Gwendoline Christie - wikipedia Gwendoline Christie Gwendoline Christie Christie at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International Gwendoline Manuela Mariett Josephine Christie Brown ( 1978 - 10 - 28 ) 28 October 1978 ( age 39 ) Worthing, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom Residence London, England Alma mater Drama Centre London Occupation Actress model Years active 2006 -- present Height 6 ft 3 in ( 191 cm ) Gwendoline Manuela Mariett Josephine Christie Brown ( born 28 October 1978 ), known professionally as Gwendoline Christie, is an English actress and model. She is known for portraying the warrior Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy - drama series Game of Thrones and Captain Phasma in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Theatre 4.4 Video games 5 References 6 External links Early life Gwendoline Manuela Mariett Josephine Christie Brown was born in Worthing, West Sussex, to a housewife mother and a father who worked in sales and marketing. She grew up in a hamlet near the South Downs. She trained as a gymnast as a child, but after a spine injury forced her to abandon that career, she took up acting. Christie graduated from Drama Centre London in 2005. Career Christie performing at the London Palladium in 2009 Christie 's mentor since drama school has been actor and author Simon Callow. Her theatrical career includes a performance as the Queen in Shakespeare 's Cymbeline, portraying Mag Wildwood in Breakfast at Tiffany 's, and `` standing out '' as Lucifer in Marlowe 's Doctor Faustus ( 2010 ). On screen, Christie played supporting roles in Terry Gilliam 's 2009 and 2013 films The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and The Zero Theorem, the BBC television production Seven Ages of Britain, and the 2012 television series Wizards vs Aliens, among others. Christie 's height, 6 ft 3 in ( 1.91 m ), attracted the attention of photographer Polly Borland, who made Christie the subject of a noted series of photographs, entitled Bunny, between 2002 and 2008. According to Christie, she felt then that the photographs -- in which she appears mostly nude -- could help her come to terms with her body, and challenge notions of femininity. However, she later said that she was shocked in retrospect that she had agreed to them. In July 2011, Christie was cast as the warrior Brienne of Tarth in the second season of HBO 's fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. Her character -- an unusually tall, muscular, and plain - looking woman -- is a favourite among many readers of the novels, and Christie had been proposed for the role by fans long before auditions took place. Christie said that she could draw on her own experiences of having been bullied for her height and androgynous looks to play the part of Brienne, a role that she was passionate to play after reading the A Song of Ice and Fire novels which the show adapts. To prepare even for the auditions, she started wearing unisex clothing to help her get into her character 's more masculine mindset, and took up an intensive training regime, gaining over a stone ( 6.4 kg, 14 lb ) of muscle mass. According to series co-writer, producer, and author of the novels, George R.R. Martin, she obtained the role practically without debate after an arresting audition at which she appeared already made up and costumed as Brienne. After being cast in the role, she prepared for it by taking horsemanship, sword - fighting, and stagefighting lessons. Christie speaks at the Calgary Expo in 2015 Her debut in the second season 's third episode on 15 April 2012 was well received by critics. Nina Shen Rastogi praised her `` eloquent and economical physical performance '', noting that her walk, stance, and mien effectively conveyed Brienne 's single - minded devotion to her self - given quest to become a knight. For her role as Brienne, Christie was nominated for the 2013 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2015, Christie played Commander Lyme in the final film in The Hunger Games series, The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 2. Actress Lily Rabe had signed on for the part previously, but had to back out due to scheduling conflicts. Also that year, Christie co-starred in Star Wars : The Force Awakens, as Captain Phasma, one of the film 's main antagonists. She has confirmed that she will reprise the role in Star Wars : The Last Jedi. In June 2015, Christie joined the cast of Swallows and Amazons as Mrs. Blackett, but she later dropped out. In March 2017, it was reported that she is in talks to join the movie The Darkest Minds, an adaptation of the trilogy The Darkest Minds series by Alexandra Bracken. Personal life Christie has been in a relationship with fashion designer Giles Deacon since early 2013. