---
name: "Gwendoline Christie"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gwendoline-christie"
roles: []
born: "28 October 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T19:29:05.204492+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gwendoline Christie

Actor. Born 28 October 1978 in Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 28 October 1978, Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** Gwendoline Tracey P. Christie , Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 82 (2), 2020s 71 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Mystery 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwendoline_Christie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q440353, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3729225/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1011904

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Top of the Lake*](https://film.one/tv/top-of-the-lake.md) (82)

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## Biography

Gwendoline Christie is a British actress. She trained at Drama Centre London, graduating in 2005, and began her career in theatre with productions including the Royal Shakespeare Company's Great Expectations and roles in Cymbeline and Doctor Faustus.

She is known for playing Brienne of Tarth in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2012–2019) and Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). Other credits include Commander Lyme in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015), Larissa Weems in Wednesday (2022), Lucifer Morningstar in The Sandman (2022) and Miranda Hilmarson in Top of the Lake (2017). She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Game of Thrones.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvmaze.com, digitalspy.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Wednesday* (2022), Fi1m 71, as Principal Larissa Weems — [page](https://film.one/tv/wednesday.md)
- *Top of the Lake* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Miranda — [page](https://film.one/tv/top-of-the-lake.md)
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Brienne of Tarth — [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Black Gold* (2025), series, as Emma Robertson
- *After This Death* (2025), as Alice
- *Robin and the Hoods* (2024), as Aura
- *Nighthawk: Maison Margiela Artisanal 2024* (2024), as Model / Self / Narrator (voice)
- *Writing a Play (dark blue orchard)* (2023), Acting
- *Wednesday* (2022), series, as Larissa Weems, Principal Larissa Weems — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/wednesday.md)
- *The Sandman* (2022), series, as Lucifer Morningstar
- *Flux Gourmet* (2022), as Jan Stevens
- *Loving Highsmith* (2022), as Patricia Highsmith (voice)
- *Severance* (2022), series, as Lorne — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/severance.md)
- *Green Eggs and Ham* (2019), series, as Marilyn Blouse (voice)
- *The Personal History of David Copperfield* (2019), as Jane Murdstone
- *Our Friend* (2019), as Teresa
- *National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream* (2019), as Hippolyta / Titania
- *Welcome to Marwen* (2018), as Anna
- *In Fabric* (2018), as Gwen
- *Star Wars Resistance* (2018), series, as Captain Phasma (voice)
- *The Darkest Minds* (2018), as Lady Jane
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), as Captain Phasma
- *Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie* (2016), as Gwendoline Christie
- *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), as Captain Phasma
- *The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2* (2015), as Commander Lyme
- *Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience* (2015), as Brienne of Tarth
- *The Zero Theorem* (2013), as Woman in street commercial Euphoria Finance
- *Top of the Lake* (2013), series, as Miranda — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/top-of-the-lake.md)
- *Wizards vs Aliens* (2012), series, as Lexi
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as Brienne of Tarth — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Ourhouse* (2010), as Annalise 'Babydoll' Maddox-Wilson, Casting, Producer
- *Seven Ages of Britain* (2010), series, as The Operator
- *The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus* (2009), as Classy Shopper 2
- *Giantbum* (2008), Acting

## Gallery

- ![Gwendoline Christie](https://film.one/media/person/378049/gallery-78cb72cf0e2f.jpg) Gwendoline Christie — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Gwendoline_Christie_at_the_2025_Berlin_International_Film_Festival-68565.jpg/1280px-Gwendoline_Christie_at_the_2025_Berlin_International_Film_Festival-68565.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Alfie Allen speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please a](https://film.one/media/person/378049/gallery-90f21a7f5f8e.jpg) Alfie Allen speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please a — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Alfie_Allen_%2835770924690%29.jpg/1280px-Alfie_Allen_%2835770924690%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Conleth Hill, Alfie Allen and Gwendoline Christie speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Cen](https://film.one/media/person/378049/gallery-a2b93b7fd555.jpg) Conleth Hill, Alfie Allen and Gwendoline Christie speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Cen — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Conleth_Hill%2C_Alfie_Allen_%26_Gwendoline_Christie_%2835770918680%29.jpg/1280px-Conleth_Hill%2C_Alfie_Allen_%26_Gwendoline_Christie_%2835770918680%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gwendoline Christie speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. ](https://film.one/media/person/378049/gallery-d986e91266fd.jpg) Gwendoline Christie speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.  — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Gwendoline_Christie_%2835323273714%29.jpg/1280px-Gwendoline_Christie_%2835323273714%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gwendoline Christie](https://film.one/media/person/378049/gallery-2fd05834adb7.jpg) Gwendoline Christie — Image via TMDB
- ![Gwendoline Christie](https://film.one/media/person/378049/gallery-803dd7106235.jpg) Gwendoline Christie — Image via TMDB
- ![Gwendoline Christie](https://film.one/media/person/378049/gallery-0d5a51ffd1a1.jpg) Gwendoline Christie — Image via TMDB
- ![Gwendoline Christie speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. ](https://film.one/media/person/378049/gallery-357309721d00.jpg) Gwendoline Christie speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.  — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Gwendoline_Christie_%2835323422014%29.jpg/1280px-Gwendoline_Christie_%2835323422014%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gwendoline Christie speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. ](https://film.one/media/person/378049/gallery-11a586bd7371.jpg) Gwendoline Christie speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Game of Thrones", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.  — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Gwendoline_Christie_%2835770925960%29.jpg/1280px-Gwendoline_Christie_%2835770925960%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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