Gwendoline Christie (born 28 October 1978) is an English actress and model. She is known for portraying the warrior Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones. In film, Christie started with minor roles in the Terry Gilliam films The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and The Zero Theorem, and played Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Persephone, the young Goddess of Spring, has just arrived on Olympus. Raised in the mortal realm by her strong-willed mother Demeter, she is granted permission to live in the world of the gods as she prepares to live life as a holy virgin.