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 The Time Surgeon The Tape Short film 2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Classy Shopper 2 2013 The Zero Theorem Woman in Commercial 2015 The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 2 Commander Lyme 2015 Star Wars : The Force Awakens Captain Phasma 2016 Absolutely Fabulous : The Movie Herself Cameo 2016 The Dress The Woman Short film 2017 Star Wars : The Last Jedi Captain Phasma 2018 The Darkest Minds Lady Jane Post-production 2018 The Women of Marwen Post-production Television Year Title Role Notes Seven Ages of Britain The Operator Episode : `` Age of Ambition '' 2012 -- present Game of Thrones Brienne of Tarth Main role Empire Hero Award ( 2015, together with the cast ) Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television ( 2013 ) Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series ( 2013 -- 15 ) 2012 -- 2013 Wizards vs Aliens Lexi 26 episodes 2017 Top of the Lake Miranda Hilmarson 6 episodes Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2006 Pravda Cindy Chichester Festival Theatre 2006 Mirandolina Ortensia Royal Exchange Theatre 2007 Cymbeline Queen Barbican Theatre 2009 Giantbum Sir Boss London 's Tate Britain 2009 Skin Deep Susannah Dangerfield Leeds Grand Theatre 2009 Breakfast at Tiffany 's Mag Wildwood Theatre Royal Haymarket, London Dr. Faustus Lucifer Royal Exchange, Manchester Video games Year Title Role Notes 2016 Lego Star Wars : The Force Awakens Captain Phasma Voice 2017 Star Wars Battlefront II Captain Phasma Voice References Jump up ^ Gwendoline Christine, Christie Ventures Ltd ; findthecompany.co.uk ( subscription required ) ^ Jump up to : `` England and Wales Birth Index 1916 -- 2005 ''. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014. Jump up ^ Gwendoline Christine, Christie Ventures Ltd ; findthecompany.co.uk ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ `` England and Wales Birth Index 1916 -- 2005 ''. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014. ( Subscription required ( help ) ). Jump up ^ Gwendoline Christine, Christie Ventures Ltd ; findthecompany.co.uk ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ Gwendoline Christine, Christie Ventures Ltd ; findthecompany.co.uk ( subscription required ) ^ Jump up to : McQuoid, Debbie ( 27 March 2013 ). `` Gwendoline Christie : Natural Born Warrior ''. Stylist. Retrieved 29 March 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Game of Thrones : Gwendoline Christie Interview ''. SFX. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012. ^ Jump up to : Lash, Jolie ( 17 April 2012 ). `` ' Game of Thrones ' -- Gwendoline Christie Talks Digging Deep To Play Brienne ''. Access Hollywood. Retrieved 17 April 2012. Jump up ^ Best, Jason ( 30 May 2007 ). `` Cymbeline ''. The Stage. Retrieved 8 July 2011. Jump up ^ `` Breakfast at Tiffanys -- Theatre Royal Haymarket London -- Cast and creative ''. london-theatreland.co.uk. 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Jump up ^ Walker, Lynne ( 16 September 2010 ). `` Doctor Faustus, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester ''. The Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2011. Jump up ^ Walker, Esther ( 29 June 2008 ). `` How We Met : Gwendoline Christie & Polly Borland ''. The Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2011. Jump up ^ Hibberd, James ( 8 July 2011 ). `` ' Game of Thrones ' casts fan favorite Brienne ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 July 2011. Jump up ^ Martin, George R.R. ( 7 July 2011 ). `` The Maid of Tarth ''. Retrieved 12 April 2012. Jump up ^ Jeffery, Morgan ( 12 April 2012 ). `` ' Game of Thrones ' Gwendoline Christie : ' I 'm similar to Brienne ' ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 April 2012. Jump up ^ Shen Rastogi, Nina ( 16 April 2012 ). `` Game of Thrones Recap : How Do You Sleep ? ''. Vulture.com. Retrieved 17 April 2012. Jump up ^ Shen Rastogi, Nina ( 8 April 2012 ). `` TV 's best show about women ''. Salon. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012. Jump up ^ `` ' Hunger Games : Mockingjay Part 2 ' Adds ' Game of Thrones ' Actress Gwendoline Christie ''. The Hollywood Reporter. 4 April 2014. Jump up ^ `` Star Wars : The Force Awakens -- Gwendoline Christie Confirmed As Captain Phasma ''. Retrieved 4 May 2015. Jump up ^ Feeney, Nolan ( 2 June 2014 ). `` Lupita Nyong'o, Gwendoline Christie Join New Star Wars Film Cast ''. Time. Retrieved 5 June 2014. Jump up ^ Rayne, Naja ( 20 January 2016 ). `` Star Wars Actress Gwendoline Christie Confirms She Will Be in the Next Film ''. People. Retrieved 2 February 2016. Jump up ^ de Semlyen, Phil ( 24 June 2015 ). `` Rafe Spall And Gwendoline Christie Join Swallows And Amazons ''. Empire. Jump up ^ Kit, Boris ( 23 March 2017 ). `` Gwendoline Christie Joins Sci - Fi Thriller ' Darkest Minds ' ( Exclusive ) ''. THR. Jump up ^ Stephens, Brittney ( August 31, 2017 ). `` Yes, Gwendoline Christie Is in a Relationship -- and Her Man Has Royal Connections ''. PopSugar. PopSugar. Retrieved November 7, 2017. Jump up ^ Cronin, Emily ( 6 August 2016 ). `` Game of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie talks working with partner Giles Deacon : ' I wear armour and I wear couture -- both fascinate me ' ''. Retrieved 14 September 2017 -- via www.telegraph.co.uk. Jump up ^ `` Empire Hero Award ''. Empire. Bauer Consumer Media. 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015. Jump up ^ McGillan, Graeme ( 4 May 2016 ). `` ' Lego Star Wars : The Force Awakens ' Writer Talks New Mythology and Celebrity Voices ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 December 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gwendoline Christie. Gwendoline Christie on IMDb `` Meet the British stars of Game of Thrones ''. Radio Times. 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Question: who plays lady brienne on game of thrones
Answer: Gwendoline Manuela Mariett Josephine Christie Brown