Gemma Whelan

Gemma Whelan
Whelan at Antwerp Convention 2014
Born	Gemma Elizabeth Whelan 1981 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Gerry Howell
Children	2

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).