Gayle Rankin

Gayle recently wrapped the next season of House Of The Dragon (HBO), returning as fan favourite Alys Rivers. She also just shot the lead in independent feature The Incomer alongside Domhnall Gleeson.

Her other television credits include Janicza Bravo’s The Listeners (BBC), Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins series Kindred (FX), a much-loved turn as ‘Sheila the She-Wolf’ in Netflix’s hit Glow and the popular HBO reboot of Perry Mason opposite Matthew Rhys.

Gayle had a Cannes break-out in Mike Covino and Kyle Martin’s film The Climb, receiving great reviews as it made the festival rounds. Other feature credits include; Alex Garland’s MEN, Amazon’s Blow The Man Down, Bad Things, Her Smell opposite Elizabeth Moss, Noah Baumbach’s Meyerowitz Stories, Irreplaceable You opposite Gugu Mbatha-Raw and the role of Queen Victoria In The Greatest Showman. She will next be seen in Sean Dunn’s debut feature The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford (Mubi).

Gayle is an established star of New York’s theatre scene. She was Tony nominated for her performance as Sally Bowles opposite Eddie Redmayne in Rebecca Frecknall’s award winning production of CABARET on Broadway. Other theatre credits include “Ophelia” opposite Oscar Isaac in Sam Gold’s production of Hamlet, Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female The Taming of The Shrew, Tony Kushner’s The Illusion, and Sam Gold’s The Mystery of Love & Sex opposite Diane Lane. Gayle made her Broadway debut in Cabaret for director Sam Mendes.