Gemma Whelan - wikipedia Gemma Whelan Gemma Whelan Whelan at Antwerp Convention 2014 Gemma Elizabeth Whelan ( 1981 - 04 - 23 ) 23 April 1981 ( age 36 ) Leeds, England Nationality British Occupation Actress, comedian Years active 2005 -- present Height 5 ft 6 in ( 168 cm ) Gemma Elizabeth Whelan ( born 23 April 1981 ) is an English actress and comedian, known for playing Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy - drama series Game of Thrones. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 3.3 Stage 3.4 Video games 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Personal life In addition to being an actress and comedian, Whelan is also a professional dancer specialising in the tap and jazz dance styles. She is a member of the dance troupe the Beaux Belles, based in London. She is also trained in musical theatre and has a mezzo - soprano singing voice. Whelan can speak conversational Spanish. She lives in London. In July 2017, she announced she is expecting her first child with husband Gerry. Career Gemma Whelan at EOTR 2013 in Tollard Royal, United Kingdom As a comedian, Whelan won the Funny Women Variety Award for stand - up comedy in 2010. She often performs stand - up in character as Chastity Butterworth and in 2014 she recorded a pilot chat show for BBC Radio 4 called The Chastity Butterworth Show. On screen, she has played supporting roles in several films and TV shows, including in the 2010 films Gulliver 's Travels and The Wolfman. She has had roles in comedies including Upstart Crow, Uncle and The Agency. In August 2011, she was cast as Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy - drama television series Game of Thrones, and appeared as a recurring cast member from the second season onward. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Madness of the Dance Sister Grace Short film 2007 Frites Marie - Anne Short film 2008 Shortbread and Tea Mildred 2009 Ding Dong Dr. Pretty Short film The Wolfman Gwen 's Maid Gulliver 's Travels Lilliputian Rose 2016 Prevenge Len Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 The Enforcers Holly 2009 10 Minute Tales Pretty Nurse 1 episode The Persuasionists Josephine 2 episodes 2011 Threesome Wendy 1 episode Living Doll Moaning Mona For the Win Various Pilot 2012 Ruddy Hell ! It 's Harry & Paul Daughter 1 episode Cardinal Burns Claire 2012 -- 2014 2016 -- present Game of Thrones Yara Greyjoy Recurring, 14 episodes 2013 The Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains ! Unknown Miniseries, 1 episode Nick Helm 's Heavy Entertainment Various Claudia O'Doherty Comedy Blaps Sarah Miniseries, 3 episodes 2014 Live at the Electric Chastity Butterworth Series 3, 3 episodes Siblings Ruth Badults Juliet Series 2, 1 episode : `` Neighbours '' Mapp and Lucia Quaint Irene Coles 2014 -- present Almost Royal Narrator 2015 Uncle Veronica Series 2, 2 episodes 2015 Not Safe for Work Davina 1 episode 2015 Murder in Successville Nurse Adele Series 1, 1 episode 2016 -- present Upstart Crow Kate 8 episodes 2016 -- 2017 Hetty Feather Ida Battersea 2016 Horrible Histories Enid Blyton, among other roles 2016 Morgana Robinson 's The Agency Kat Cassidy 4 episodes 2017 Decline and Fall Diane Fagan 2 episodes 2017 The Moorside Karen Matthews Two - part drama 2017 The Crown Patricia Campbell Series 2 Episode 5 2017 Queers Bobby Series 1 Episode 7 2017 The End of the F * * * ing World Eunice 2017 Eat Your Heart with Nick Helm Herself Series 1 Episode 5 Stage Year Title Role Notes 2005 Newsrevue Various Edinburgh Festival 2006 Shakespeare for Breakfast Petruchio C Venues Celebrity Love Panto Island Various Canal Cafe Theatre 2008 Red Death Lates Unknown Gideon Reeling Improvathon Bunny Valentine The Sticking Place 2009 Infinite Variety Various Whoopee Productions New Players Theatre Stephen & the Sexy Partridgesaab 90 Chanel Trafalgar Studios 2013 One Man, Two Guvnors Rachel Crabbe Royal National Theatre Dark Vanilla Jungle Andrea Supporting Wall & Pleasance Theatre Chastity Butterworth & the Spanish Hamster Chastity Butterworth Pajama Men Productions 2014 Dark Vanilla Jungle Andrea Supporting Wall 2015 Radiant Vermin Jill and others Video games Year Title Role Notes 2015 Final Fantasy XIV : Heavensward Igeyorhm Voice 2017 Mass Effect : Andromeda Zevin Raeka Voice TBA Squadron 42 TBA Voice, motion capture Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result Funny Women Awards Best Variety Herself Won 2016 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Game of Thrones Nominated References ^ Jump up to : `` Spotlight : Gemma Whelan ''. Retrieved 18 April 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Spotlight on... Gemma Whelan ''. londonisfunny.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011. Jump up ^ `` The Beaux Belles ''. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014. Jump up ^ `` Gemma Whelan female voiceover artist ''. Retrieved 18 April 2014. Jump up ^ Aftab, Kaleem ( 6 July 2017 ). `` Game of Thrones season 7 's Gemma Whelan interview : ' I do n't mind playing a little part in a big series, but to become a main character is great ' ''. The Independent. Retrieved 24 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Funny Women Award Winners ''. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011. Jump up ^ `` Gemma Whelan ''. PBJ and JBJ Management. Retrieved 2 August 2011. Jump up ^ `` Game of Thrones ' Gemma Whelan on Yara 's Sexuality and Freezing on Set ''. vulture.com. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` HorribleHistories TV on Twitter ''. Retrieved 2 December 2016. External links Gemma Whelan on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gemma_Whelan&oldid=815160056 '' Categories : Living people British film actresses British stand - up comedians People from Leeds Actresses from Yorkshire 21st - century British actresses British stage actresses British television actresses British video game actresses British voice actresses 1981 births Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from January 2014 Use British English from January 2014 Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Polski Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 13 December 2017, at 03 : 44. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who did gemma whelan play in game of thrones
Answer: Yara Greyjoy