Gemma Chan
Age: N/A | From: London, England, UK
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Aliases: 젬마 찬 , Τζέμα Τσαν , 陈静 , 陳靜 , Джемма Чан
Gender: Female
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Homepage: http://gemmachan.com
Movie Involvements: 25
TV Involvements: 13
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Doctor Who
(2005) Mia Bennett
Sherlock
(2010) Soo Lin Yao
The Boy and the Heron
(2023) Natsuko/Hisako (voice)
Humans
(2015) Herself
The Creator
(2023) Maya
Extrapolations
(2023) Natasha Alper
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(2016) Madame Ya Zou
The Game
(2014) Chen MeiActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Self | |
| Maya | ||
| Natsuko/Hisako (voice) | ||
| Natasha Alper | ||
| 2022 | Shelley | |
| Self - Sersi | ||
| 'Zoë' | ||
| 2021 | Self | |
| Sersi | ||
| Namaari (voice) | ||
| 2020 | Karen | |
| 2019 | Henny | |
| Hannah | ||
| Minn-Erva | ||
| Julia | ||
| 2018 | Bess of Hardwick | |
| Petronella | ||
| Astrid Leong-Teo | ||
| Actress #5 | ||
| 2017 | Snow White (voice) | |
| Aggy | ||
| Quintessa | ||
| 2016 | Snow White | |
| Madame Ya Zou | ||
| Melody | ||
| 2015 | Chen-Lin | |
| Wife | ||
| Anita / Mia | ||
| Herself | ||
| 2014 | Chen Mei | |
| 'The Replicator' - Glamourous Judge | ||
| Amy Chan | ||
| 2013 | Erica | |
| Hattie James | ||
| 2012 | Kathy | |
| 2011 | Jennifer Cheung | |
| Ruth | ||
| Kim-Lin | ||
| Keira | ||
| 2010 | Soo Lin Yao | |
| Shin Shin | ||
| Bo | ||
| 2009 | Mia Bennett | |
| Chinese Girl | ||
| 2007 | Charlotte | |
| 2006 | Molly Nelson | |
| Ivana | ||
| Female Sulu | ||
| 2005 | Mia Bennett | |
| Astrid Young Teo | ||
| Anna May Wong | ||
| Edna | ||
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Writing
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| 2019 | Story | |
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Production
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