Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie (born 28 October 1978) is an English actress and model. 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). Christie has since appeared as Larissa Weems in Tim Burton's Netflix 2022 series Wednesday.