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Karen Gillan

Born 28 November 1987 · Inverness, Scotland, UK

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.

Films and shows

  1. 2028Jumanji: The Final Level2m
  2. 2026Let's Have Kids!1h 30mEmma
  3. 2026Jumanji: Open WorldRuby Roundhouse
  4. 2026Over Your Dead Body1h 45mCo-Producer
  5. 2025The Life of Chuck1h 51mFelicia Gordon
  6. 2024Late Bloomers1h 29mLouise
  7. 2024Sleeping Dogs1h 52mLaura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
  8. 2024Douglas Is Cancelled1 seasonMadeline
  9. 2024Doctor Who at the Proms1h 48mAmy Pond (archive footage)
  10. 2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 358mSelf - 'Nebula'
  11. 2023Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 32h 30mNebula
  12. 2022The Bubble2h 7mCarol Cobb
  13. 2022Dual1h 35mSarah
  14. 2022Next Exit1h 46mDr. Stevensen
  15. 2022How Did We Get Here?1h 22mSelf (archive footage)
  16. 2022The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special45mNebula
  17. 2022Thor: Love and Thunder1h 59mNebula
  18. 2022X1h 46mRadio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
  19. 2021Gunpowder Milkshake1h 54mSam
  20. 2020The Hoarding15mHope
  21. 2020The Call of the Wild1h 40mMercedes
  22. 2019Eureka!20mChloe
  23. 2019All Creatures Here Below1h 31mRuby
  24. 2019Jumanji: The Next Level2h 3mRuby Roundhouse
  25. 2019Spies in Disguise1h 42mEyes (voice)
  26. 2019Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee44mSelf
  27. 2019Stuber1h 33mSara Morris
  28. 2019Avengers: Endgame3h 1mNebula
  29. 2018The Party's Just Beginning1h 31mLuisaidh
  30. 2018Alex & the List1h 52mLily
  31. 2018Avengers: Infinity War2h 29mNebula
  32. 2017Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle1h 59mMartha
  33. 2017The Circle1h 50mAnnie Allerton
  34. 2017Heroes Manufactured1h 30mSelf (archive footage)
  35. 2017Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22h 17mNebula
  36. 2016In a Valley of Violence1h 44mEllen
  37. 2015Conventional9mRachel Milligan
  38. 2015Warning Labels14mMindy
  39. 2015Fun Size Horror: Volume Two1h 14mRachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional')
  40. 20157 Days in Hell43mLily Allsworth
  41. 2015The Big Short2h 11mEvie
  42. 2015CowardExecutive Producer
  43. 2014Selfie1 seasonEliza Dooley
  44. 2014Oculus1h 44mKaylie Russell
  45. 2014Bound for Greatness25mMaeve MacDonough
  46. 2014Guardians of the Galaxy2h 1mNebula
  47. 2013Not Another Happy Ending1h 42mJane Lockhart
  48. 2013Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor1hAmy Pond
  49. 2013Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith46m
  50. 2013Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor31mAmy Pond (archive footage)
  51. 2013Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS2mAmy Pond (archive footage)
  52. 2013Doctor Who Explained45mSelf
  53. 2012We'll Take Manhattan1h 30mJean Shrimpton
  54. 2012Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night4mAmy Pond
  55. 2012Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night5mAmy Pond
  56. 2012Doctor Who: Pond Life6mAmy Pond
  57. 2012Doctor Who: Good as Gold3mAmy Pond
  58. 2012Pond Life1 seasonAmy Pond
  59. 2011Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe59mAmy Pond
  60. 2011Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel2mAmy Pond
  61. 2011Doctor Who: The Rebel Flesh & The Almost People1h 38mAmy Pond
  62. 2011NTSF:SD:SUV::3 seasonsDaisy
  63. 2010Doctor Who at the Proms1hSelf - Host
  64. 2010Doctor Who: The Time of Angels & Flesh and Stone1h 24mAmy Pond
  65. 2010Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol1h 2mAmy Pond
  66. 2010Doctor Who: The Hungry Earth & Cold Blood1h 29mAmy Pond
  67. 2010Doctor Who: The Pandorica Opens & The Big Bang1h 42mAmy Pond
  68. 2010Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 13mAmy Pond
  69. 2010Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 24mAmy Pond
  70. 2010Outcast1h 38mAlly
  71. 2009The Well1 seasonColl
  72. 2008The Kevin Bishop Show2 seasons
  73. 2008Harley Street1 seasonHolly
  74. 2008New Town Killers1h 37mYoung Girl at Bus Station
  75. 2005Doctor Who Confidential6 seasonsSelf
  76. Gunpowder Milkshake 2Sam
  77. Rhona Who Lives by the River1 seasonRhona #3
  78. FoolsMary Tudor
  79. Cinnamon & GunpowderMad Hannah Mabbot
  80. Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut & Day of the Moon1h 29mAmy Pond
  81. Blasphemous
  82. HighlanderHeather MacLeod