Karen Gillan

Karen Sheila Gillan (/ˈɡɪlən/; born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress and filmmaker. She first began acting with guest roles on television, before having her breakthrough for portraying Amy Pond, a primary companion to the Eleventh Doctor, in the BBC One series Doctor Who (2010–2013), for which she received critical acclaim, and she received several awards and nominations. Gillan's early film roles include the horror film Outcast (2010) and the romantic comedy film Not Another Happy Ending (2013).

Karen Gillan
Gillan in 2019
Born	Karen Sheila Gillan 28 November 1987 Inverness, Scotland, UK
Occupation	Actress filmmaker
Years active	2006–present
Relatives	Caitlin Blackwood (cousin)
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Gillan relocated to the US in 2013, and first received recognition for starring in the film Oculus (2013) and playing the lead in the ABC/Hulu series Selfie (2014). She then received widespread success for portraying Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films (2014–present), and for portraying Ruby Roundhouse in the Jumanji film series (2017–present). On the stage, Gillan appeared in John Osborne's play Inadmissible Evidence (2011) and made her Broadway debut in the play Time to Act (2013). She wrote, directed, and starred in the drama film The Party's Just Beginning (2018), for which she earned acclaim.

Gillan has earned several accolades, including winning an Empire Award, a National Television Award, a Teen Choice Award, and being nominated for a BAFTA Scotland Award and a Saturn Award. Aside from acting, Gillan has also been noted for her public image and activism, particularly towards suicide prevention.

Early life

Karen Sheila Gillan was born in Inverness on 28 November 1987,[1] the daughter of Marie and Raymond Gillan.[2] Although she comes from a Catholic background, she says that she was not baptised and does not practise a religion.[3]

When she turned 16, she moved to Edinburgh and completed a HNC Acting and Performance course at Telford College.[4] She moved to London at age 18 to study at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.[5][6] While there, she was scouted by a modelling agency.[7] Prior to her acting career, she worked as a model, premiering at London Fashion Week in 2007. Gillan has said she would not give up her acting career to return to modelling, stating that while she enjoyed modelling, acting had always been her main interest and goal.[8]

During a 2012 interview on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Gillan stated that she had permanently relocated to the U.S. around the time she was shooting the film Oculus (2013).[9]

Career

Gillan's early television acting career included guest appearances on several television shows, with her first role being in an episode of ITV crime drama Rebus, a role for which she had to drop out of school.[9][10]

Gillan undertook a 2-year stint as a member of the ensemble cast of the sketch comedy series The Kevin Bishop Show, in which she played multiple characters including celebrities such as Katy Perry and Angelina Jolie. Gillan also appeared on TV in a leading role in a horror project entitled The Well, which was broadcast as a series of episodic short films on BBC Two and later as a web series on BBC.co.uk. Part of the BBC's multimedia "switch" programming, the short episodes interconnect with online games that further explore the environments presented in the series.[11] In 2008, she starred in the Channel 4 television film Stacked.

Gillan with Doctor Who co-star Matt Smith in 2010

Gillan went on to portray Amy Pond, companion to the Eleventh Doctor (portrayed by Matt Smith), on the British sci-fi series Doctor Who. Before being cast in the role in May 2009, she had previously appeared on Doctor Who in Series 4 episode "The Fires of Pompeii" in the role of a soothsayer.[7] She made her first on-screen appearance as Amy in "The Eleventh Hour" with her cousin Caitlin Blackwood portraying a younger version of the same character.[12][13][14] In 2010, she won in the Entertainment category at the Young Scot Awards. She appeared in the sixth series in 2011 and the first five episodes of the seventh series in 2012,[15] after which her character and Rory Williams (portrayed by Arthur Darvill) left the series.[16] Gillan reprised her role in the 2013 Christmas special "The Time of the Doctor", to coincide with Smith's departure as the Doctor.[17]

