Karen Gillan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 28, 1987
- Birthplace
- Inverness, Scotland, UK
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.
Filmography
- Cinnamon & Gunpowder
Cinnamon & Gunpowder TBA
as Mad Hannah Mabbot
Highlander TBA
as Heather MacLeod
- Fools
Fools TBA
as Mary Tudor
- Gunpowder Milkshake 2
Gunpowder Milkshake 2 TBA
as Sam
- Blasphemous
Blasphemous 2027
Actor, Producer
Jumanji: Open World 2026
as Ruby Roundhouse
Let's Have Kids! 2026
as Emma
Over Your Dead Body 2026
Co-Producer
The Life of Chuck 2025
as Felicia Gordon
Doctor Who at the Proms 2024
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Late Bloomers 2024
as Louise
Sleeping Dogs 2024
as Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023
as Self - 'Nebula'
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023
as Nebula
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special 2022
as Nebula
Next Exit 2022
as Dr. Stevensen
Thor: Love and Thunder 2022
as Nebula
The Bubble 2022
as Carol Cobb
Dual 2022
as Sarah
X 2022
as Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
How Did We Get Here? 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Gunpowder Milkshake 2021
as Sam
The Hoarding 2020
as Hope, Writer, Director
The Call of the Wild 2020
as Mercedes
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee 2019
as Self
Spies in Disguise 2019
as Eyes (voice)
Jumanji: The Next Level 2019
as Ruby Roundhouse
Stuber 2019
as Sara Morris
All Creatures Here Below 2019
as Ruby
Eureka! 2019
as Chloe
Avengers: Endgame 2019
as Nebula
The Party's Just Beginning 2018
as Luisaidh, Director, Screenplay
Alex & the List 2018
as Lily
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
as Nebula
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017
as Martha
The Circle 2017
as Annie Allerton
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017
as Nebula
Heroes Manufactured 2017
as Self (archive footage)
In a Valley of Violence 2016
as Ellen
The Big Short 2015
as Evie
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two 2015
as Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional'), Director, Writer
Conventional 2015
as Rachel Milligan, Writer, Director
7 Days in Hell 2015
as Lily Allsworth
Coward 2015
Executive Producer, Director, Writer
Warning Labels 2015
as Mindy
Bound for Greatness 2014
as Maeve MacDonough
Guardians of the Galaxy 2014
as Nebula
Oculus 2014
as Kaylie Russell
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor 2013
as Amy Pond
- Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith 2013
Actor
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty 2013
as Self
Doctor Who Explained 2013
as Self
Not Another Happy Ending 2013
as Jane Lockhart
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS 2013
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor 2013
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night 2012
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night 2012
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Pond Life 2012
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Good as Gold 2012
as Amy Pond
We'll Take Manhattan 2012
as Jean Shrimpton
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe 2011
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel 2011
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol 2010
as Amy Pond
Outcast 2010
as Ally
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 2010
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1 2010
as Amy Pond
Doctor Who at the Proms 2010
as Self - Host
New Town Killers 2008
as Young Girl at Bus Station
Credits from TMDB.