Karen Gillan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1987-11-28 (38 years old)

Place of Birth

Inverness, Scotland, UK

Karen Gillan

Biography

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 playing 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 also worked on the stage in Britain, appearing in John Osborne's play Inadmissible Evidence (2011). Gillan transitioned to Hollywood, starring in the horror film Oculus (2013) and playing the lead in the ABC sitcom Selfie (2014). She achiev...

Acting

2024

Sleeping Dogs

as Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake

2013

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

as Amy Pond (archive footage)

2010

2010

Outcast

as Ally

2022

X

as Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)

2012

We'll Take Manhattan

as Jean Shrimpton

2022

How Did We Get Here?

as Self (archive footage)

2013

Oculus

as Kaylie Russell

2022

Next Exit

as Dr. Stevensen

2013

Not Another Happy Ending

as Jane Lockhart

2025

The Life of Chuck

as Felicia Gordon

2024

Late Bloomers

as Louise

2008

New Town Killers

as Young Girl at Bus Station

2012

2015

7 Days in Hell

as Lily Allsworth

-

Fools

as Mary Tudor

2018

2013

Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS

as Amy Pond (archive footage)

2017

The Circle

as Annie Allerton

2015

Conventional

as Rachel Milligan

2015

Fun Size Horror: Volume Two

as Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional')

2015

2015

2017

2019

Jumanji: The Next Level

as Ruby Roundhouse

2020

2019

Spies in Disguise

as Eyes (voice)

2014

Bound for Greatness

as Maeve MacDonough

2019

Stuber

as Sara Morris

2019

Eureka!

as Chloe

2019

2022

Dual

as Sarah

2020

2017

Heroes Manufactured

as Self (archive footage)

2022

The Bubble

as Carol Cobb

2024

Doctor Who at the Proms

as Amy Pond (archive footage)

Production

2015

Conventional

as Writer

2015

Conventional

as Director

2015

Coward

as Director

2015

Coward

as Writer

2015

Coward

as Executive Producer

2020

The Hoarding

as Director

2020

The Hoarding

as Writer

-

Over Your Dead Body

as Co-Producer

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