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Karen Gillan
Karen Gillan’s screen credits include Nebula in Avengers: Infinity War, Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy, and Ruby Roundhouse in Jumanji: The Next Level.
Born November 28, 1987 Inverness, Scotland, UK7 movies on MoviHero
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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). …
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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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- 2026Jumanji: Open WorldAdventure · ComedyRuby RoundhouseUpcoming
- 2026Let's Have Kids!1h 30m · ComedyEmma
- 2019Jumanji: The Next Level2h 3m · Adventure · ComedyRuby Roundhouse
- 2018Avengers: Infinity War2h 29m · Action · AdventureNebula
- 2017Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle1h 59m · Adventure · ComedyMartha
- 2017Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22h 17m · Action · AdventureNebula
- 2014Guardians of the Galaxy2h 1m · Action · AdventureNebula
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- 2027BlasphemousActor · ProducerUpcoming
- 2026Over Your Dead BodyProducer
- 2025The Life of ChuckFelicia Gordon
- 2024Doctor Who at the PromsAmy Pond (archive footage)
- 2024Late BloomersLouise
- 2024Sleeping DogsLaura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
- 2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Self - 'Nebula'
- 2023Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Nebula
- 2022The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday SpecialNebula
- 2022Next ExitDr. Stevensen
- 2022Thor: Love and ThunderNebula
- 2022The BubbleCarol Cobb
- 2022DualSarah
- 2022XRadio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
- 2022How Did We Get Here?Self (archive footage)
- 2021Gunpowder MilkshakeSam
- 2020The HoardingDirector · Writer · Hope
- 2020The Call of the WildMercedes
- 2019Celebrating Marvel's Stan LeeSelf
- 2019Spies in DisguiseEyes (voice)
- 2019StuberSara Morris
- 2019All Creatures Here BelowRuby
- 2019Eureka!Chloe
- 2019Avengers: EndgameNebula
- 2018The Party's Just BeginningDirector · Writer · Luisaidh
- 2018Alex & the ListLily
- 2017The CircleAnnie Allerton
- 2017Heroes ManufacturedSelf (archive footage)
- 2016In a Valley of ViolenceEllen
- 2015The Big ShortEvie
- 2015ConventionalDirector · Writer · Rachel Milligan
- 2015Fun Size Horror: Volume TwoDirector · Writer · Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional')
- 20157 Days in HellLily Allsworth
- 2015CowardDirector · Writer · Producer
- 2015Warning LabelsMindy
- 2014Bound for GreatnessMaeve MacDonough
- 2014OculusKaylie Russell
- 2013Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt SmithActor
- 2013Doctor Who: The Time of the DoctorAmy Pond
- 2013Doctor Who Live: The AfterpartySelf
- 2013Doctor Who ExplainedSelf
- 2013Not Another Happy EndingJane Lockhart
- 2013Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDISAmy Pond (archive footage)
- 2013Doctor Who Live: The Next DoctorAmy Pond (archive footage)
- 2012Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad NightAmy Pond
- 2012Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good NightAmy Pond
- 2012Doctor Who: Pond LifeAmy Pond
- 2012Doctor Who: Good as GoldAmy Pond
- 2012We'll Take ManhattanJean Shrimpton
- 2011Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the WardrobeAmy Pond
- 2011Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler PrequelAmy Pond
- 2010Doctor Who: A Christmas CarolAmy Pond
- 2010OutcastAlly
- 2010Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2Amy Pond
- 2010Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1Amy Pond
- 2010Doctor Who at the PromsSelf - Host
- 2008New Town KillersYoung Girl at Bus Station
- Cinnamon & GunpowderMad Hannah Mabbot
- FoolsMary Tudor
- Gunpowder Milkshake 2Sam
- HighlanderHeather MacLeod
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