Karen Gillan
Acting
Born: November 28, 1987 (age 38) · Inverness, Scotland, UK
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
The Simpsons
1989
The Big Short
2015
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
What If...?
2021
The Circle
2017
Photos (17)
Movies (51)
Avengers: Infinity War
Nebula
Avengers: Endgame
Nebula
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Nebula
Thor: Love and Thunder
Nebula
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Nebula
Jumanji: The Next Level
Ruby Roundhouse
Guardians of the Galaxy
Nebula
The Big Short
Evie
X
Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Martha
Spies in Disguise
Eyes (voice)
The Life of Chuck
Felicia Gordon
The Call of the Wild
Mercedes
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Nebula
Gunpowder Milkshake
Sam
The Circle
Annie Allerton
Sleeping Dogs
Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
Oculus
Kaylie Russell
Dual
Sarah
In a Valley of Violence
Ellen
Stuber
Sara Morris
The Bubble
Carol Cobb
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
Amy Pond
7 Days in Hell
Lily Allsworth
Warning Labels
Mindy
Late Bloomers
Louise
Next Exit
Dr. Stevensen
Not Another Happy Ending
Jane Lockhart
Doctor Who at the Proms
Amy Pond (archive footage)
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional')
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
Amy Pond
Outcast
Ally
We'll Take Manhattan
Jean Shrimpton
All Creatures Here Below
Ruby
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Pond Life
Amy Pond
The Party's Just Beginning
Luisaidh
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
Amy Pond
Alex & the List
Lily
Conventional
Rachel Milligan
New Town Killers
Young Girl at Bus Station
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
Amy Pond (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel
Amy Pond
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night
Amy Pond
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night
Amy Pond
Bound for Greatness
Maeve MacDonough
Eureka!
Chloe
Doctor Who: Good as Gold
Amy Pond
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Amy Pond (archive footage)
The Hoarding
Hope
TV Shows (18)
The Simpsons
Maisie (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Maisie MacWeldon (voice) · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Amy Pond · 39 eps
Doctor Who
Soothsayer · 1 eps
What If...?
Nebula (voice) · 4 eps
Marvel Studios Legends
Nebula (archive footage) (uncredited) · 6 eps
Calls
Sara (voice) · 2 eps
NTSF:SD:SUV::
Daisy · 12 eps
Selfie
Eliza Dooley · 13 eps
Rebus
Terry Cotter · 1 eps
A Touch of Cloth
Kerry Newblood · 2 eps
Douglas Is Cancelled
Madeline · 4 eps
Pond Life
Amy Pond · 5 eps
Emo Dad
Jessica · 5 eps
Harley Street
Holly · 6 eps
Harley Street
1 eps
The Well
Coll · 4 eps
The Kevin Bishop Show
12 eps
Self / Appearances (18)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Last Meals
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · 1 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self · 1 eps
Doctor Who Confidential
Self · 26 eps
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self · 2 eps
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Self · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self - 'Nebula'
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self
Doctor Who Explained
Self
Heroes Manufactured
Self (archive footage)
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Self
How Did We Get Here?
Self (archive footage)
Doctor Who at the Proms
Self - Host
