Portrait of Gemma Whelan

Gemma Whelan

Acting

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.

Born: April 23, 1981

Place of Birth: Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Filmography

2025
Spiked

as (voice)

2024
Cristóbal Balenciaga

as Prudence Glynn

2022
DI Ray

as DCI Kerry Henderson

2021
The Tower

as DS Sarah Collins

2021
The Tower

as DI Sarah Collins

2021
2021
Game Over

as Mother

2020
Emma.

as Miss Taylor / Mrs. Weston

2020
White House Farm

as Ann Eaton

2019
Frayed

as Hannah

2019
Gentleman Jack

as Marian Lister

2018
2018
Killing Eve

as Geraldine

2017
2017
Sump

as Kate

2017
Queers.

as Bobby

2017
Decline and Fall

as Diane Fagan

2017
Prevenge

as Len

2017
The Moorside

as Karen Matthews

2016
The Crown

as Patricia Campbell

2016
2015
Hetty Feather

as Ida Battersea

2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil

as Solaria Butterfly (voice)

2014
Mapp and Lucia

as Irene Coles

2014
Almost Royal

as Narrator

2014
Inside No. 9

as Columbina, a Maid

2013
Sweat the Small Stuff

as Self - Panelist

2011
Game of Thrones

as Yara Greyjoy

2010
Gulliver's Travels

as Lilliputian Rose

2010
The Wolfman

as Gwen's Maid

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G.S.W.

as Dispatcher