Gemma Whelan

Gemma Whelan

Known for
Acting
Born
April 23, 1981 (age 45)
Birthplace
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Gemma Elizabeth Whelan (born 23 April 1981) is an English actress and comedian known for portraying Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones. She also plays Kate in all seasons of the comedy Upstart Crow, Detective Eunice Noon on the first season of The End of the F***ing World on Channel 4, and Geraldine on the third season of Killing Eve.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde

The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde

Movie

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Thanatos poster

Thanatos

Movie

2026
7 Miles Out poster

7 Miles Out

Movie · as Bryn Westbourne

2025
Spiked poster

Spiked

Movie · as Twinkles (voice)

2025
G.S.W. poster

G.S.W.

Movie · as Dispatcher

2025
Recall Me Maybe poster

Recall Me Maybe

Movie · as Cass

2025
Dexter Procter poster

Dexter Procter

TV · as Mrs Procter · 1 ep

2024
National Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë poster

National Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë

Movie · as Charlotte Brontë

2024
Cristóbal Balenciaga poster

Cristóbal Balenciaga

TV · as Prudence Glynn · 6 eps

2023
The Famous Five poster

The Famous Five

TV · as Gertrude Drachmann · 1 ep

2022
DI Ray poster

DI Ray

TV · as DCI Kerry Henderson · 10 eps

2021
Game Over poster

Game Over

Movie · as Mother

2021
The Tower poster

The Tower

TV · as DS Sarah Collins, DI Sarah Collins · 7 eps

2021
The Cleaner poster

The Cleaner

TV · as Lara · 1 ep

2020
Emma. poster

Emma.

Movie · as Miss Taylor / Mrs. Weston

2020
White House Farm poster

White House Farm

TV · as Ann Eaton · 6 eps

2020
Between the Covers poster

Between the Covers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch poster

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

Movie · as Self

2019
Frayed poster

Frayed

TV · as Hannah · 2 eps

2019
Gentleman Jack poster

Gentleman Jack

TV · as Marian Lister · 16 eps

2018
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives poster

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

Movie · as Miranda

2018
The Blue Door poster

The Blue Door

Movie · as Clare

2018
The End of the F***ing world poster

The End of the F***ing world

Movie · as Eunice

2018
Killing Eve poster

Killing Eve

TV · as Geraldine · 8 eps

2017
Prevenge poster

Prevenge

Movie · as Len

2017
Sump poster

Sump

Movie · as Kate

2017
The Moorside poster

The Moorside

TV · as Karen Matthews · 2 eps

2017
Queers. poster

Queers.

TV · as Bobby · 1 ep

2017
The End of the F***ing World poster

The End of the F***ing World

TV · as DC Eunice Noon · 5 eps

2017
Decline and Fall poster

Decline and Fall

TV · as Diane Fagan · 2 eps

2016
Upstart Crow poster

Upstart Crow

TV · as Kate · 18 eps

2016
The Crown poster

The Crown

TV · as Patricia Campbell · 1 ep

2015
Hetty Feather poster

Hetty Feather

TV · as Ida Battersea · 62 eps

2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil poster

Star vs. the Forces of Evil

TV · as Solaria Butterfly (voice) · 1 ep

2015
Not Safe for Work poster

Not Safe for Work

TV · as Davina · 1 ep

2014
Inside No. 9 poster

Inside No. 9

TV · as Columbina, a Maid · 1 ep

2014
Almost Royal poster

Almost Royal

TV · as Narrator · 15 eps

2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Mapp and Lucia poster

Mapp and Lucia

TV · as Irene Coles · 3 eps

2014
Siblings poster

Siblings

TV · as Ruth · 1 ep

2013
Sweat the Small Stuff poster

Sweat the Small Stuff

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2013
The Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains!

The Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains!

TV · 10 eps

2011
Game of Thrones poster

Game of Thrones

TV · as Yara Greyjoy · 14 eps

2011
Comedy Blaps

Comedy Blaps

TV · as Lost Woman in the Park, Bar Waitress · 1 ep

2010
Gulliver's Travels poster

Gulliver's Travels

Movie · as Lilliputian Rose

2010
The Wolfman poster

The Wolfman

Movie · as Gwen's Maid

2010
The Persuasionists poster

The Persuasionists

TV · as Josephine · 3 eps

2009
Horrible Histories poster

Horrible Histories

TV · 21 eps

2009
10 Minute Tales poster

10 Minute Tales

TV · as Pretty Nurse · 1 ep

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep