Gemma Whelan
Crisp, controlled & smiley. Superb character range, versatile & funny.
Stand-up character comedienne, comedy actress and star of 'Game of Thrones'.
Her accents are well practised through her comedy characters. Main accents are Leeds/Northern, California, Bristol, Australian, Essex. All found on her Character Reel.
Audio Samples
Accents
Singing Ability
- Mezzo Soprano (Professional - Trained in musical theatre.)
Acting Talents
- Improvisation (Experience of)
Credits
- Surviving Christmas (Feature Film, 2018) Miranda. Studio Soho
- Upstart Crow (TV, 2017-2016) Kate. BBC.
- Game Of Thrones (TV, 2017-12) Yara Greyjoy. Sky Atlantic.
- The End of the F**king World (TV, 2017) DC Eunice Noon. Channel 4
- The Crown (TV, 2017) Patricia. Netflix
- The Moorside (TV, 2017) Karen Matthews. BBC.
- Decline and Fall (TV, 2017) Dingy Fagan. BBC.
- Morgana Robinson's the Agency (TV, 2016) Cat Cassidy. BBC.
- Horrible Histories (TV, 2016) Various. BBC.
- Uncle (TV, 2016) Veronica. BBC.
- Radiant Vermin (Theatre, 2015) Gillian. Soho Theatre.
- Hetty Feather (TV, 2015) Ida Battersea.
- Mapp and Lucia (TV, 2014) Irene Coles. TV Mini-Series.
- Siblings (TV, 2014) Ruth. BBC 3.
- Live At The Electric (TV, 2013) Chastity Butterworth. BBC3.
- Claudia O'Doherty Comedy Blaps (TV, 2013) Sarah. TV Mini-Series.
- The Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains! (TV, 2013) The Wrath Of Ken. TV Mini-Series.
- Badults (TV, 2013) Juliet. BBC3.
- One Man, Two Guvnors (Theatre, West End, 2012) Rachel Crabbe. Theatre Royal Haymarket. 2nd cast.
- Cardinal Burns (TV, 2012) Claire. E4.
- Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul (TV, 2012) Various. BBC2.
- Living Doll (TV, 2011) Moaning Mona.
- Threesome (TV, 2011) Wendy. Comedy Central.
- Gulliver's Travels (Feature Film, 2010) Lilliputian Rose.
- The Wolfman (Feature Film, 2010) Gwen's Maid.
- Stephen & The Sexy Partridge (Theatre, West End, 2010) Chanel. Trafalgar Studios.
- The Persuasionists (TV, 2009) Josephine. BBC2.
- The Enforcers (TV, 2006) Holly.
- Celebrity Love Panto Island (Stage, 2006) Jade Goody, Widow Twanky & more. Canal Cafe.
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Upstart Crow is back with David Mitchell and Gemma Whelan
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