Karen Gillan biography
Karen Gillan is a Scottish actress and filmmaker (born 1987), born on 28 November 1987 in Inverness.
Karen Gillan's screen career began in 2006 with Rebus, playing Teri Cotter.
Karen Gillan has appeared in 36 films and 59 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Let's Have Kids! (2026), The Life of Chuck (2024), Sleeping Dogs (2024).
Karen Gillan is best known for The Party's Just Beginning.
Coming up next: Jumanji: Open World (2026), Highlander, Shrinking.
- Also known as
- Karen Sheila Gillan
- Born
- 28 November 1987 (age 38)
- Birthplace
- Inverness
- Work
- Actor, Model, Voice actor, Film actor, Television actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 2006 to present
- Known for
- The Party's Just Beginning
Karen Gillan filmography
38 films and 60 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlander | Heather MacLeod | Filming | ||
| 2026 | Jumanji: Open World | Ruby | Post-production | |
| 2026 | Let's Have Kids! | Emma | Direct-to-video film | |
| 2024 | The Life of Chuck | Felicia Gordon | ||
| 2024 | Sleeping Dogs | Laura Baines | ||
| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Nebula | ||
| 2023 | Late Bloomers | Louise | ||
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Nebula | ||
| 2022 | The Bubble | Carol Cobb/Dr. Lacey Nightingale | ||
| 2022 | Dual | Sarah/Sarah's double | ||
| 2022 | Next Exit | Dr. Stevenson | ||
| 2021 | Gunpowder Milkshake | Sam | ||
| 2020 | The Call of the Wild | Mercedes | ||
| 2019 | Jumanji: The Next Level | Ruby | ||
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Nebula | ||
| 2019 | The Hoarding | Hope | Director and writer | |
| 2019 | Stuber | Sara Morris | ||
| 2019 | Spies in Disguise | Eyes | Voice | |
| 2018 | The Party's Just Beginning | Liusaidh | Also director and writer | |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Nebula | ||
| 2018 | All Creatures Here Below | Ruby | ||
| 2017 | Alex & the List | Lily | ||
| 2017 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Martha | ||
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Nebula | ||
| 2017 | The Circle | Annie Allerton |
Show all 38 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | In a Valley of Violence | Ellen | ||
| 2015 | The Big Short | Evie | ||
| 2015 | Warning Labels | Mindy | ||
| 2015 | Fun Size Horror: Volume Two | Rachel Milligan | Segment: "Conventional", also director and writer | |
| 2015 | Coward | , N/a | Director, writer, and executive producer | |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nebula | ||
| 2014 | Bound for Greatness | Maeve MacDonough | ||
| 2013 | Oculus | Kaylie Russell | ||
| 2013 | Not Another Happy Ending | Jane Lockhart | ||
| 2010 | Outcast | Ally | ||
| 2010 | Doctor Who: The Adventure Games | Amy Pond | Series 1 to 2 | |
| 2010 | Doctor Who: Return to Earth | Amy Pond | ||
| 2010 | Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth | Amy Pond |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrinking | Filming | |||
| 2024 | Douglas Is Cancelled | Madeline Crow | Limited-run series, main cast | |
| 2023 | The Simpsons | Maisie MacWeldon-MacDougal | Voice role, 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | Nebula | Television special | |
| 2021 | What If...? | Nebula | Voice role, 4 episodes | |
| 2021 | Calls | Sara | Voice role, episode: "The End" | |
| 2019 | Neurotica | Chloe | Episode: "Eureka!" | |
| 2016 | Emo Dad | Jessica | Voice role, 5 episodes | |
| 2015 | 7 Days in Hell | Lily Allsworth | TV movie | |
| 2014 | Selfie | Eliza Dooley | Main cast | |
| 2014 | A Touch of Cloth | Kerry Newblood | Main cast (series 3) | |
| 2013 | The Time of the Doctor | English | ||
| 2013 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Daisy | Main cast | |
| 2012 | The Angels Take Manhattan | English | ||
| 2012 | The Power of Three | English | ||
| 2012 | A Town Called Mercy | English | ||
| 2012 | Dinosaurs on a Spaceship | English | ||
| 2012 | Asylum of the Daleks | English | ||
| 2012 | Pond Life | English | ||
| 2012 | Good as Gold | English | ||
| 2012 | P.S. | English | ||
| 2012 | We'll Take Manhattan | Jean Shrimpton | TV movie | |
| 2012 | In Love With | Laura | Episode: "In Love with Coward" | |
| 2011 | Night and the Doctor | English | ||
| 2011 | The Wedding of River Song | English |
Show all 60 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Closing Time | English | ||
| 2011 | The God Complex | English | ||
| 2011 | The Girl Who Waited | English | ||
| 2011 | Night Terrors | English | ||
| 2011 | Let's Kill Hitler | English | ||
| 2011 | A Good Man Goes to War | English | ||
| 2011 | The Almost People | English | ||
| 2011 | The Rebel Flesh | English | ||
| 2011 | The Doctor's Wife | English | ||
| 2011 | The Curse of the Black Spot | English | ||
| 2011 | Day of the Moon | English | ||
| 2011 | The Impossible Astronaut | English | ||
| 2011 | Space / Time | English | ||
| 2010 | A Christmas Carol | English | ||
| 2010 | The Big Bang | English | ||
| 2010 | The Pandorica Opens | English | ||
| 2010 | The Lodger | English | ||
| 2010 | Vincent and the Doctor | English | ||
| 2010 | Cold Blood | English | ||
| 2010 | The Hungry Earth | English | ||
| 2010 | Amy's Choice | English | ||
| 2010 | The Vampires of Venice | English | ||
| 2010 | Flesh and Stone | English | ||
| 2010 | The Time of Angels | English | ||
| 2010 | Victory of the Daleks | English | ||
| 2010 | The Beast Below | English | ||
| 2010 | The Eleventh Hour | English | ||
| 2010 | Doctor Who | Amy Pond | Main cast (series 5 to 7, 2013 special) | |
| 2009 | The Well | Coll | Main cast | |
| 2008 | The Fires of Pompeii | English | ||
| 2008 | Stacked | Ginny Turner | TV movie | |
| 2008 | Harley Street | Holly | Episode #1.1 | |
| 2008 | Doctor Who | Soothsayer | Episode: "The Fires of Pompeii" | |
| 2008 | Coming Up | Anna | Episode: "Thinspiration" | |
| 2006 | Rebus | Teri Cotter | Episode: "A Question of Blood" |