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Karen Gillan

Karen Gillan

Acting1987Inverness, 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).

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Acting History

Future
Highlander
as Heather MacLeod
Fools
as Mary Tudor
2026
Jumanji 3
as Ruby Roundhouse
2025
The Life of Chuck
as Felicia Gordon
The Simpsons
TVas Maisie MacWeldon (voice)1 eps
2024
Sleeping Dogs
as Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
Douglas Is Cancelled
TVas Madeline4 eps
2021
Marvel Studios Legends
TVas Nebula (archive footage) (uncredited)6 eps
Calls
TVas Sara (voice)2 eps
What If...?
TVas Nebula (voice)4 eps
2019
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Ruby Roundhouse
Eureka!
as Chloe
Spies in Disguise
as Eyes (voice)
Stuber
as Sara Morris
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2017
The Circle
as Annie Allerton
Heroes Manufactured
as Self (archive footage)
2015
7 Days in Hell
as Lily Allsworth
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TVas Self1 eps
Coward
Director
Coward
Writer
Coward
Executive Producer
2014
Oculus
as Kaylie Russell
Selfie
TVas Eliza Dooley13 eps
A Touch of Cloth
TVas Kerry Newblood2 eps
2013
2012
We'll Take Manhattan
as Jean Shrimpton
2010
Outcast
as Ally
The One Show
TVas Self1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self2 eps
Doctor Who Confidential
TVas Self26 eps
2008
Doctor Who
TVas Soothsayer1 eps
2006
Rebus
TVas Terry Cotter1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
11/28/1987(38 years old)
Place of Birth
Inverness, Scotland, UK