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
Game Over
Mother
2021
Prevenge
Len
2017
The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde
Spiked
(voice)
2025
National Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë
Charlotte Brontë
2024
Cristóbal Balenciaga
Prudence Glynn · (6 episodes)
2024
DI Ray
DCI Kerry Henderson · (10 episodes)
2022
The Tower
DS Sarah Collins · (11 episodes)
2021
The Cleaner
Lara · (1 episode)
2021
Between the Covers
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Emma.
Miss Taylor / Mrs. Weston
2020
White House Farm
Ann Eaton · (6 episodes)
2020
Frayed
Hannah · (2 episodes)
2019
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Self
2019
Gentleman Jack
Marian Lister · (16 episodes)
2019
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
Miranda
2018
The Blue Door
Clare
2018
Killing Eve
Geraldine · (8 episodes)
2018
The End of the F***ing World
DC Eunice Noon · (5 episodes)
2017
Sump
Kate
2017
Queers.
Bobby · (1 episode)
2017
Queers.
(8 episodes)
2017
Decline and Fall
Diane Fagan · (3 episodes)
2017
The Moorside
Karen Matthews · (2 episodes)
2017
The Crown
Patricia Campbell · (1 episode)
2016
Upstart Crow
Kate · (18 episodes)
2016
Hetty Feather
Ida Battersea · (57 episodes)
2015
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Solaria Butterfly (voice) · (1 episode)
2015
Mapp and Lucia
Irene Coles · (3 episodes)
2014
Almost Royal
Narrator · (15 episodes)
2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Inside No. 9
Columbina, a Maid · (1 episode)
2014
Sweat the Small Stuff
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
2013
Game of Thrones
Yara Greyjoy · (14 episodes)
2011
Gulliver's Travels
Lilliputian Rose
2010
The Wolfman
Gwen's Maid
2010
Horrible Histories
(21 episodes)
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007