Her Games of Thrones character Yara Greyjoy is to be central to season 7 of the show.
Her character is also bi-sexual, and dominates her brother Theon like a bouncer at the door of a nightclub.
When a casting director asked Whelan to go up for a role in the HBO series in 2011 Whelan was best known as a comedian.
Her reputation for stand-out comedy was cemented when she won a gong at the Funny Women Awards in 2010.
→ Full story
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Want to submit TV content?
Animefice covers the latest Anime news.
Gamefice covers the latest Game news.
Screenfice covers the latest Film & TV news.
The Artifice is a long-form writing platform that covers a wide spectrum of art forms.