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.
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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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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.
25/01/2019
Gemma Whelan & John Heffernan star in A Slight Ache as part of the Pinter season
Performing 31st January-23rd February at The Pinter Theatre
22/08/2018
Upstart Crow is back with David Mitchell and Gemma Whelan
New series. Watch on BBCTwo on Wednesday 29th August at 8:30pm.
08/02/2018
In Conversation with Standard Issue
Join a line-up of brilliant women, including Gemma Whelan* chatting about funnies, feminism and more. *Line-up subject to change.