Karen 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).
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Movies (68)
Blasphemous
2027 · Producer
Jumanji: En el mundo real
2026 · Ruby Roundhouse
Let's Have Kids!
2026 · Emma
Sobre tu cadáver
2026 · Co-Producer
La Vida De Chuck
2025 · Felicia Gordon
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024 · Amy Pond (archive footage)
Late Bloomers
2024 · Louise
Recuerdos Mortales
2024 · Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
UNIDOS: Creando Guardianes de la Galaxia Volumen 3
2023 · Self - 'Nebula'
Guardianes de la Galaxia volumen 3
2023 · Nebula
Guardianes de la Galaxia: Especial de las fiestas
2022 · Nebula
La próxima salida
2022 · Dr. Stevensen
Thor: Amor y Trueno
2022 · Nebula
La burbuja
2022 · Carol Cobb
Doble
2022 · Sarah
X
2022 · Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
How Did We Get Here?
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Cóctel explosivo
2021 · Sam
The Hoarding
2020 · Hope, Director, Writer
El llamado salvaje
2020 · Mercedes
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019 · Self
Jumanji: El siguiente nivel
2019 · Ruby Roundhouse
Espías a escondidas
2019 · Eyes (voice)
Stuber: Locos al volante
2019 · Sara Morris
All Creatures Here Below
2019 · Ruby
Eureka!
2019 · Chloe
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Nebula
The Party's Just Beginning
2018 · Luisaidh, Director, Screenplay
Alex & the List
2018 · Lily
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Nebula
Jumanji: En la selva
2017 · Martha
El círculo
2017 · Annie Allerton
Guardianes de la Galaxia Vol. 2
2017 · Nebula
Heroes Manufactured
2017 · Self (archive footage)
En el valle de violencia
2016 · Ellen
La Gran Apuesta
2015 · Evie
Conventional
2015 · Rachel Milligan, Writer, Director
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
2015 · Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional'), Writer, Director
7 días en el infierno
2015 · Lily Allsworth
Coward
2015 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Warning Labels
2015 · Mindy
Bound for Greatness
2014 · Maeve MacDonough
Guardianes de la galaxia
2014 · Nebula
Oculus: El reflejo del mal
2014 · Kaylie Russell
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
2013 · Amy Pond
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013 · Self
Doctor Who Explained
2013 · Self
Buscando un Final Feliz
2013 · Jane Lockhart
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
2013 · Amy Pond (archive footage)
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013 · Amy Pond (archive footage)
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night
2012 · Amy Pond
Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night
2012 · Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Pond Life
2012 · Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Good as Gold
2012 · Amy Pond
We'll Take Manhattan
2012 · Jean Shrimpton
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
2011 · Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel
2011 · Amy Pond
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
2010 · Amy Pond
Outcast
2010 · Ally
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
2010 · Amy Pond
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
2010 · Amy Pond
Doctor Who at the Proms
2010 · Self - Host
New Town Killers
2008 · Young Girl at Bus Station
Gunpowder Milkshake 2
· Sam
Fools
· Mary Tudor
Highlander
· Heather MacLeod
Cinnamon & Gunpowder
· Mad Hannah Mabbot
TV shows (27)
Douglas Is Cancelled
2024 · Madeline
Last Meals
2021 · Self
What If...?
2021 · Nebula (voice)
Llamadas
2021 · Sara (voice)
Leyendas de Marvel Studios
2021 · Nebula (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 · Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Talking with Chris Hardwick
2017 · Self
Selfie
2014 · Eliza Dooley
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014 · Self
Emo Dad
2013 · Jessica
Pond Life
2012 · Amy Pond
A Touch of Cloth
2012 · Kerry Newblood
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012 · Self
NTSF:SD:SUV::
2011 · Daisy
The Well
2009 · Coll
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
The Kevin Bishop Show
2008
Harley Street
2008 · Holly
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
The One Show
2006 · Self
Doctor Who
2005 · Amy Pond, Soothsayer
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 · Self
Coming Up
2003 · Anna
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Rebus
2000 · Terry Cotter
Los Simpson
1989 · Maisie (voice), Maisie MacWeldon (voice)