Karen Sheila Gillan (/ˈɡɪlən/; born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress and filmmaker. She gained recognition for her work in British film and television, particularly for portraying Amy Pond, a primary companion to the Eleventh Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who (2010–2013). Her early film roles include the thriller Outcast (2010) and the romantic comedy Not Another Happy Ending (2013). She worked on the British stage, appearing in John Osborne's play Inadmissible Evidence (2011).
Gillan made her Hollywood debut in 2013, starring in the horror film Oculus, then played the lead in the ABC rom-com sitcom Selfie (2014). She achieved stardom for portraying Nebula in several films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2014–2023), which are among the highest-grossing films of all time, and Ruby Roundhouse in the fantasy films Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), and Jumanji: Open World (2026). She also wrote and directed the drama film The Party's Just Beginning (2018), which she also starred in.
In the 2020s, Gillan has starred in the action thriller film Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), the thriller film Dual (2022), the coming-of-age film Late Bloomers (2023), the fantasy drama film The Life of Chuck (2024), and returned to British television with the series Douglas Is Cancelled (2024).
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as Mary Tudor
as Heather MacLeod
as Mad Hannah Mabbot
as Ruby Roundhouse
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as Amy Pond (archive footage)
as Madeline(4 eps)
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as Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
as Nebula
as Dr. Stevensen
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as Carol Cobb
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as Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
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as Nebula (archive footage) (uncredited)(6 eps)
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as Ruby Roundhouse
as Eyes (voice)
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as Annie Allerton
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as Rachel Milligan
as Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional')
as Lily Allsworth
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as Eliza Dooley(13 eps)
as Maeve MacDonough
as Nebula
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as Kaylie Russell
as Amy Pond
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as Jessica(5 eps)
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as Amy Pond(5 eps)
as Kerry Newblood(2 eps)
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as Jean Shrimpton
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as Daisy(12 eps)
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as Coll(4 eps)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Young Girl at Bus Station
as Holly(6 eps)
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as Amy Pond(39 eps)
as Soothsayer(1 ep)
as Self(26 eps)
as Anna(1 ep)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Terry Cotter(1 ep)
as Maisie (voice)(1 ep)
as Maisie MacWeldon (voice)(1 ep)