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), p...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Actor
2025
as Edna
Paul Cole finds himself stranded in a mysterious small town with no memory of who he is or how he got here. As bits and pieces of his past slowly emer...
True Love: Making The Creator
2023
as Self
Join director Gareth Edwards and crew for nearly an hour look behind the scenes. Hear from actors about the filming experience, and learn about the pr...
The Creator
2023
as Maya
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of h...
Don't Worry Darling
2022
as Shelley
Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret...
Closing Dynasty
2022
Executive Producer
On a school day, a seven year-old girl, Queenie, hustles and schemes ways to make money on the streets of New York City.
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022
as Self - Sersi
Join director Chloe Zhao and the Cast of Eternals as they recount their experiences during the making of Marvel Studios’ most ambitious film to date. ...
L'Oreal Paris Women of Worth
2021
as Self
Camila Cabello, Helen Mirren, Eva Longoria and other A-list stars celebrate the inspiring stories of 10 U.S.-based nonprofit leaders whose tenacity an...
Eternals
2021
as Sersi
The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out o...
Raya and the Last Dragon
2021
as Namaari (voice)
Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacr...
Let Them All Talk
2020
as Karen
A celebrated author takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds...
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
2019
as Henny
What is a human life worth? How is it possible that a woman like Agnes could agree to kill another human being? Is it the money? Or are there other fo...
Captain Marvel
2019
as Minn-Erva
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between...
Mr. Malcolm's List
2019
as Julia
Set in early 1800s England, a young lady (Gemma Chan) engages in courtship with a mysterious wealthy suitor, Mr. Malcolm (Sope Dirisu), unaware of his...
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
as Bess of Hardwick
In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ru...
London Fields
2018
as Petronella
Clairvoyant femme fatale, Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled love affair with t...
Crazy Rich Asians
2018
as Astrid Young Teo
An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives o...
Leading Lady Parts
2018
as Actress #5
The best women of British acting go to an audition for a dream role, primed to take on the role of a lifetime: that complex woman, the strong woman, a...
Revolting Rhymes
2017
as Snow White (voice)
Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stratton
2017
as Aggy
A British Special Boat Service commando tracks down an international terrorist cell.
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
as Quintessa
Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history ...
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
as Madame Ya Zou
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of ...
Everyday Performance Artists
2016
as Melody
Starring Gemma Chan, James Norton and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and narrated by Shia LaBeouf, this is the story of an uncomfortably timed confession, in...
Families
2015
as Chen-Lin
Jérôme Varenne, a French financier, lives and works in Shanghai with Chen-Li, his life and business partner. One day, during a short stay in Paris, wh...
Love Is a Four Letter Word: Worth Seven Points
2015
as Wife
One party in a relationship has finally plucked up the courage to express his unhappiness. But that conversation will take an unusual shape. As our co...
The Double
2014
as 'The Replicator' - Glamourous Judge
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman ...
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014
as Amy Chan
Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
Dates (Erica & Kate)
2013
as Erica
Erica, a lesbian who cannot tell her traditional Chinese family, meets the experienced Kate in a bar and, although Kate is annoyed to find that Erica ...
Submarine
2011
as Kim-Lin
15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classm...
Shanghai
2010
as Shin Shin
An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he un...
Pimp
2010
as Bo
A week in the life of Woody; a Soho pimp, as seen through the eyes of concealed documentary cameras: A week which spirals brutally out of control.
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
2009
as Mia Bennett
In a Mars base, the inhabitants are being infected by a mysterious water creature which takes over its victims. The Doctor is thrust into the middle o...
Exam
2009
as Chinese Girl
Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation. Entering a windowless ...
When Evil Calls
2006
as Molly Nelson
When Evil Calls centers around the mysterious appearance of a text message that grants the students of Wilburn High School their wildest desires.
Untitled Anna May Wong biopic
N/A
as Anna May Wong
A biopic of Anna May Wong, the Golden Age icon whose career brought her international recognition even as she continued to face opportunity limitation...
Josephine
N/A
as Claire
A family dealing with a personal trauma after seeing something unexpected and horrifying in Golden Gate Park.
Untitled Anna May Wong biopic
N/A
Producer
A biopic of Anna May Wong, the Golden Age icon whose career brought her international recognition even as she continued to face opportunity limitation...