Karen Gillan
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting93
movieJumanji: Open World
2026
Ruby Roundhouse
movieThe Life of Chuck
2025
Felicia Gordon
movieDoctor Who at the Proms
2024
Amy Pond (archive footage)
tvDouglas Is Cancelled
2024
Madeline
movieLate Bloomers
2024
Louise
movieSleeping Dogs
2024
Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
movieNext Exit
2022
Dr. Stevensen
movieThe Bubble
2022
Carol Cobb
movieDual
2022
Sarah
movieX
2022
Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
movieHow Did We Get Here?
2022
Self (archive footage)
tvLast Meals
2021
Self
tvWhat If...?
2021
Nebula (voice)
tvCalls
2021
Sara (voice)
tvMarvel Studios Legends
2021
Nebula (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Call of the Wild
2020
Mercedes
movieJumanji: The Next Level
2019
Ruby Roundhouse
movieSpies in Disguise
2019
Eyes (voice)
movieStuber
2019
Sara Morris
movieEureka!
2019
Chloe
movieJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
Ruby Roundhouse
movieThe Circle
2017
Annie Allerton
movieHeroes Manufactured
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieConventional
2015
Rachel Milligan
movieFun Size Horror: Volume Two
2015
Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional')
movie7 Days in Hell
2015
Lily Allsworth
tvSelfie
2014
Eliza Dooley
movieBound for Greatness
2014
Maeve MacDonough
movieOculus
2014
Kaylie Russell
movieNot Another Happy Ending
2013
Jane Lockhart
movieDoctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
2013
Amy Pond (archive footage)
movieDoctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013
Amy Pond (archive footage)
tvEmo Dad
2013
Jessica
movieDoctor Who: Pond Life
2012
Amy Pond
tvPond Life
2012
Amy Pond
tvA Touch of Cloth
2012
Kerry Newblood
movieWe'll Take Manhattan
2012
Jean Shrimpton
tvNTSF:SD:SUV::
2011
Daisy
movieOutcast
2010
Ally
movieDoctor Who at the Proms
2010
Self - Host
tvThe Well
2009
Coll
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieNew Town Killers
2008
Young Girl at Bus Station
tvHarley Street
2008
Holly
tvDoctor Who
2005
Amy Pond / Soothsayer
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
tvRebus
2000
Terry Cotter
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Maisie (voice) / Maisie MacWeldon (voice)
Fools
Mary Tudor
movieHighlander
Heather MacLeod
Cinnamon & Gunpowder
Mad Hannah Mabbot
Directing5
Writing5
movieThe Hoarding
2020
Writer
movieThe Party's Just Beginning
2018
Screenplay
movieConventional
2015
Writer
movieCoward
2015
Writer
Production4
movieOver Your Dead Body
2026
Co-Producer
movieCoward
2015
Executive Producer
Blasphemous
Producer
Rhona Who Lives by the River
Executive Producer