Gemma Chan
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · True Love: Making 'The Creator' as Self
- 2023 · The Creator as Maya
- 2023 · Extrapolations as Natasha Alper
- 2022 · Don't Worry Darling as Shelley
- 2022 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals as Self - Sersi
- 2022 · The Afterparty as 'Zoë'
- 2021 · L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth as Self
- 2021 · Eternals as Sersi
- 2021 · Raya and the Last Dragon as Namaari (voice)
- 2020 · Let Them All Talk as Karen
- 2019 · Intrigo: Dear Agnes as Henny
- 2019 · I Am... as Hannah
- 2019 · Captain Marvel as Minn-Erva
- 2019 · Mr. Malcolm's List as Julia
- 2018 · Mary Queen of Scots as Bess of Hardwick
- 2018 · London Fields as Petronella
- 2018 · Crazy Rich Asians as Astrid Leong-Teo
- 2018 · Leading Lady Parts as Actress #5
- 2017 · Revolting Rhymes as Snow White (voice)
- 2017 · Stratton as Aggy
- 2017 · Transformers: The Last Knight as Quintessa
- 2016 · Revolting Rhymes as Snow White
- 2016 · Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as Madame Ya Zou
- 2016 · Everyday Performance Artists as Melody
- 2015 · Families as Chen-Lin
- 2015 · Love Is a Four Letter Word: Worth Seven Points as Wife
- 2015 · Humans as Anita / Mia
- 2015 · Humans as Herself
- 2014 · The Game as Chen Mei
- 2014 · The Double as 'The Replicator' - Glamourous Judge
- 2014 · Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit as Amy Chan
- 2013 · Dates as Erica
- 2013 · Shetland as Hattie James
- 2012 · True Love as Kathy
- 2011 · Death in Paradise as Jennifer Cheung
- 2011 · Fresh Meat as Ruth
- 2011 · Submarine as Kim-Lin
- 2011 · Bedlam as Keira
- 2010 · Sherlock as Soo Lin Yao
- 2010 · Shanghai as Shin Shin
- 2010 · Pimp as Bo
- 2009 · Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars as Mia Bennett
- 2009 · Exam as Chinese Girl
- 2007 · Secret Diary of a Call Girl as Charlotte
- 2006 · When Evil Calls as Molly Nelson
- 2006 · The IT Crowd as Ivana
- 2006 · The IT Crowd as Female Sulu
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Mia Bennett
- 2024 · Untitled Anna May Wong biopic as Anna May Wong
- 2024 · China Rich Girlfriend as Astrid Young Teo
- 2024 · Untitled 'Crazy Rich Asians' Spin-Off as Astrid Young Teo
- 2024 · The Actor as Edna
- 2024 · Josephine as Claire