In 2011, Gillan made her first theatre appearance playing the role of Shirley in John Osborne's play Inadmissible Evidence along with Douglas Hodge.[18] The play debuted at the Donmar Warehouse on 16 October 2011.[18] After making an appearance in Outcast, it was announced that Gillan would star in an indie Scottish romantic comedy called Not Another Happy Ending alongside Emun Elliott in August 2011.[19] She was selected by director John McKay because he came to know her during the production of We'll Take Manhattan, which he also directed, as "a very bubbly, vibrant, energetic, funny, slightly clumsy person" who was a perfect fit for the character.[20] Filming took place in July 2012,[19] though Elliott was replaced by Stanley Weber.[21] Gillan told journalists that she was happy to be involved in a Scottish production that "isn't about drug use or fighting the English".[22] The film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2013.[23][24][25]

In 2012, Gillan appeared in the television film We'll Take Manhattan playing the part of supermodel Jean Shrimpton, which told the story of Shrimpton's relationship with the photographer David Bailey.[26]

In November 2013, Gillan appeared on Broadway in a play called Time to Act, one of the plays included in "The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway" to benefit the non-profit Urban Arts Partnership.[27] She was also cast in the third season of A Touch of Cloth, which was co-created by Charlie Brooker.[28] Gillan joined the regular cast of Adult Swim's NTSF:SD:SUV:: for the show's third season in 2013.[29][30] Gillan starred in the lead role in the supernatural horror movie Oculus, which was filmed in Alabama and premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[31] Her performance received praise, and she earned a Fright Meter Award nomination for Best Actress.[32]

Gillan at the Guardians of the Galaxy premiere in July 2014

In February 2014, Gillan was cast as the lead in Selfie, an American single-camera sitcom for ABC produced by Warner Bros. Television which was greenlit for the 2014–15 US television season. Gillan played a socialite named Eliza Dooley, a modern-day take on Eliza Doolittle, who is obsessed with social media. This was Gillan's first time in the lead role of an American television series.[33][34][35] The series was cancelled by ABC on 7 November 2014 after seven episodes;[36] the remaining six episodes were made available on Hulu starting 25 November 2014.[37] In May 2013, Gillan was cast as Nebula in the Marvel superhero science fiction film Guardians of the Galaxy, which was released in August 2014.[38] Gillan had her head shaved bald for the role, which Marvel turned into the wig that Gillan wore during the production of Selfie.[39] In May 2014, Gillan was cast in the Western film In a Valley of Violence directed by Ti West, opposite John Travolta, Ethan Hawke and Taissa Farmiga. Gillan portrayed Ellen, the older sister to Farmiga's character.[40]

In 2015, Gillan had a bit part in the drama film The Big Short directed by Adam McKay, alongside Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell and Melissa Leo.[41] She wrote and directed her first short film, Coward, which screened at the 2015 Edinburgh Film Festival, and was nominated for several awards.[42][43] Later in the year she wrote, directed, and starred in another short film called Conventional.[44] She won in the Best Female Newcomer category at the 20th Empire Awards for Guardians of the Galaxy and Oculus.[45] In the same year, she was cast in an HBO pilot titled, The Devil You Know.[46][47]

On 2 November 2016, it was announced that Gillan would write, direct and star in her directorial feature film debut with Burbank-based development and production company Mt. Hollywood Films' indie drama project titled Tupperware Party. Set in her home city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, filming began in January 2017[48] and wrapped in the following month.[49] The title of the film was later changed to The Party's Just Beginning.[50] The film was nominated for Best Feature Film at the British Academy Scotland Awards.[51]

In 2017, Gillan reprised her role as Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, this time becoming a member of the film's eponymous team,[52] and co-starred in The Circle, alongside Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, and John Boyega. The latter film, released in April, was directed and written by James Ponsoldt, and was based on the novel by Dave Eggers.[53] Also in that year, Gillan played the lead female role, Ruby Roundhouse, in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the third installment of the Jumanji franchise, starring alongside Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Nick Jonas.[54] She reprised her role as Nebula in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), which were filmed back-to-back. Filming for the two films began in January 2017 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia and ended in January 2018.[55][56]

