Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1987-11-28 (Age: 39)
Place of Birth
Inverness, Scotland, UK
Karen Gillan
Biography
Karen Sheila Gillan (/ˈɡɪlən/; born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress and filmmaker. She gained recognition for her work in British film and television, particularly for playing Amy Pond, a primary companion to the Eleventh Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who (2010–2013). Her early film roles include the thriller Outcast (2010) and the romantic comedy Not Another Happy Ending (2013). She also worked on the stage in Britain, appearing in John Osborne's play Inadmissible Evidence (2011). Gillan transitioned to Hollywood, starring in the horror film Oculus (2013) and playing the lead in the ABC sitcom Selfie (2014). She achieved stardom for portraying Nebula in several films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe(2014–2023), which are among the highest-grossing films of all time, and Ruby Roundhouse in the fantasy films Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). She also wrote and directed the drama film The Party's Just Beginning (2018), which she starred in. She has starred in the comedy film Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), the thriller film Dual (2022), the coming-of-age film Late Bloomers (2023), and returned to British television with the series Douglas Is Cancelled (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Karen Gillan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (60)
Jumanji: Open World
2026
The Life of Chuck
2025
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
Late Bloomers
2024
Sleeping Dogs
2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022
Next Exit
2022
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
The Bubble
2022
Dual
2022
X
2022
How Did We Get Here?
2022
