Gwendoline Christie

Gwendoline Christie is an English actress and model who portrays Captain Phasma in the 2015 film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. Her involvement was first announced on June 2, 2014. Christie has also been confirmed to be returning as Phasma for Star Wars: Episode VIII, set for release in 2017, by Lucasfilm Ltd. President Kathleen Kennedy. Prior to Star Wars, Christie had made an impact through her role as Brienne of Tarth in the HBO television series Game of Thrones and appeared in The Hunger Games film Mockingjay – Part 2.