Gemma Chan (born 29 November 1982) is an English actress. Born and raised in London, Chan attended the Newstead Wood School for Girls and studied law at Worcester College, Oxford before choosing to pursue a career in acting instead, enrolling at the Drama Centre London. Chan was subsequently cast in various supporting roles on television, including Doctor Who, Sherlock, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Fresh Meat, Bedlam and True Love. She also appeared in independent films Exam (2009), Submarine (2010) and Belles Familles (2015). Chan performed in the British premiere of Yellow Face at The Park Theatre and Our Ajax at the Southwark Playhouse. Chan had minor roles in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). She starred as a servile anthropomorph in sci-fi series Humans (2015–2018) to critical praise. Chan gained widespread recognition for portraying Astrid Leong-Teo in Jon M. Chu's romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians (2018), which became a critical and commercial hit. Chan along with the ensemble was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture. Chan played Bess of Hardwick in the historical drama Mary Queen of Scots (2018) and voiced the antagonist Namaari in Disney's animated film Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). In Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Chan portrayed Minn-Erva in Captain Marvel (2019) before headlining Eternals (2021) as Sersi.
Actor Gemma Chan Filmography
Crazy Rich Asians
(
English )
Artist:
Constance Wu
,
Michelle Yeoh
,
Gemma Chan
,
Sonoya Mizuno
,
Awkwafina
Director:
Jon M. Chu
Music Director:
Vanja Cernjul
The Creator
(
English )
Artist:
John David Washington
,
Madeleine Yuna Voyles
,
Gemma Chan
,
Allison Janney
,
Ken Watanabe
Director:
Gareth Edwards
,
Chanida 'Chompoo' Yasiri
,
Jack Ravenscroft
,
Malte Bieler
,
Christine Bergren
,
Nirun Thongpahusatcha
,
Chalee Sankhavesa
,
Courtney L. Cunniff
Music Director:
Arnon Milchan
Release date:
29-09-2023
Eternals
(
English )
Artist:
Josh Brolin
,
Chloé Zhao
,
Ma Dong-seok
,
Gemma Chan
,
Richard Madden
Director:
Stacey Herbert
,
Kaz Firpo
,
Joshua Robertson
,
Nicola Matthews
Music Director:
Victoria Alonso
Release date:
05-11-2021
Raya and the Last Dragon
(
English )
Music Director:
Edie Lehmann
,
James Newton Howard
Release date:
05-03-2021
Other Versions:
Raya and the Last Dragon (Tamil)
, Raya and the Last Dragon (Hindi)
, Raya and the Last Dragon (Telugu)
Captain Marvel
(
English )
Director:
Anna Boden
,
Ryan Fleck
,
Geneva Robertson-Dworet
Music Director:
Pete Ploszek
Release date:
08-03-2019
Transformers: The Last Knight
(
English )
Director:
Peter Graf
,
Rudie Schaefer
,
Ed Natividad
,
Jonas Kirk
Music Director:
Jeffrey Beecroft
Release date:
30-06-2017
Other Versions:
Transformers: The Last Knight (Tamil)
, Transformers: The Last Knight (Telugu)
, Transformers: The Last Knight (Hindi)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
(
English )
Director:
Steven Zaillian
,
Seth Ayott
,
Andrew Byron
Music Director:
Stuart Kearns
Release date:
17-01-2014
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