Gemma Whelan

Gemma Whelan

Acting

Born:
1981-04-23
Place of birth:
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

Filmography

7 Miles Out

7 Miles Out

6.02026Bryn Westbourne
Movie
Dexter Procter

Dexter Procter

2025Mrs Procter
TV
Recall Me Maybe

Recall Me Maybe

2025Cass
Movie
G.S.W.

G.S.W.

2025Dispatcher
Movie
Spiked

Spiked

8.02025Twinkles (voice)
Movie
National Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë

National Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë

8.02024Charlotte Brontë
Movie
Cristóbal Balenciaga

Cristóbal Balenciaga

7.32024Prudence Glynn
TV
The Famous Five

The Famous Five

6.22023Gertrude Drachmann
TV
DI Ray

DI Ray

6.92022DCI Kerry Henderson
TV
The Tower

The Tower

6.82021DI Sarah Collins
TV
The Cleaner

The Cleaner

6.92021Lara
TV
Game Over

Game Over

2021Mother
Movie
Between the Covers

Between the Covers

5.52020Self
TV
Emma.

Emma.

7.02020Miss Taylor / Mrs. Weston
Movie
White House Farm

White House Farm

7.02020Ann Eaton
TV
Frayed

Frayed

7.22019Hannah
TV
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

7.02019Self
Movie
Gentleman Jack

Gentleman Jack

7.92019Marian Lister
TV
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

5.12018Miranda
Movie
The Blue Door

The Blue Door

5.92018Clare
Movie
Killing Eve

Killing Eve

7.92018Geraldine
TV
The End of the F***ing world

The End of the F***ing world

9.02018Eunice
Movie
The End of the F***ing World

The End of the F***ing World

8.02017DC Eunice Noon
TV
Sump

Sump

1.02017Kate
Movie
Queers.

Queers.

5.92017
TV
Decline and Fall

Decline and Fall

5.72017Diane Fagan
TV
Prevenge

Prevenge

5.52017Len
Movie
The Moorside

The Moorside

6.82017Karen Matthews
TV
The Crown

The Crown

8.22016Patricia Campbell
TV
Upstart Crow

Upstart Crow

7.32016Kate
TV
Not Safe for Work

Not Safe for Work

6.82015Davina
TV
Hetty Feather

Hetty Feather

8.42015Ida Battersea
TV
Star vs. the Forces of Evil

Star vs. the Forces of Evil

8.42015Solaria Butterfly (voice)
TV
Mapp and Lucia

Mapp and Lucia

6.32014Irene Coles
TV
Siblings

Siblings

6.12014Ruth
TV
Almost Royal

Almost Royal

7.02014Narrator
TV
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

7.12014Self
TV
Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

8.12014Columbina, a Maid
TV
Sweat the Small Stuff

Sweat the Small Stuff

5.02013Self - Panelist
TV
The Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains!

The Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains!

2013
TV
Comedy Blaps

Comedy Blaps

2011
TV
Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

8.52011Yara Greyjoy
TV
Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

5.22010Lilliputian Rose
Movie
The Wolfman

The Wolfman

5.92010Gwen's Maid
Movie
The Persuasionists

The Persuasionists

5.02010Josephine
TV
10 Minute Tales

10 Minute Tales

7.52009Pretty Nurse
TV
Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories

8.02009
TV
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.22007Self
TV
The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde

The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde

Movie
Thanatos

Thanatos

Movie