Gwendoline Christie

Gwendoline Christie
Christie at an event for Game of Thrones in 2019
Born (1978-10-28) 28 October 1978
Alma materDrama Centre London
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
PartnerGiles Deacon (2014–present)

Gwendoline Christie (born 28 October 1978) is an English actress. She is known for portraying Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones (2012–2019), and the First Order stormtrooper Captain Phasma in the films Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). For the former, she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2019. Christie has since appeared in the Netflix fantasy series The Sandman and Wednesday (both 2022), and the Apple TV+ series Severance (2025).