Gemma Chan

Gemma Chan

41 · Born: Nov 29, 1982

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Height 5' 8"
Born Nov 29, 1982 London, England, UK
Relatives
  • Helen Chan (Sibling)

Biography

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.

Career

2023
The Creator
The Creator as Maya
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Extrapolations
Extrapolations as Natasha Alper
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2022
Don't Worry Darling
Don't Worry Darling as Shelley
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2021
Raya and the Last Dragon
Raya and the Last Dragon as Namaari (voice)
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Eternals
Eternals as Sersi
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L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
2020
Let Them All Talk
Let Them All Talk as Karen
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2019
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
Intrigo: Dear Agnes as Henny
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Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel as Minn-Erva
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Mr. Malcolm's List
Mr. Malcolm's List as Julia
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2018
London Fields
London Fields as Petronella
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Leading Lady Parts
Leading Lady Parts as Actress #5
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Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians as Astrid Leong-Teo
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Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots as Bess of Hardwick
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2017
Un conte peut en cacher un autre
Un conte peut en cacher un autre as Snow White (voice)
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Stratton
Stratton as Aggy
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2016
Everyday Performance Artists
Everyday Performance Artists as Melody
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2015
Love Is a Four Letter Word: Worth Seven Points
Families
Families as Chen-Lin
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Humans
Humans as Anita / Mia
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2014
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit as Amy Chan
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The Game
The Game as Chen Mei
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2013
Dates
Dates as Erica
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Shetland
Shetland as Hattie James
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Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise as Jennifer Cheung
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2012
True Love
True Love as Kathy
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Bedlam
Bedlam as Keira
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2011
Fresh Meat
Fresh Meat as Ruth
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Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Secret Diary of a Call Girl as Charlotte
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2010
Pimp
Pimp as Bo
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Sherlock
Sherlock as Soo Lin Yao
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The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd as Female Sulu
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2009
Exam
Exam as Chinese Girl
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Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Mia Bennett
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2023
True Love: Making 'The Creator'
2022
Marvel Studios: Assembled
2016
How to Build a Human