Gwendoline Christie British Actress From Worthing
Gwendoline Christie · stage actor and film actor · British
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Biography
Gwendoline Christie is a British actress born on 28 October 1978 in Worthing. Her best-known titles on this site are Game of Thrones (2011) and Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015).
Early life
Her education includes Warden Park School and Drama Centre London.
Career
Her screen career on record begins in 2009 with The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The 2010s brought The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015, as Lyme) and Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017, as Phasma). Her 2020s credits include Wednesday (2022, as Larissa Weems) and The Sandman (2022, as Lucifer).
Gwendoline Christie’s credits add up to 14 films and 4 TV series from 2009 to 2025. Fantasy is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (6), followed by action (4) and adventure (4). Her credits run up to After This Death in 2025. Of her three titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015) has the highest, at $2.07 billion.
Carrie Fisher appears in two of her listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in her credits are John Boyega (two titles) and Lupita Nyong'o (two titles).
Filmography
18 credits| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | After This Death | Film | |
| 2022 | Flux Gourmet | Film | |
| 2022–2025 | The Sandman | Lucifer | TV series |
| 2022– | Wednesday | Larissa Weems | TV series |
| 2019 | Game of Thrones: The Last Watch | Film | |
| 2019 | National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream | Film | |
| 2019 | The Personal History of David Copperfield | Film | |
| 2018 | In Fabric | Film | |
| 2018 | The Darkest Minds | Film | |
| 2018 | Welcome to Marwen | Film | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi | Phasma | Film |
| 2016 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Film | |
| 2015 | Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens | Phasma | Film |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | Lyme | Film |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem | Film |
Show all 18 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013– | Top of the Lake | TV series | |
| 2011–2019 | Game of Thrones | Brienne of Tarth | TV series |
| 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Film |
Personal life
She studied at Warden Park School and Drama Centre London.
Gwendoline Christie on Social Media
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- Followers
- 3.4M @gwendolineuniverse
- Engagement rate
- 1.98% above average for accounts this size
- Average likes
- 66,041
- Average comments
- 764 Based on the last 10 posts
Figures from public Instagram data via the official Meta API; refreshed about every 30 days.
Frequently asked questions
How old is Gwendoline Christie?
Gwendoline Christie is 47 years old, born on 28 October 1978 in Worthing.
What is Gwendoline Christie known for?
Gwendoline Christie is known for playing Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones (2011).
What is Gwendoline Christie’s nationality?
Gwendoline Christie is British, born in Worthing.
How tall is Gwendoline Christie?
Gwendoline Christie is 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) tall.
Sources
- Wikidata (Q440353), accessed October 2026
- Follower counts: dated individually above
- Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0
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