Gemma Whelan
Crisp, controlled & smiley. Superb character range, versatile & funny.
Stand-up character comedienne, comedy actress and star of 'Game of Thrones' and 'Gentleman Jack'.
Her accents are well practised through her comedy characters. Main accents are Leeds/Northern, California, Bristol, Australian, Essex. All found on her Character Reel.
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Accents
Singing Ability
- Mezzo Soprano (Professional - Trained in musical theatre.)
Acting Talents
- Improvisation (Experience of)
Credits
- Emma (TV, 2020) Mrs. Weston.
- White House Farm Murders (TV, 2019) Ann Eaton. ITV.
- Gentleman Jack (TV, 2019) Marian Lister. BBC.
- A Slight Ache (Theatre, West End, 2019) Flora. Pinter Theatre.
- 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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Related news articles
07/05/2019
Gemma Whelan stars in new BBC period drama 'Gentleman Jack'.
The drama tells the story of Anne Lister, a well-off Yorkshire landowner famous for her four-million-word diary that documented her lesbian relationships, travels and efforts to transform the fate of her faded ancestral home Shibden Hall. Gemma Whelan plays Anne Listers sister Marian. Watch the first episode on Sunday 19th May on BBC1.
10/05/2019
Gemma Whelan features in the final season of Game of Thrones.
Gemma Whelan, who plays Yara Grejoy will be featuring in Game of Thrones last series. Watch on Mondays at 9pm on Sky Atlantic.
08/05/2019
Gemma Whelan in Star Vs The Forces of Evil Animation
Make sure to check out Gemma’s guest appearance as Queen Solaria, one of the fiercest queens in the Butterfly Family, in the new episode of Star Vs The Forces Of Evil this Sunday at 7:30am on the Disney Channel.
28/03/2019
BFI & Radio Times Television Festival
Featuring Ambreen Razia, Tom Bateman, Gemma Whelan, Matt Lucas, Nia Roberts, Matthew Gravelle, Mali Harries, Robert Bathurst, Mathew Horne and Zawe Ashton. At London’s BFI Southbank from Friday 12th — Sunday 14th April 2019.