 is a British actress and former model. She grew up near the South Downs, trained in gymnastics until age 11—a pursuit abandoned after a spinal injury—and later discovered acting through school productions like Lady Macbeth, which ignited her passion . After studying at Varndean College and graduating from Drama Centre London in 2005, she faced skepticism about her future in acting due to her unconventional stature (~1.91 m / 6′3″)</p>
<h5>Career highlights:</h5>
<p>Christie broke through in 2012 as Brienne of Tarth in HBO’s Game of Thrones, earning an Emmy nomination and multiple Screen Actors Guild ensemble nods. She went on to play Commander Lyme in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015), Captain Phasma in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015, 2017), Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2019), and Jan Stevens in Flux Gourmet (2022). In 2022, she joined Netflix’s The Sandman as Lucifer and portrayed Principal Larissa Weems in Tim Burton’s smash hit series Wednesday</p>){kind=link}
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Height :
6 ft 3 in (190 cm)
Parents & Relatives :
Giles Deacon (Spouse)
Gwendoline Christie
Gwendoline Christie (born 28 October 1978 in Worthing, West Sussex, England) is a British actress and former model. She grew up near the South Downs, trained in gymnastics until age 11—a pursuit abandoned after a spinal injury—and later discovered acting through school productions like Lady Macbeth, which ignited her passion . After studying at Varndean College and graduating from Drama Centre London in 2005, she faced skepticism about her future in acting due to her unconventional stature (~1.91 m / 6′3″)
Career highlights:
Christie broke through in 2012 as Brienne of Tarth in HBO’s Game of Thrones, earning an Emmy nomination and multiple Screen Actors Guild ensemble nods. She went on to play Commander Lyme in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015), Captain Phasma in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015, 2017), Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2019), and Jan Stevens in Flux Gourmet (2022). In 2022, she joined Netflix’s The Sandman as Lucifer and portrayed Principal Larissa Weems in Tim Burton’s smash hit series Wednesday