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Gwendoline Christie

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Gwendoline Christie at an event for Game of Thrones (2011)
Gwendoline Christie is known for playing Brienne of Tarth on "Game of Thrones" and Captain Phasma in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens.' Before nailing those auditions, what other acting work did she do?
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London-based Gwendoline Christie is one of the most exciting and unique British actresses working today, having caught the industry's attention with her Emmy and Critics' Choice nominated role in the global hit HBO series "Game of Thrones." During her time on the show, she was also nominated alongside the rest of the cast for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2020.

Christie joined "Game of Thrones" in 2012 during the show's second season and was nominated in 2019 for an Emmy and Critics' Choice Award for Supporting Actress, Drama Series for her iconic role as the warrior Brienne of Tarth. Most recently, Christie can be seen as principal of Nevermore Academy Larissa Weems in Tim Burton's Netflix series "Wednesday" alongside Jenna Ortega as Wednesday, Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Adams and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams. The show debuted at #1 on Netflix in 83 countries around the world and set the record for most hours viewed in a week for an english-language series on the streaming platform. Christie can also be seen as Lucifer in Netflix's "The Sandman" based on Neil Gaiman's DC Comics series. The show debuted at #1 on Netflix's Top 10 rankings the week of its release. Christie also starred in Peter Strickland's "Flux Gourmet" which was released in June 2022 and was nominated for seven British Independent Film Awards including Best Ensemble.

In the summer of 2019, Christie played Titania in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Bridge Theatre in London. She appeared in Gabriela Cowperthwaite's "The Friend", alongside Jason Segel and Dakota Johnson, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2019. In January 2020, she appeared in the film adaptation of Charles Dickens' "The Personal History of David Copperfield", alongside Dev Patel and Tilda Swinton.

In 2018, Christie appeared in the Robert Zemeckis film "The Women of Marwen" alongside Steve Carell and Diane Kruger. She also starred in Peter Strickland's film "In Fabric", which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018.

In 2017, Christie starred alongside Nicole Kidman and Elizabeth Moss in the second season of director Jane Campion's Sundance show "Top of the Lake: China Girl." The show received rave reviews and a 2018 Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. That same year, Christie was seen in the highly anticipated film "Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi". The film was directed by Rian Johnson and Christie returned as the franchise's first female villain, Captain Phasma, alongside Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac. Christie first appeared in the beloved sci-fi franchise by starring in "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" (2015) alongside John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o and Domhnall Gleeson, who joined the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker.

Christie's notable theatre credits include: Doctor Fauster in 2010 playing the role of Lucifer as well as the Theatre Royal Haymarket's Breakfast at Tiffany's as Mag Wildwood in 2009 and the Queen in Shakespeare's romance Cymbeline in 2007. Her feature film debut came in 2009 with a supporting role in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", directed by Terry Gilliam who she worked with again in "Zero Theorem". Additional film credits include Fox's The Darkest Minds and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2".

Christie graduated from Drama Centre London in 2005 and has also modelled for several fashion houses over the years.
BornOctober 28, 1978
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Gwendoline Christie in The Sandman (2022)
Tom Sturridge and Gwendoline Christie in The Sandman (2022)
Tom Sturridge and Gwendoline Christie in The Sandman (2022)
Gwendoline Christie in The Sandman (2022)
Gwendoline Christie in The Sandman (2022)
Richard Dormer, Alfie Allen, Maisie Williams, Gwendoline Christie, John Bradley, and Megan Parkinson in Game of Thrones (2011)
Gwendoline Christie and Megan Parkinson in Game of Thrones (2011)
Liam Cunningham, Peter Dinklage, Jerome Flynn, Gwendoline Christie, and John Bradley in Game of Thrones (2011)
Liam Cunningham, Peter Dinklage, Jerome Flynn, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Gwendoline Christie, and John Bradley
Liam Cunningham, Peter Dinklage, Jerome Flynn, Gwendoline Christie, and John Bradley
Liam Cunningham, Joe Dempsie, Gemma Whelan, Michael Benbaruk, Gwendoline Christie, Toby Osmond, and Niall Bishop in Game of Thrones (2011)
Gwendoline Christie in Game of Thrones (2011)

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Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Domhnall Gleeson, Florian Robin, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, David R. Grant, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, James Cox, Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley, and Joonas Suotamo in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
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  • Captain Phasma
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Game of Thrones (2011)
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  • Brienne of Tarth
Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
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  • Captain Phasma
  • 2015
Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
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  • Commander Lyme
  • 2015

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Actress

  • Adam Scott in Severance (2022)
    Severance
  • The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station (2022)
    The Callisto Protocol: Helix Station
  • Jenna Ortega in Wednesday (2022)
    Wednesday
  • Stephen Fry, Tom Sturridge, Vanesu Samunyai, Jenna Coleman, Boyd Holbrook, Donna Preston, Gwendoline Christie, Mason Alexander Park, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Vivienne Acheampong in The Sandman (2022)
    The Sandman
  • Michael Douglas and Adam Devine in Green Eggs and Ham (2019)
    Green Eggs and Ham
    • (voice)
  • Flux Gourmet (2022)
    Flux Gourmet
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (2019)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • Our Friend (2019)
    Our Friend
  • Dev Patel in The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
    The Personal History of David Copperfield
  • Game of Thrones (2011)
    Game of Thrones
  • Steve Carell in Welcome to Marwen (2018)
    Welcome to Marwen
  • Suzie McGrath, Christopher Sean, Josh Brener, and Myrna Velasco in Star Wars Resistance (2018)
    Star Wars Resistance
    • (voice)
  • In Fabric (2018)
    In Fabric
  • Skylan Brooks, Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, and Miya Cech in The Darkest Minds (2018)
    The Darkest Minds
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Domhnall Gleeson, Florian Robin, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, David R. Grant, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, James Cox, Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley, and Joonas Suotamo in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
    Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi

Casting Department

  • Ourhouse, Episode 3: 'The Cure of Folly'
  • Johnny Vivash and Gwendoline Christie in Ourhouse, Episode 2: 'Class' (2011)
    Ourhouse, Episode 2: 'Class'
  • Ourhouse, Episode 4: 'Internal Problems'
  • Brian Catling in Ourhouse, Episode 1: 'Games' (2010)
    Ourhouse, Episode 1: 'Games'

Producer

  • Ourhouse, Episode 3: 'The Cure of Folly'
  • Johnny Vivash and Gwendoline Christie in Ourhouse, Episode 2: 'Class' (2011)
    Ourhouse, Episode 2: 'Class'
  • Ourhouse, Episode 4: 'Internal Problems'
  • Brian Catling in Ourhouse, Episode 1: 'Games' (2010)
    Ourhouse, Episode 1: 'Games'

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Could the Mad Queen Win "Game of Thrones"?
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Auditioning for J.J. Abrams
Cast Describe Their Characters
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Cast Describe Their Characters
Cast Addresses Fan Speculation and Expectation
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Cast Addresses Fan Speculation and Expectation
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    • October 28, 1978
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    After finding out that HBO didn't put her name forward for an Emmy Award consideration (for her role of Brienne in Game of Thrones (2011)), she did it herself and received a nomination in the category "Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series". She explained that she did it for the character and what she feels she represents.
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    I don't really have any interest in playing the same part again and again. Let's just keep everything crossed that doesn't happen.
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