Gemma Chan

Biography

Gemma Chan (born 29 November 1982) is an English actress. A Worcester College, Oxford graduate, Chan began acting in the late 2000s, making her film debut in 2009. She rose to attention with her leading role in the Channel 4 science fiction series Humans (2015–2018). She gained prominence with her starring roles in Crazy Rich Asians and as Elizabeth Hardwick in Mary Queen of Scots (both 2018).  She next starred in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain Marvel (2019) and Eternals (2021), portraying Minn-Erva and Sersi, respectively. She also had a voice role in the Disney animated film Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). She appeared in Olivia Wilde's psychological thriller Don't Worry Darling (2022) and Gareth Edwards' science fiction film The Creator (2023). Offscreen, Chan has been labelled a fashion icon. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gemma Chan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Known For

Death in Paradise

as Jennifer Cheung

Sherlock

as Soo Lin Yao

Shetland

as Hattie James

Humans

as Anita / Mia

The Last Leg

as Self

The IT Crowd

as Ivana

The IT Crowd

as Female Sulu

Eternals

as Sersi

Captain Marvel

as Minn-Erva

Transformers: The Last Knight

as Quintessa

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

as Madame Ya Zou

The Afterparty

as 'Zoë'

Raya and the Last Dragon

as Namaari (voice)

Extrapolations

as Natasha Alper

The Creator

as Maya

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

as Charlotte

Crazy Rich Asians

as Astrid Young Teo

Don't Worry Darling

as Shelley

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

as Amy Chan

Submarine

as Kim-Lin