Karen Gillan
Acting • Born 1987-11-28
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.
Filmography
94 credits
Gunpowder Milkshake 2
Movie
Sam
Sleeping Dogs
Movie • 2024
Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
Doctor Who Explained
Movie • 2013
Self
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Movie • 2013
Self
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Movie • 2013
Amy Pond (archive footage)
Doctor Who at the Proms
Movie • 2010
Self - Host
Outcast
Movie • 2010
Ally
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
Movie • 2013
X
Movie • 2022
Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
We'll Take Manhattan
Movie • 2012
Jean Shrimpton
How Did We Get Here?
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Guardians of the Galaxy
Movie • 2014
Nebula
Oculus
Movie • 2014
Kaylie Russell
Next Exit
Movie • 2022
Dr. Stevensen
Not Another Happy Ending
Movie • 2013
Jane Lockhart
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie • 2023
Self - 'Nebula'
The Life of Chuck
Movie • 2025
Felicia Gordon
Late Bloomers
Movie • 2024
Louise
Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie • 2022
Nebula
New Town Killers
Movie • 2008
Young Girl at Bus Station
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night
Movie • 2012
Amy Pond
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night
Movie • 2012
Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel
Movie • 2011
Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Pond Life
Movie • 2012
Amy Pond
7 Days in Hell
Movie • 2015
Lily Allsworth
Doctor Who: Good as Gold
Movie • 2012
Amy Pond
In a Valley of Violence
Movie • 2016
Ellen
Fools
Movie
Mary Tudor
Alex & the List
Movie • 2018
Lily
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Movie • 2017
Nebula
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
Movie • 2013
Amy Pond (archive footage)
The Circle
Movie • 2017
Annie Allerton
Conventional
Movie • 2015
Rachel Milligan
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
Movie • 2015
Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional')
Let's Have Kids!
Movie
Emma
The Big Short
Movie • 2015
Evie
Warning Labels
Movie • 2015
Mindy
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Movie • 2010
Amy Pond
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Movie • 2017
Ruby Roundhouse
All Creatures Here Below
Movie • 2019
Ruby
Avengers: Infinity War
Movie • 2018
Nebula
The Party's Just Beginning
Movie • 2018
Luisaidh
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
Movie • 2013
Amy Pond
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
Movie • 2011
Amy Pond
Jumanji: The Next Level
Movie • 2019
Ruby Roundhouse
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
Movie • 2010
Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
Movie • 2010
Amy Pond
The Call of the Wild
Movie • 2020
Mercedes
Spies in Disguise
Movie • 2019
Eyes (voice)
Gunpowder Milkshake
Movie • 2021
Sam
Bound for Greatness
Movie • 2014
Maeve MacDonough
Stuber
Movie • 2019
Sara Morris
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Movie • 2023
Nebula
Eureka!
Movie • 2019
Chloe
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Movie • 2019
Self
Avengers: Endgame
Movie • 2019
Nebula
Dual
Movie • 2022
Sarah
The Hoarding
Movie • 2020
Hope
Heroes Manufactured
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
The Bubble
Movie • 2022
Carol Cobb
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Movie • 2022
Nebula
Doctor Who at the Proms
Movie • 2024
Amy Pond (archive footage)
Highlander
Movie
Heather MacLeod
Jumanji 3
Movie • 2026
Ruby Roundhouse
Cinnamon & Gunpowder
Movie
Mad Hannah Mabbot
Blasphemous
Movie
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
Calls
TV • 2021
Sara (voice)
The Kevin Bishop Show
TV • 2008
Harley Street
TV • 2008
Holly
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV • 2019
Self
The Well
TV • 2009
Coll
Doctor Who
TV • 2005
Amy Pond
Pond Life
TV • 2012
Amy Pond
What If...?
TV • 2021
Nebula (voice)
Selfie
TV • 2014
Eliza Dooley
A Touch of Cloth
TV • 2012
Kerry Newblood
Marvel Studios Legends
TV • 2021
Nebula (archive footage) (uncredited)
Emo Dad
TV • 2013
Jessica
Talking with Chris Hardwick
TV • 2017
Self
Doctor Who
TV • 2005
Soothsayer
Harley Street
TV • 2008
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Douglas Is Cancelled
TV • 2024
Madeline
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Maisie (voice)
Doctor Who Confidential
TV • 2005
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Rebus
TV • 2000
Terry Cotter
NTSF:SD:SUV::
TV • 2011
Daisy
The Real History of Science Fiction
TV • 2014
Herself
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV • 2012
Self
Rhona Who Lives by the River
TV
Rhona #3
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Maisie MacWeldon (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest