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Karen Gillan

Acting · 6.2 popularity

Age

38

Movies

66

TV

28

Born: November 28, 1987
From: 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 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.

Works

66 films

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

20188.2

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

20198.2

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

20237.9

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

20177.6

Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor: Love and Thunder

20226.4

Jumanji: The Next Level

Jumanji: The Next Level

20196.9

Jumanji: Open World

Jumanji: Open World

2026

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

20176.8

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy

20147.9

The Big Short

The Big Short

20157.4

X

20226.7

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

20227.1

Spies in Disguise

Spies in Disguise

20197.5

The Life of Chuck

The Life of Chuck

20257.3

The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

20207.5

The Circle

The Circle

20175.5

Gunpowder Milkshake

Gunpowder Milkshake

20216.3

Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs

20247.0

Oculus

Oculus

20146.5

Stuber

Stuber

20196.6

The Bubble

The Bubble

20224.6

Dual

Dual

20226.0

In a Valley of Violence

In a Valley of Violence

20166.1

Highlander

Highlander

2026

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

20236.4

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

20138.1

7 Days in Hell

7 Days in Hell

20156.5

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

20197.1

Late Bloomers

Late Bloomers

20246.5

Not Another Happy Ending

Not Another Happy Ending

20135.8

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

20247.2

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol

20108.0

We'll Take Manhattan

We'll Take Manhattan

20125.7

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

20117.0

Next Exit

Next Exit

20225.9

Warning Labels

Warning Labels

20157.7

The Party's Just Beginning

The Party's Just Beginning

20186.2

Alex & the List

Alex & the List

20185.5

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

20139.0

Blasphemous

Blasphemous

2026

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

20135.0

Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS

Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS

20136.7

Fun Size Horror: Volume Two

Fun Size Horror: Volume Two

20153.9

Let's Have Kids!

Let's Have Kids!

2026

Heroes Manufactured

Heroes Manufactured

20176.7

Outcast

Outcast

20105.0

All Creatures Here Below

All Creatures Here Below

20194.9

New Town Killers

New Town Killers

20085.7

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2

20106.5

Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith

Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith

20135.8

How Did We Get Here?

How Did We Get Here?

20227.6

Doctor Who: Pond Life

Doctor Who: Pond Life

20128.3

Doctor Who Explained

Doctor Who Explained

20136.7

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1

20107.0

Cinnamon & Gunpowder

Cinnamon & Gunpowder

2026

Bound for Greatness

Bound for Greatness

201410.0

Gunpowder Milkshake 2

Gunpowder Milkshake 2

2026

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

20108.0

Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel

Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel

20118.0

The Hoarding

The Hoarding

20206.5

Doctor Who: Good as Gold

Doctor Who: Good as Gold

20128.0

Eureka!

Eureka!

20196.0

Conventional

Conventional

20156.9

Fools

Fools

2026

Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night

Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night

20128.3

Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night

Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night

20126.5