Acting
Karen Gillan
EN cinema · 68 credits
Born
28 November 1987 (age 38)
Birthplace
Inverness, Scotland, UK
Also known as Karen Sheila Gillan
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.
Known for
Filmography
Fools
Fools
as Mary Tudor
Highlander
Highlander
as Heather MacLeod
Cinnamon & Gunpowder
Cinnamon & Gunpowder
as Mad Hannah Mabbot
Blasphemous
Blasphemous
Actor, Producer
Let's Have Kids!
as Emma
Jumanji: Open World
as Ruby Roundhouse
Over Your Dead Body
Co-Producer
The Life of Chuck
as Felicia Gordon
Sleeping Dogs
as Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
Late Bloomers
as Louise
Doctor Who at the Proms
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Nebula'
X
as Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
How Did We Get Here?
as Self (archive footage)
Next Exit
as Dr. Stevensen
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Nebula
Dual
as Sarah
The Bubble
as Carol Cobb
The Call of the Wild
as Mercedes
The Hoarding
as Hope, Director, Writer
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Ruby Roundhouse
Spies in Disguise
as Eyes (voice)
Stuber
as Sara Morris
Eureka!
as Chloe
Avengers: Endgame
as Nebula
Alex & the List
as Lily
Avengers: Infinity War
as Nebula
The Party's Just Beginning
as Luisaidh, Director, Screenplay
The Circle
as Annie Allerton
Heroes Manufactured
as Self (archive footage)
7 Days in Hell
as Lily Allsworth
Conventional
as Rachel Milligan, Writer, Director
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
as Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional'), Writer, Director
The Big Short
as Evie
Warning Labels
as Mindy
Coward
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Guardians of the Galaxy
as Nebula
Oculus
as Kaylie Russell
Bound for Greatness
as Maeve MacDonough
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Not Another Happy Ending
as Jane Lockhart
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
We'll Take Manhattan
as Jean Shrimpton
Doctor Who: Pond Life
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Good as Gold
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who at the Proms
as Self - Host
Outcast
as Ally
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
as Amy Pond
New Town Killers
as Young Girl at Bus Station