Gemma Whelan

Acting

Gemma Whelan

Born April 23, 1981Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK46 credits

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

Dexter Procter

Dexter Procter

TV

2025

Recall Me Maybe

Recall Me Maybe

Movie

2025

G.S.W.

G.S.W.

Movie

2025

Spiked
10.0

Spiked

Movie

2025

National Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë
8.0

National Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë

Movie

2024

Cristóbal Balenciaga
7.2

Cristóbal Balenciaga

TV

2024

Filmography

Dexter Procter
2025Dexter Procteras Mrs ProcterTV
Recall Me Maybe
2025Recall Me Maybeas CassMovie
G.S.W.
2025G.S.W.as DispatcherMovie
Spiked
2025Spikedas (voice)Movie
National Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë
2024National Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other Brontëas Charlotte BrontëMovie
Cristóbal Balenciaga
2024Cristóbal Balenciagaas Prudence GlynnTV
The Famous Five
2023The Famous Fiveas Gertrude DrachmannTV
DI Ray
2022DI Rayas DCI Kerry HendersonTV
The Tower
2021The Toweras DS Sarah CollinsTV
The Cleaner
2021The Cleaneras LaraTV
Game Over
2021Game Overas MotherMovie
Between the Covers
2020Between the Coversas SelfTV
Emma.
2020Emma.as Miss Taylor / Mrs. WestonMovie
White House Farm
2020White House Farmas Ann EatonTV
Frayed
2019Frayedas HannahTV
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019Game of Thrones: The Last Watchas SelfMovie
Gentleman Jack
2019Gentleman Jackas Marian ListerTV
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
2018Surviving Christmas with the Relativesas MirandaMovie
The Blue Door
2018The Blue Dooras ClareMovie
Killing Eve
2018Killing Eveas GeraldineTV
The End of the F***ing World
2017The End of the F***ing Worldas DC Eunice NoonTV
Sump
2017Sumpas KateMovie
Queers.
2017Queers.as BobbyTV
Decline and Fall
2017Decline and Fallas Diane FaganTV
Prevenge
2017Prevengeas LenMovie
The Moorside
2017The Moorsideas Karen MatthewsTV
The Crown
2016The Crownas Patricia CampbellTV
Upstart Crow
2016Upstart Crowas KateTV
Not Safe for Work
2015Not Safe for Workas DavinaTV
Hetty Feather
2015Hetty Featheras Ida BatterseaTV
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015Star vs. the Forces of Evilas Solaria Butterfly (voice)TV
Mapp and Lucia
2014Mapp and Luciaas Irene ColesTV
Almost Royal
2014Almost Royalas NarratorTV
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitledas SelfTV
Inside No. 9
2014Inside No. 9as Columbina, a MaidTV
Sweat the Small Stuff
2013Sweat the Small Stuffas Self - PanelistTV
T
2013The Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains!TV
C
2011Comedy Blapsas Lost Woman in the ParkTV
Game of Thrones
2011Game of Thronesas Yara GreyjoyTV
Gulliver's Travels
2010Gulliver's Travelsas Lilliputian RoseMovie
The Wolfman
2010The Wolfmanas Gwen's MaidMovie
10 Minute Tales
200910 Minute Talesas Pretty NurseTV
Horrible Histories
2009Horrible HistoriesTV
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
T
—The Last Disturbance of Madeline HyndeMovie
Thanatos
—ThanatosMovie