Gemma Chan
Birthplace: Guy's Hospital
Born: 1982-11-29
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; model; television actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Gemma Chan (born 29 November 1982) is a British actress and model. A graduate of Worcester College, Oxford, Chan began acting during the late 2000s, making her film debut in 2009. She rose to attention with her lead role in the Channel 4 science fiction series Humans (2015–2018), and gained prominence with her starring film roles as Astrid Leong in Crazy Rich Asians and as Elizabeth Hardwick in Mary Queen of Scots (both 2018).
Chan next appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain Marvel (2019) and Eternals (2021), portraying Minn-Erva and Sersi, respectively. She also appeared in Olivia Wilde's psychological thriller Don't Worry Darling (2022) and Gareth Edwards' science fiction film The Creator (2023). She had a voice role in the Disney animated film Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). Offscreen, Chan has been labelled a fashion icon.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Wikipedia · revision 1374240521
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Josephine (2026) — Claire
- The Actor (2025) — Edna
- The Creator (2023) — Maya
- Don't Worry Darling (2022) — Shelley
- Eternals (2021) — Sersi
- Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) — Namaari
- Let Them All Talk (2020) — Karen
- Captain Marvel (2019) — Minn-Erva
- Intrigo: Dear Agnes (2019) — Henny
- Crazy Rich Asians (2018) — Astrid Young Teo
- London Fields (2018) — Petronella
- Mary Queen of Scots (2018) — Elizabeth Hardwick
- Stratton (2017) — Aggy
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) — Quintessa
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) — Madam Ya Zhou
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) — Amy Chang
- Pimp (2010) — Bo
- Shanghai (2010) — Shin Shin
- Submarine (2010) — Kim-Lin
- The Blind Banker (2010)
- Exam (2009) — Chinese
- The Waters of Mars (2009)
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Ken Watanabe · 3 films
- Awkwafina · 2 films
- Benedict Wong · 2 films
- Chris Pine · 2 films
- David Tennant · 2 films
- Harry Styles · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.