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Gemma Chan
Actor, Additional Credits
Born November 29, 1982 (41 years)
Gemma Chan (born November 29, 1982) is an English actress. Born and raised in London, Chan attended the Newstead Wood School for Girls and studied law at Worcester College, Oxford before choosing to pursue a career in acting instead, enrolling at the Drama Centre London. Chan was subsequently cast in various supporting roles on television, including Doctor Who, Sherlock, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Fresh Meat, Bedlam and True Love. She also appeared in independent films Exam (2009), Submarine (2010) and Belles Familles (2015). Chan performed in the British premiere of Yellow Face at The Park Theatre and Our Ajax at the Southwark Playhouse.
Chan had minor roles in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). She starred as a servile anthropomorph in sci-fi series Humans (2015–2018) to critical praise. Chan gained widespread recognition for portraying Astrid Leong-Teo in Jon M. Chu's romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians (2018), which became a critical and commercial hit. Chan along with the ensemble was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture. Chan played Bess of Hardwick in the historical drama Mary Queen of Scots (2018) and voiced the antagonist Namaari in Disney's animated film Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). In Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Chan portrayed Minn-Erva in Captain Marvel (2019) before headlining Eternals (2021) as Sersi.
Chan had minor roles in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). She starred as a servile anthropomorph in sci-fi series Humans (2015–2018) to critical praise. Chan gained widespread recognition for portraying Astrid Leong-Teo in Jon M. Chu's romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians (2018), which became a critical and commercial hit. Chan along with the ensemble was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture. Chan played Bess of Hardwick in the historical drama Mary Queen of Scots (2018) and voiced the antagonist Namaari in Disney's animated film Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). In Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Chan portrayed Minn-Erva in Captain Marvel (2019) before headlining Eternals (2021) as Sersi.
Known For
Filmography
| 2023 | The Creator · as Maya |
| 2023 | The Boy and the Heron · as Natsuko |
| 2023 | Extrapolations (TV Series) · as Natasha Alper |
| 2022 | Don't Worry Darling · as Shelley |
| 2022 | The Afterparty (TV Series) · as 'zoë' |
| 2021 | Eternals · as Sersi |
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon · as Namaari (voice) |
| 2020 | Let Them All Talk · as Karen |
| 2019 | Intrigo: Dear Agnes · as Henny |
| 2019 | I Am... (2019) (TV Series) · as Hannah |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel · as Minn-Erva |
| 2019 | Mr. Malcolm's List · as Julia |
| 2018 | Watership Down (2018) (TV Series) · as Dewdrop |
| 2018 | Mary Queen of Scots · as Bess Of Hardwick |
| 2018 | London Fields · as Petronella |
| 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians · as Astrid Leong-Teo |
| 2018 | Leading Lady Parts · as Actress #5 |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight · as Quintessa |
| 2017 | Stratton · as Aggy |
| 2016 | Un conte peut en cacher un autre · as Snow White (voice) |
| 2016 | Revolting Rhymes (TV Series) · as Snow White |
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them · as Madame Ya Zou |
| 2015 | Families · as Chen-Lin |
| 2015 | Humans (TV Series) · as Anita / Mia |
| 2015 | Brotherhood (2015) (TV Series) · as Miss Pemberton |
| 2015 | Thunderbirds Are Go! (TV Series) · as Professor Kwark |
| 2014 | The Game (2014) (TV Series) · as Chen Mei |
| 2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit · as Amy Chan |
| 2013 | The Double · as 'the Replicator' - Glamourous Judge |
| 2013 | Dates (TV Series) · as Erica |
| 2013 | Shetland (TV Series) · as Hattie James |
| 2012 | The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who · as Mia Bennett |
| 2012 | True Love (TV Series) · as Kathy |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise (TV Series) · as Jennifer Cheung |
| 2011 | Fresh Meat (TV Series) · as Ruth |
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| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Sherlock (TV Series) · as Soo Lin Yao |
| 2010 | Shanghai · as Shin Shin |
| 2010 | Pimp · as Bo |
| 2009 | Exam · as Chinese Girl |
| 2009 | Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars · as Mia Bennett |
| 2007 | Secret Diary of a Call Girl (TV Series) · as Charlotte |
| 2006 | When Evil Calls (TV Series) · as Molly Nelson |
| 2006 | When Evil Calls · as Molly Nelson |
| 2006 | The IT Crowd (TV Series) · as Ivana |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Mia Bennett |
| 2005 | Doctor Who Confidential (TV Series) · as Mia Bennett |