In 2019, aside from her leading role in Avengers: Endgame, she co-starred in the films Stuber and Spies in Disguise, and starred in All Creatures Here Below. Also in 2019, she reprised her role as Ruby Roundhouse in Jumanji: The Next Level and appeared in a short film titled, Neurotica.[57] In 2020, she appeared in the adventure drama The Call of the Wild, based on the Jack London novel. She will next star in the action film Gunpowder Milkshake alongside Lena Headey, Angela Bassett, Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh and Paul Giamatti,[58][59][60][61] and in the sci-fi thriller Dual alongside Aaron Paul and Jesse Eisenberg,[62] which is filmed entirely in Tampere, Finland.[63][64]

Philanthropy

Gillan in 2017

In 2011, Gillan helped promote Fashion Targets Breast Cancer (FTBC)[65] and the opening of Squirrel Ward at the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.[66] Gillan has also voiced advertisements for eHarmony and The Royal Bank of Scotland. She also appeared in TV on the Radio's "Happy Idiot" music video, released on 3 October 2014.[67]

In 2018, she visited the Mikeysline crisis support centre in Inverness after presenting her film The Party's Just Beginning. The film is about the high suicide rate in the Scottish Highlands, and Gillan made a public pledge to support the mental health charity.[68] In September 2020, the Inverness Courier reported that a student from Inverness was selected in a competition inspired by The Party's Just Beginning to go to New York Fashion Week, held by Mikeysline and Fashion Week Online, in a contest meant to create awareness for World Suicide Prevention Day.[69][70]

Also in 2020, she launched a project to collaborate with software engineers to develop an app called Ditto. It is described as a social network focusing "on the creativity of collaboration" where "Instagram meets Photoshop".[71][72]

Filmography

Key

Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Outcast	Ally
2013	Not Another Happy Ending	Jane Lockhart
	Oculus	Kaylie Russell
2014	Guardians of the Galaxy	Nebula
	Bound for Greatness	Maeve MacDonough	Short film
2015	Warning Labels	Mindy	Short film
	Coward	Director, writer, and executive producer	Short film
	Fun Size Horror: Volume Two	Rachel Milligan	Short film Segment: "Conventional" Director and writer
	The Big Short	Evie
2016	In a Valley of Violence	Ellen
2017	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	Nebula
	The Circle	Annie Allerton
	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	Martha
2018	The Party's Just Beginning	Liusaidh	Director and writer
	Alex & the List	Lily
	Avengers: Infinity War	Nebula
2019	Avengers: Endgame
	All Creatures Here Below	Ruby[73]
	Stuber	Sara Morris
	Jumanji: The Next Level	Ruby
	Spies in Disguise	Eyes (voice)
	The Hoarding	Hope	Short film Director and writer
	Neurotica	Chloe	Short film
2020	The Call of the Wild	Mercedes
2021	Gunpowder Milkshake	Eva	Post-production
	Dual	Sara	Post-production
2022	Thor: Love and Thunder	Nebula	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Rebus	Teri Cotter	Episode: "A Question of Blood"
2008	Doctor Who	Soothsayer	Episode: "The Fires of Pompeii"
2008	Stacked	Ginny Turner	Television film
2008	Harley Street	Holly	Episode #1.1
2008	Coming Up	Anna	Episode: "Thinspiration"
2008–2009	The Kevin Bishop Show	Various	12 episodes
2009	The Well	Coll	4 episodes
2010–2013; 2020	Doctor Who	Amy Pond	Main cast; 35 episodes + 1 Minisode ''Rory's Story''
2012	We'll Take Manhattan	Jean Shrimpton	Television film
2012	In Love With...	Laura	Episode: "In Love with Coward"[74]
2013	NTSF:SD:SUV::	Daisy	Main cast
2014	A Touch of Cloth	Kerry Newblood	2 episodes
2014	Selfie	Eliza Dooley	Lead role
2015	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Herself	Episode: "Karen Gillan Wears a Black and White Striped Pullover and Coral Skirt"
2015	7 Days in Hell	Lily Allsworth	Television film
2015	Robot Chicken	Various (voice)	Episode: "Zero Vegetables"
2016	Emo Dad	Jessica (voice)	5 episodes
2020	Cake	Herself	1 episode; segment: "Auditions: The Sex Scene (Part 2)"
2021	What If...?	Nebula (voice)	Guest star; post-production

