Acting · Inverness, Scotland, UK · Born November 28, 1987
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.
MovieJumanji: Open World
2026
as Ruby Roundhouse
MovieThe Life of Chuck
2025
as Felicia Gordon
MovieDoctor Who at the Proms
2024
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
TVDouglas Is Cancelled
2024
as Madeline
MovieLate Bloomers
2024
as Louise
MovieSleeping Dogs
2024
as Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
MovieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Self - 'Nebula'
MovieGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Nebula
MovieThe Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022
as Nebula
MovieNext Exit
2022
as Dr. Stevensen
MovieThor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Nebula
MovieThe Bubble
2022
as Carol Cobb
MovieDual
2022
as Sarah
MovieX
2022
as Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
MovieHow Did We Get Here?
2022
as Self (archive footage)
TVLast Meals
2021
as Self
TVWhat If...?
2021
as Nebula (voice)
MovieGunpowder Milkshake
2021
as Sam
TVCalls
2021
as Sara (voice)
TVMarvel Studios Legends
2021
as Nebula (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Hoarding
2020
as Hope
MovieThe Call of the Wild
2020
as Mercedes
MovieCelebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
as Self
MovieJumanji: The Next Level
2019
as Ruby Roundhouse
MovieSpies in Disguise
2019
as Eyes (voice)
TVA Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieStuber
2019
as Sara Morris
MovieAll Creatures Here Below
2019
as Ruby
MovieEureka!
2019
as Chloe
MovieAvengers: Endgame
2019
as Nebula
MovieThe Party's Just Beginning
2018
as Luisaidh
MovieAlex & the List
2018
as Lily
MovieAvengers: Infinity War
2018
as Nebula
MovieJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
as Ruby Roundhouse
MovieThe Circle
2017
as Annie Allerton
MovieGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
as Nebula
TVTalking with Chris Hardwick
2017
as Self
MovieHeroes Manufactured
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieIn a Valley of Violence
2016
as Ellen
MovieThe Big Short
2015
as Evie
MovieConventional
2015
as Rachel Milligan
MovieFun Size Horror: Volume Two
2015
as Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional')
Movie7 Days in Hell
2015
as Lily Allsworth
MovieWarning Labels
2015
as Mindy
TVSelfie
2014
as Eliza Dooley
MovieBound for Greatness
2014
as Maeve MacDonough
MovieGuardians of the Galaxy
2014
as Nebula
TVThe Real History of Science Fiction
2014
as Self
MovieOculus
2014
as Kaylie Russell
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013
MovieDoctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
2013
as Amy Pond
MovieDoctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
as Self
MovieDoctor Who Explained
2013
as Self
MovieNot Another Happy Ending
2013
as Jane Lockhart
MovieDoctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
2013
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
MovieDoctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
TVEmo Dad
2013
as Jessica
MovieDoctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night
2012
as Amy Pond
MovieDoctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night
2012
as Amy Pond
MovieDoctor Who: Pond Life
2012
as Amy Pond
TVPond Life
2012
as Amy Pond
TVA Touch of Cloth
2012
as Kerry Newblood
TVComedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self
MovieDoctor Who: Good as Gold
2012
as Amy Pond
MovieWe'll Take Manhattan
2012
as Jean Shrimpton
MovieDoctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
2011
as Amy Pond
MovieDoctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel
2011
as Amy Pond
TVNTSF:SD:SUV::
2011
as Daisy
Doctor Who: A Good Man Goes To War & Let's Kill Hitler
2011
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: The Rebel Flesh & The Almost People
2011
as Amy Pond
MovieDoctor Who: A Christmas Carol
2010
as Amy Pond
MovieOutcast
2010
as Ally
MovieDoctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
2010
as Amy Pond
MovieDoctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
2010
as Amy Pond
MovieDoctor Who at the Proms
2010
as Self - Host
MovieDoctor Who: The Pandorica Opens & The Big Bang
2010
as Amy Pond
MovieDoctor Who: The Hungry Earth & Cold Blood
2010
as Amy Pond
MovieDoctor Who: The Time of Angels & Flesh and Stone
2010
as Amy Pond
TVThe Well
2009
as Coll
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieNew Town Killers
2008
as Young Girl at Bus Station
TVThe Kevin Bishop Show
2008
TVHarley Street
2008
as Holly
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Amy Pond
TVDoctor Who Confidential
2005
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVRebus
2000
as Terry Cotter
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Maisie (voice)
Gunpowder Milkshake 2
as Sam
Fools
as Mary Tudor
MovieLet's Have Kids!
as Emma
MovieHighlander
as Heather MacLeod
Cinnamon & Gunpowder
as Mad Hannah Mabbot
Blasphemous
MovieDoctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut & Day of the Moon
as Amy Pond
Rhona Who Lives by the River
as Rhona #3
