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Gemma Whelan

1981 - Today

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Gemma Elizabeth Whelan (born 1981) is an English actress and comedian known for portraying Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones and as her stand-up character Chastity Butterworth. She also plays Kate in all 4 series of the comedy Upstart Crow (2016–2018), Detective Eunice Noon on the first series of The End of the F***ing World (2017), Geraldine on the third series of Killing Eve (2020), and DCI Kerry Henderson in both series of DI Ray (2022–2024). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Gemma Whelan is the 10,825th most popular actor (down from 10,561st in 2024), the 6,869th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,646th in 2019) and the 1,181st most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Gemma Whelan ranks 10,825 out of 13,578. Before her are Elio Germano, Melissa Sagemiller, Michael Oliver, Charlotte Coleman, Max Brown, and Michael Raymond-James. After her are Megumi Toyoguchi, Ane Dahl Torp, Brandon Flynn, Jerry Colonna, Tolga Sarıtaş, and Maren Eggert.

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Among people born in 1981, Gemma Whelan ranks 607. Before her are Julie Zenatti, Ella Chen, Sonia Rolland, Omar Naber, Michael Oliver, and Max Brown. After her are Masahiro Ikeda, Frankie Edgar, Luke Wilkshire, Austin O'Brien, Nicky Whelan, and Tomislav Dujmović.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gemma Whelan ranks 6,871 out of 8,785. Before her are Ritchie Coster (1967), John Healey (1960), Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (1974), Adam Carroll (1982), Charlotte Coleman (1968), and Max Brown (1981). After her are Ken MacLeod (1954), Siobhan Finneran (1966), Jo Cox (1974), Jessica Brown Findlay (1989), Joe Calzaghe (1972), and Lady Helen Taylor (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Gemma Whelan ranks 1,181. Before her are Emma Rigby (1989), Fiona Dolman (1970), Jeremy Swift (1960), Ritchie Coster (1967), Charlotte Coleman (1968), and Max Brown (1981). After her are Siobhan Finneran (1966), Jessica Brown Findlay (1989), Rafe Spall (1983), Cara Seymour (1964), Ben Elton (1959), and Ashley Walters (1982).

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