Gemma Whelan Biography

Fast Facts

• Joined the Royal Ballet School when she was young, but finally decided to pursue acting instead
• Appeared on screen first in 2006 in the short film Madness of the Dance and the TV show The Enforcers
• Plays a detective in the 2017 dark comedy drama television program The End of the F***ing World
• Is best known for her role as Yara Greyjoy, Theon's sister, in HBO hit series Games of Thrones
• Has lent her voice to video games such as Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, released in 2015