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist
2014	"Happy Idiot"	TV on the Radio

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010–2011	Doctor Who: The Adventure Games	Amy Pond	Series 1–2
2010	Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth	Amy Pond
2010	Doctor Who: Return to Earth	Amy Pond

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue
2011	Inadmissible Evidence	Shirley	Donmar Warehouse
2013	Time to Act	Karen	Broadway

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2010	Constellation Awards	Best Female Performance	Doctor Who (for "Amy's Choice")	Nominated	[75]
	TV Quick Awards	Best Actress	Doctor Who	Nominated	[76]
	Cosmopolitan's Ultimate Women of the Year Awards	Best Actress	Doctor Who	Won	[77]
	Young Scot Awards	Entertainment	Doctor Who	Won	[78][79]
2011	SFX Awards	Best Actress	Doctor Who	Won	[80]
	TV Choice Awards	Best Actress	Doctor Who	Won	[81]
	Scream Awards	Best Sci-Fi Actress	Doctor Who	Nominated	[82]
2012	National Television Awards	Best Drama Performance: Female	Doctor Who	Won	[83]
	SFX Awards	Best Actress	Doctor Who	Nominated	[84]
	Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards	Favourite UK Actress	Herself	Nominated	[85]
	Scottish Fashion Awards	Scotland's Fashion Icon	Herself	Won	[86]
2013	National Television Awards	Best Drama Performance – Female	Doctor Who	Nominated	[87]
2014	Fright Meter Awards	Best Actress	Oculus	Nominated	[32]
	Detroit Film Critics Society	Best Ensemble	Guardians of the Galaxy	Won	[88]
	Nevada Film Critics Society	Best Ensemble Cast	Guardians of the Galaxy	Won	[89]
	Phoenix Film Critics Society	Best Cast	Guardians of the Galaxy	Nominated	[90]
2015	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Guardians of the Galaxy	Best Ensemble	Nominated	[91]
	Empire Awards	Best Female Newcomer	Guardians of the Galaxy and Oculus	Won	[45][92]
	Fangoria Chainsaw Awards	Best Actress (long-list)	Oculus	Nominated	[93]
	Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival	Best Actress in a Short Film (Long)	Bound for Greatness	Nominated	[94]
	IFS Film Festival	Best Actress in a Short Film	Bound for Greatness	Won	[95]
		Best Independent Short	Coward	Won	[95]
	Edinburgh International Film Festival	Best Short Film	Coward	Nominated	[96]
	Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards	Best Short Film	Conventional	Nominated	[97]
2016	London IFF Film Festival	Best Lead Actress in a Short Film	Bound for Greatness	Won	[98]
	FirstGlance Film Festival	Best Actress in a Short Film	Bound for Greatness	Won	[99]
2017	Maui Film Festival	Rising Star	Herself	Won	[100]
2018	Glasgow Film Festival	Audience Award	The Party's Just Beginning	Nominated	[101]
	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best On-Screen Team (with Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Nick Jonas)	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	Nominated	[102]
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Comedy Movie Actress	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	Nominated	[103]
	DTLA Film Festival	Best Female Actor in a Leading Role	All Creatures Here Below	Won	[104]
	Philadelphia Film Festival	Artistic Achievement in Independent Film	The Party's Just Beginning	Won	[105]
	British Academy Scotland Awards	Best Feature Film	The Party's Just Beginning	Nominated	[51]
	British Independent Film Awards	Best Debut Screenwriter	The Party's Just Beginning	Nominated	[106]
2019	Saturn Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Avengers: Endgame	Nominated	[107]

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External links

• Karen Gillan at IMDb