Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

Hollywood Power Couples

Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

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Asian Hollywood Stars to Watch

From <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm6180088/?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">Young Mazino</a> in &quot;<a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt3581920?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">The Last of Us</a>&quot; to <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm12043107?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">Sarah Bock</a> in &quot;<a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt11280740?ref_=nmmi_eds_right-7_lk">Severance</a>,&quot; check out these popular and up-and-coming stars who are taking Hollywood by storm.

Emmett J Scanlan and Gemma Whelan in The Tower (2021)

Jimmy Akingbola and Gemma Whelan in The Tower (2021)

Suranne Jones and Gemma Whelan in Gentleman Jack (2019)

Liam Cunningham, Joe Dempsie, Gemma Whelan, Michael Benbaruk, Gwendoline Christie, Toby Osmond, and Niall Bishop in Game of Thrones (2011)

Alfie Allen and Gemma Whelan in Game of Thrones (2011)

Gemma Jones, Timothy West, and Gemma Whelan in Gentleman Jack (2019)

Alfie Allen, Pilou Asbæk, and Gemma Whelan in Game of Thrones (2011)

Tim Downie and Gemma Whelan in Upstart Crow (2016)

Indira Varma, Pilou Asbæk, Gemma Whelan, and Rosabell Laurenti Sellers in Game of Thrones (2011)

Diana Rigg, Peter Dinklage, Conleth Hill, Alfie Allen, Indira Varma, Gemma Whelan, Jacob Anderson, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones (2011)

Peter Dinklage, Indira Varma, Gemma Whelan, and Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones (2011)

Pilou Asbæk and Gemma Whelan in Game of Thrones (2011)

Indira Varma and Gemma Whelan in Game of Thrones (2011)

Gemma Whelan and Iwan Rheon in Game of Thrones (2011)

Michael Feast and Gemma Whelan in Game of Thrones (2011)

Patrick Malahide and Gemma Whelan in Game of Thrones (2011)

Gemma Whelan at an event for EE British Academy Film Awards (2020)

Jimmy Akingbola, Emmett J Scanlan, Gemma Whelan, and Tahirah Sharif in The Tower (2021)

Mark Addy, Gemma Whelan, and Freddie Fox in The Murders at White House Farm (2020)

Gemma Whelan at an event for Game of Thrones (2011)

Michael Feast, Patrick Malahide, Alfie Allen, Pilou Asbæk, and Gemma Whelan in Game of Thrones (2011)

Gemma Elizabeth Whelan (born April 23, 1981) is an English actress and comedian, best known for playing Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones.

Whelan attended The King's High School for Girls in Warwick. In addition to being an actor and comedian, Whelan is also a professional dancer specializing in the tap and jazz dance styles. She is a member of the dance troupe the Beaux Belles, based in London. She is also trained in musical theatre and has a mezzo-soprano singing voice. Whelan can speak conversational Spanish. She lives in London. In July 2017, she was expecting her first child with husband Gerry. She gave birth to their daughter a few months later.

Whelan is vegetarian but had eaten meat on the sets of Game of Thrones.

As a comedian, Whelan won the Funny Women Variety Award for stand-up comedy in 2010. She often performs stand-up in character as Chastity Butterworth and in 2014 she recorded a pilot chat show for BBC Radio 4 called The Chastity Butterworth Show.

On screen, she has played supporting roles in several films and TV shows, including in the 2010 films Gulliver's Travels and The Wolfman. She has had roles in comedies including Upstart Crow, Uncle and The Agency.

In August 2011, she was cast as Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy-drama television series Game of Thrones, and appeared as a recurring cast member from the second season onward.

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