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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Doctor Who: Unleashed - 20 Years of New Who in Wales
2025
as Self
Twenty years ago, Doctor Who began filming in Wales. This fun and insightful documentary gives inside secrets from the cast, crew and writers, past an...

The Life of Chuck
2025
as Felicia Gordon
In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes cont...

Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Doctor Who fan favourite Catherine Tate presents a concert of music, monsters and mayhem featuring soundtracks from the iconic series, a specially sho...

Late Bloomers
2024
as Louise
Louise, an aimless, 28 year-old Brooklynite, recently single, sort of a musician, depressed without admitting to it, drunkenly falls while doing somet...

Sleeping Dogs
2024
as Laura Baines / Elizabeth Westlake
Roy Freeman, an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, is forced to revisit a case he can't remember. As a man's life hangs in the balance on ...

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Self - 'Nebula'
Join visionary director James Gunn and superstars such as Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldaña as they recount how “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” was conceiv...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Nebula
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mi...

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
2022
as Nebula
On a mission to make Christmas unforgettable for Quill, the Guardians head to Earth in search of the perfect present.

Next Exit
2022
as Dr. Stevensen
In a world where ghosts are real and front-page news, a controversial new medical procedure allows people to peacefully kill themselves. In the midst ...

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Self - Nebula (archive footage)
Settle in with the likes of Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, and Tessa Thompson, and as they divulge the secrets behin...

Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Nebula
After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods, Thor Odinson enlists the help of ...

The Bubble
2022
as Carol Cobb
Sneaking out. Hooking up. Melting down. The cast and crew of a blockbuster action franchise attempt to shoot a sequel while quarantining at a posh hot...

Dual
2022
as Sarah
A terminally ill woman opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempts to ...

X
2022
as Radio Steak Seller (voice) (uncredited)
In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the ...

How Did We Get Here?
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Seán McLoughlin was a lonely kid in rural Ireland. Now, he’s Jacksepticeye, one of the world’s biggest YouTube stars. When he embarks on his first wor...

Gunpowder Milkshake
2021
as Sam
To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its...

The Hoarding
2020
as Hope
When Mary starts her first job as a cleaner inside a hoarder's home she finds much more than she bargained for.

The Hoarding
2020
Director, Writer
When Mary starts her first job as a cleaner inside a hoarder's home she finds much more than she bargained for.

The Call of the Wild
2020
as Mercedes
Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to...

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
as Self
Filmed in part in front of a live audience at The New Amsterdam Theater in New York City, this Stan Lee tribute takes viewers on an action-packed jour...

Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
as Ruby Roundhouse
As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown a...

Spies in Disguise
2019
as Eyes (voice)
Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is… not. But what Walter...

Stuber
2019
as Sara Morris
After crashing his car, a cop who's recovering from eye surgery recruits an Uber driver to help him catch a heroin dealer. The mismatched pair soon fi...

All Creatures Here Below
2019
as Ruby
The story of a desperate young couple on the run, who seek refuge in Kansas City.

Eureka!
2019
as Chloe
A lazy, uninspired woman is visited by an otherworldly being responsible for giving humanity all its great ideas.

Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Nebula
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaini...

The Party's Just Beginning
2018
as Luisaidh
In a bleak Inverness midwinter, Luisaidh is careening off the rails after the suicide of her best friend. She medicates her misery with joyless sex, c...

The Party's Just Beginning
2018
Director, Screenplay
In a bleak Inverness midwinter, Luisaidh is careening off the rails after the suicide of her best friend. She medicates her misery with joyless sex, c...

Alex & the List
2018
as Lily
Alex, a lovable, unassuming dog trainer is in love with a great woman - Katherine - smart, talented, from a good family. Katherine adores Alex's quirk...

Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Nebula
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from ...

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
as Ruby Roundhouse
Four teenagers in detention discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of. When they decide to play, they are immediately suck...

Guardians Inferno
2017
Music video, produced for the release of the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2.

The Circle
2017
as Annie Allerton
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situati...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
as Nebula
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.

Heroes Manufactured
2017
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary following Canadian artists and their ability to break into the comic book industry while dealing with fandom and the craze of comic book...

In a Valley of Violence
2016
as Ellen
The story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who r...

The Big Short
2015
as Evie
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

Conventional
2015
as Rachel Milligan
A horror film actress deals with her fall from stardom.

Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
2015
as Rachel Milligan (segment 'Conventional')
A collection of gut-twisting and nerve-shredding tales, all Frankstein’d together to form a feature-length monster of the best and bloodiest in short-...

Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
2015
Writer, Director
A collection of gut-twisting and nerve-shredding tales, all Frankstein’d together to form a feature-length monster of the best and bloodiest in short-...

Conventional
2015
Writer, Director
A horror film actress deals with her fall from stardom.

7 Days in Hell
2015
as Lily Allsworth
A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.

Coward
2015
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Two people connect over the mutual experience of murder.

Warning Labels
2015
as Mindy
Two workers for the Center For Disease Control meet for drinks, only to discover that love is the most hazardous thing of all.

Bound for Greatness
2014
as Maeve MacDonough
Darren, who lives with Aspergers, has gone throughout his life not truly connecting with anyone. Seeking the comforting sounds of crashing waves one b...

Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
as Nebula
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Rona...

Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013
Bid the eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, a fond farewell in this retrospective documentary special about Doctor Who Series five, six and seven - "the Matt...

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
2013
as Amy Pond
Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe's deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the ...

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
as Self
Zoe Ball and Rick Edwards get the party started for the celebration of 50 years of Doctor Who, with Doctors and companions past and present, celebrity...

Doctor Who Explained
2013
as Self
A BBC America documentary explores the mysterious and two-hearted alien who is the Doctor with exclusive interviews with cast members from the show's ...

Not Another Happy Ending
2013
as Jane Lockhart
When a struggling publisher discovers his only successful author is blocked, he knows he has to unblock her or he's finished. With her newfound succes...

Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
2013
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
While sleeping over, the TARDIS decides to play a prank on Clara, much to her displeasure.

Oculus
2013
as Kaylie Russell
A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013
as Amy Pond (archive footage)
Zoe Ball hosts a live celebration in which the next actor to land Doctor Who's lead role is revealed, in the company of former cast members and celebr...

Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night
2012
as Amy Pond
When Amy is woken in the middle of the night by the TARDIS telephone, she learns the Doctor carries on a very active social and adventuring life while...

Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night
2012
as Amy Pond
When Amy wakes to find the Doctor carrying a euphonium guiltily, she uses the opportunity to ask a question that has been bothering her for a long tim...

Doctor Who: Pond Life
2012
as Amy Pond
A series of five minisodes show Amy and Rory's life at home, while The Doctor has adventures of his own.

Doctor Who: Good as Gold
2012
as Amy Pond
Rebecca, Emily, and Libby of Ashdene Primary School present a by-the-book TARDIS adventure!

We'll Take Manhattan
2012
as Jean Shrimpton
We’ll Take Manhattan explores the explosive love affair between sixties supermodel Jean Shrimpton and photographer David Bailey. Focusing on a wild a...

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
2011
as Amy Pond
It's Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home. He promises to repay her kindness - all ...

Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel
2011
as Amy Pond
Amy leaves a message on the TARDIS' answering machine. She speaks about her baby and what to do when he finds her. She knows that her baby will become...

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
2010
as Amy Pond
Amy Pond and Rory Williams are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way the Eleventh Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely...

Outcast
2010
as Ally
When Mary and her teenage son, Fergal, move to yet another new home, it soon becomes clear they live their lives on the run, hiding from someone or so...

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
2010
as Amy Pond
Amy tries to flirt with The Doctor but he tries to ignore her advances.

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1
2010
as Amy Pond
After Amy enters the TARDIS, Amy is awestruck when she sees what lies inside.

Doctor Who at the Proms
2010
as Self - Host
For the second time since its revival, Doctor Who's music will be enjoyed by numerous fans since the previous Proms in 2008. Everyone's favourite mons...

New Town Killers
2008
as Young Girl at Bus Station
Two private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who have the world at their feet get their kicks from playing a 12 hour game of hunt, hide and seek with peop...
Gunpowder Milkshake 2
N/A
as Sam
The sequel to the 2021 film.
Fools
N/A
as Mary Tudor
In 1553, England’s first Queen, Mary I, takes the throne. The country is on the brink of chaos, and ambitious Cardinal Pole plots to secure control. H...
Let's Have Kids!
N/A
as Emma
Two best friends, Emma and Phoebe, decide to get pregnant simultaneously to navigate motherhood together, but their friendship is tested when only one...
Over Your Dead Body
N/A
Co-Producer
A dysfunctional couple head to a remote cabin to “reconnect”, but each has secret intentions to kill the other.