Gemma Whelan
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
TV
Game of Thrones
Yara Greyjoy
2011
TV
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
TV
The Crown
Patricia Campbell
2016
TV
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Solaria Butterfly (voice)
2015
TV
Killing Eve
Geraldine
2018
TV
Inside No. 9
Columbina, a Maid
2014
TV
Horrible Histories
2009
TV
Gentleman Jack
Marian Lister
2019
TV
The End of the F***ing World
DC Eunice Noon
2017
TV
Hetty Feather
Ida Battersea
2015
TV
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
2014
TV
The Cleaner
Lara
2021
TV
DI Ray
DCI Kerry Henderson
2022
TV
10 Minute Tales
Pretty Nurse
2009
TV
The Tower
DS Sarah Collins
2021
TV
The Tower
DI Sarah Collins
2021
TV
Queers.
Bobby
2017
TV
Queers.
2017
Film
Emma.
Miss Taylor / Mrs. Weston
2020
TV
Frayed
Hannah
2019
Filmography
2025TVDexter Procteras Mrs Procter2025FilmRecall Me Maybeas Cass2025FilmG.S.W.as Dispatcher2025FilmSpikedas (voice)2024FilmNational Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other Brontëas Charlotte Brontë2024TVCristóbal Balenciagaas Prudence Glynn2023TVThe Famous Fiveas Gertrude Drachmann2022TVDI Rayas DCI Kerry Henderson2021TVThe Toweras DS Sarah Collins2021TVThe Cleaneras Lara2021FilmGame Overas Mother2020TVBetween the Coversas Self2020FilmEmma.as Miss Taylor / Mrs. Weston2020TVWhite House Farmas Ann Eaton2019TVFrayedas Hannah2019FilmGame of Thrones: The Last Watchas Self2019TVGentleman Jackas Marian Lister2018FilmSurviving Christmas with the Relativesas Miranda2018FilmThe Blue Dooras Clare2018TVKilling Eveas Geraldine2017TVThe End of the F***ing Worldas DC Eunice Noon2017FilmSumpas Kate2017TVQueers.as Bobby2017TVDecline and Fallas Diane Fagan2017FilmPrevengeas Len2017TVThe Moorsideas Karen Matthews2016TVThe Crownas Patricia Campbell2016TVUpstart Crowas Kate2015TVNot Safe for Workas Davina2015TVHetty Featheras Ida Battersea2015TVStar vs. the Forces of Evilas Solaria Butterfly (voice)2014TVMapp and Luciaas Irene Coles2014TVAlmost Royalas Narrator2014TVAlan Davies: As Yet Untitledas Self2014TVInside No. 9as Columbina, a Maid2013TVSweat the Small Stuffas Self - Panelist2013TVThe Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains!2011TVComedy Blapsas Lost Woman in the Park2011TVGame of Thronesas Yara Greyjoy2010FilmGulliver's Travelsas Lilliputian Rose2010FilmThe Wolfmanas Gwen's Maid2009TV10 Minute Talesas Pretty Nurse2009TVHorrible Histories2007TVThe Graham Norton Showas Self—FilmThe Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde—FilmThanatos