Karen Gillan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 28, 1987 (age 38)
- Birthplace
- Inverness, Scotland, UK
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 portraying 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 worked on the British stage, appearing in John Osborne's play Inadmissible Evidence (2011). Gillan made her Hollywood debut in 2013, starring in the horror film Oculus, then played the lead in the ABC rom-com 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), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), and Jumanji: Open World (2026). She also wrote and directed the drama film The Party's Just Beginning (2018), which she also starred in. In the 2020s, Gillan has starred in the action thriller film Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), the thriller film Dual (2022), the coming-of-age film Late Bloomers (2023), the fantasy drama film The Life of Chuck (2024), 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.
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Filmography
Gunpowder Milkshake 2
Movie · as Sam
Fools
Movie · as Mary Tudor
Highlander
Movie · as Heather MacLeod
Cinnamon & Gunpowder
Movie · as Mad Hannah Mabbot
Blasphemous
Movie
Let's Have Kids!
Movie · as Emma
Jumanji: Open World
Movie · as Ruby Roundhouse
The Life of Chuck
Movie · as Felicia Gordon
Sleeping Dogs
Movie · as Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
Late Bloomers
Movie · as Louise
Doctor Who at the Proms
Movie · as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Douglas Is Cancelled
TV · as Madeline · 4 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie · as Self - 'Nebula'
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie · as Nebula
X
Movie · as Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
How Did We Get Here?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Next Exit
Movie · as Dr. Stevensen
Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie · as Nebula
Dual
Movie · as Sarah
The Bubble
Movie · as Carol Cobb
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Movie · as Nebula
Gunpowder Milkshake
Movie · as Sam
Calls
TV · as Sara (voice) · 2 eps
What If...?
TV · as Nebula (voice) · 4 eps
Marvel Studios Legends
TV · as Nebula (archive footage) (uncredited) · 6 eps
Last Meals
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Call of the Wild
Movie · as Mercedes
The Hoarding
Movie · as Hope
All Creatures Here Below
Movie · as Ruby
Jumanji: The Next Level
Movie · as Ruby Roundhouse
Spies in Disguise
Movie · as Eyes (voice)
Stuber
Movie · as Sara Morris
Eureka!
Movie · as Chloe
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Movie · as Self
Avengers: Endgame
Movie · as Nebula
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Alex & the List
Movie · as Lily
Avengers: Infinity War
Movie · as Nebula
The Party's Just Beginning
Movie · as Luisaidh
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Movie · as Nebula
The Circle
Movie · as Annie Allerton
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Movie · as Martha
Heroes Manufactured
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Talking with Chris Hardwick
TV · as Self · 1 ep
In a Valley of Violence
Movie · as Ellen
7 Days in Hell
Movie · as Lily Allsworth
Conventional
Movie · as Rachel Milligan
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
Movie · as Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional')
The Big Short
Movie · as Evie
Warning Labels
Movie · as Mindy
Guardians of the Galaxy
Movie · as Nebula
Oculus
Movie · as Kaylie Russell
Bound for Greatness
Movie · as Maeve MacDonough
Selfie
TV · as Eliza Dooley · 13 eps
The Real History of Science Fiction
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Doctor Who Explained
Movie · as Self
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Movie · as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Movie · as Self
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
Movie
Not Another Happy Ending
Movie · as Jane Lockhart
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
Movie · as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
Movie · as Amy Pond
Emo Dad
TV · as Jessica · 5 eps
We'll Take Manhattan
Movie · as Jean Shrimpton
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night
Movie · as Amy Pond
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night
Movie · as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Pond Life
Movie · as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Good as Gold
Movie · as Amy Pond
Pond Life
TV · as Amy Pond · 5 eps
A Touch of Cloth
TV · as Kerry Newblood · 2 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel
Movie · as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
Movie · as Amy Pond
NTSF:SD:SUV::
TV · as Daisy · 12 eps
Doctor Who at the Proms
Movie · as Self - Host
Outcast
Movie · as Ally
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Movie · as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
Movie · as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
Movie · as Amy Pond
The Well
TV · as Coll · 4 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
New Town Killers
Movie · as Young Girl at Bus Station
The Kevin Bishop Show
TV · 12 eps
Harley Street
TV · as Holly · 6 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as Amy Pond, Soothsayer · 39 eps
Doctor Who Confidential
TV · as Self · 26 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Coming Up
TV · as Anna · 1 ep
Rebus
TV · as Terry Cotter · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Maisie (voice), Maisie MacWeldon (voice) · 1 ep