma and Emma.
Angus Imrie Also in The Crown, Emma and Emma.
Autumn de Wilde Directed Emma (2020), directed Emma. (2020)
Graham Broadbent Produced Emma (2020)
Emilia Clarke Also in Game of Thrones and The Door
Max von Sydow Also in Game of Thrones and The Door
Charles Dance Also in Game of Thrones and The Crown
Geraldine Chaplin Also in The Crown and The Wolfman
Eleanor Catton Wrote Emma and Emma.
Stephen Daldry Produced The Crown
Julian Glover Also in Game of Thrones and The Crown
Callum Turner Also in Emma and Emma.
Miranda Hart Also in Emma and Emma.
Johnny Flynn Also in Emma and Emma.
Kristian Nairn Also in Game of Thrones and The Door
Tanya Reynolds Also in Emma and Emma.
Alice Lowe Produced Prevenge (2016)
David Rintoul Also in Game of Thrones and The Crown
Amber Anderson Also in Emma and Emma.
Known for
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Emma. 2020
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch 2019
The Wolfman 2010
Prevenge 2017
Gulliver's Travels 2010
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 16
54 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Awards
About this person
She also plays Kate in all 3 series of the comedy Upstart Crow (2016-2018), Detective Eunice Noon on the first series of The End of the F***ing World (2017), Geraldine on the third series of Killing Eve (2020), and DCI Kerry Henderson in both series of DI Ray (2022-2024).
