Faye Marsay - wikipedia Faye Marsay Faye Marsay Marsay at the 2016 San Diego Comic - Con ( 1986 - 12 - 30 ) 30 December 1986 ( age 31 ) Loftus, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Occupation Actress Years active 2008 -- present Faye Elaine Marsay ( born 30 December 1986 ) is an English actress. Her notable roles include Anne Neville in The White Queen, Amy in Need for Speed, the recurring character Candice in Fresh Meat, Steph in the film Pride, Blue Colson in the Black Mirror episode `` Hated in the Nation '', and the Waif in the fifth and sixth seasons of Game of Thrones. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 3.3 Stage 3.4 Radio 3.5 Video games 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Early life Marsay was born in Middlesbrough, Cleveland. She attended Laurence Jackson School in Guisborough, Cleveland, and went on to Prior Pursglove College, before joining the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she played the roles of Sissy Jupe in Hard Times, First Wyrd Sister and Fleance in Macbeth, Runt in Disco Pigs, and Shen Te in The Good Soul of Szechuan. It was during her time at the school she won the Spotlight Prize 2012. As soon as she graduated, she landed a main role in The White Queen. Career In 2008, Marsay played Sue in the comedy drama Is That It ?. She rose to prominence in 2013, playing Anne Neville in The White Queen. Next, Marsay played new `` fresher '' Candice Pelling in the TV series Fresh Meat. In 2014, Marsay played the role of Lizzie Lancaster in series two of The Bletchley Circle. In September, she had two projects debut, the first being BAFTA nominated film Pride, in which she played the character of Steph. The second was the TV miniseries murder mystery Glue. Marsay played the character Janine Riley. Marsay also appeared in the 2014 Doctor Who Christmas special `` Last Christmas '' as Shona McCullough. 2015 began with Marsay appearing in the fifth season of the popular HBO series Game of Thrones as the Waif. In June, Marsay was cast as new character Katie Springer in the TV series My Mad Fat Diary for the final season. At the beginning of October, Marsay was named one of Screen International 's 2015 Stars of Tomorrow which highlighted up - and - coming creative professionals. In October 2015, a radio drama debuted on BBC Radio 4 called The Price of Oil. The episode `` No Two Days '' starred Marsay as Izzie. In November, Marsay appeared as Amy in the video game Need for Speed, donning an American accent. Next, the short film NippleJesus, based on the short story by Nick Hornby, debuted at the Austin Film Festival and premiered in London, though it has not yet been made available to mass audiences. Marsay plays Siobhan. 2016 brought Marsay the role of Christine in the sixth season of ITV 's Vera. She then continued her role as the Waif in Game of Thrones later that month. In May and June 2016, Marsay played the leading role of Nina Stibbe in the BBC 's Love, Nina. Later that year, she appeared in `` Hated in the Nation '', an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror as Blue Colson alongside Kelly MacDonald. In 2017, Marsay appeared in the BBC / AMC 's McMafia, with James Norton, costarred in Daisy Aitkens ' debut feature You, Me and Him with Lucy Punch and David Tennant, and appeared in the film Darkest Hour, starring Gary Oldman. She will also appear in a revival of Jim Cartwright 's play Road at the Royal Court Theatre In December 2017, Marsay starred in ITV drama Bancroft alongside Sarah Parish. In 2017, she also appeared in Channel 4 drama Shamed. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Pride Steph Chambers 2017 Darkest Hour Sybil 2018 You Me & Him Alex Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Is That It ? Sue 2013 The White Queen Anne Neville 10 episodes Fresh Meat Candice Pelling 8 episodes 2014 The Bletchley Circle Lizzie Lancaster 4 episodes Glue Janine Riley 7 episodes Doctor Who Shona McCullough Episode : `` Last Christmas '' 2015 My Mad Fat Diary Katie Springer 3 episodes 2015 -- 2016 Game of Thrones The Waif 11 episodes 2016 Vera Christine Episode : `` Dark Road '' Love, Nina Nina Miniseries : 5 episodes Black Mirror Blue Colson Episode : `` Hated in the Nation '' 2017 Bancroft Katherine Stevens Miniseries : 4 episodes Shamed Sarah Ivy TV movie 2018 McMafia Katya Godman Miniseries Stage Year Title Role Company 2008 Hansel and Gretel Woodfolk Northern Stage 2009 Peter Pan Tinker Bell / Tiger Lily Northern Stage 2009 Five Kinds of Silence Susan Live Across Newcastle The Journey ( UK Regional Tour ) Owen Taproot Theatre Company 2011 The Cherry Orchard Dunyasha BOVTS 2011 Canopy of Stars Cheryl BOVTS 2011 All 's Well That Ends Well Diana BOVTS 2011 Hard Times Sissy Jupe BOVTS 2012 Macbeth First Wyrd Sister / Fleance BOVTS 2012 Disco Pigs Runt BOVTS 2012 The Good Soul of Szechuan Shen Te BOVTS 2017 Road Louise / Clare Royal Court Radio Year Title Role Notes 2015 The Price of Oil Izzie Episode : `` No Two Days '' Video games Year Title Role Notes 2015 Need for Speed Amy Voice Awards and nominations Year Organization Award Result 2012 Spotlight Spotlight Prize Won 2015 Screen International Stars of Tomorrow Achievement 2016 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series ( For Game of Thrones ) Nominated References ^ Jump up to : `` Curtis Brown ''. Retrieved 25 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` In Profile : Faye Marsay - Wonderland Magazine ''. wonderlandmagazine.com. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Fresh Meat season 3 : Faye Marsay introduces new fresher Candice ''. radiotimes.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Pride : Exclusive Interview With Faye Marsay And Ben Schnetzer ''. www.msn.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Faye Marsay interview : Glue, Pride and Doctor Who ''. denofgeek.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` ' Game of Thrones ' : Faye Marsay Faces the Waif 's Fate ''. hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Game of Thrones Season 6 Production Update ''. Jump up ^ `` Faye Marsay, Stars of Tomorrow ''. Jump up ^ `` BBC Radio 4 -- Drama, The Price of Oil, No Two Days ''. Jump up ^ `` Why actress Faye Marsay is stealthily rising to the top ''. independent.co.uk. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Interview : Game of Thrones ' Faye Marsay on her new BBC drama, Love, Nina ''. www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 28 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Joe Wright To Direct ' Black Mirror ' Episode For Netflix ; Bryce Dallas Howard & Alice Eve To Star ''. Deadline. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` Jame 's Norton 's joined by Game of Thrones ' star ''. Jump up ^ `` Royal Court Theatre announces cast for Jim Cartwright 's play Road ''. British Theatre. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` Shamed ( 2017 ) ''. IMDB. Retrieved 6 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Further casting announced for epic new BBC One drama McMafia ''. BBC. 15 November 2016. 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Question: who plays the waif in game of thrones
Answer: Faye Elaine Marsay