Gwendoline Christie can rock a stormtrooper uniform just as well as a full plate of armor.
The Sussex-born actress, best known as the indomitable Brienne of Tarth on "Game of Thrones," reprises her role as the first female stormtrooper, Captain Phasma, in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."Captain Phasma commands the First Order's legions of stormtroopers.
In honor of Christie's meteoric rise to fame, we're taking a look back at her career.
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Born October 28, 1978, Gwendoline Christie grew up in the countryside of Sussex, England.
Source: Stylist
Her first passion was rhythmic gymnastics, but she suffered a serious back injury at age 11. "I was told that I wouldn't be able to dance again at that level," she told Access Hollywood.
Source: Access Hollywood
"I decided I'd become an actress instead," she said. At age 15, Christie took on the role of Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and felt she found her calling.
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