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Gemma Chan

Acting

Born November 29, 1982 · London, England, UK

Also known as 陈静 · Evelyn Gemma Chan

Biography

Gemma Chan is a British actress and model. A graduate of Worcester College, Oxford, Chan began acting during the late 2000s, making her film debut in 2009. She rose to attention with her lead role in the Channel 4 science fiction series Humans (2015–2018), and gained prominence with her starring film roles as Astrid Leong in Crazy Rich Asians and as Elizabeth Hardwick in Mary Queen of Scots.

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Awards & recognition

  • Max Mara Face of the Future Award · 2020

Filmography40 titles

How to Build a Human

2016as Herself

Sherlock

2010as Soo Lin Yao

The IT Crowd

2006as Ivana

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

2009as Mia Bennett

Raya and the Last Dragon

2021as Namaari (voice)

Humans

2015as Anita / Mia

Shetland

2013as Hattie James

Death in Paradise

2011as Jennifer Cheung

Submarine

2010as Kim-Lin

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016as Madame Ya Zou

The Game

2014as Chen Mei

Fresh Meat

2011as Ruth

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals

2022as Self - Sersi

The Afterparty

2022as 'Zoë'

The Creator

2023as Maya

Crazy Rich Asians

2018as Astrid Young Teo

Don't Worry Darling

2022as Shelley

Captain Marvel

2019as Minn-Erva

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

2007as Charlotte

Eternals

2021as Sersi

Dates

2013as Erica

Exam

2009as Chinese Girl

Closing Dynasty

2022Executive Producer

Mary Queen of Scots

2018as Bess of Hardwick

The Double

2013as 'The Replicator' - Glamourous Judge

The Actor

2025as Edna

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017as Quintessa

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

2014as Amy Chan

Shanghai

2010as Shin Shin

Extrapolations

2023as Natasha Alper

The Five Star Weekend

2026as Gigi Ling

Let Them All Talk

2020as Karen

Intrigo: Dear Agnes

2019as Henny

I Am...

2019as Hannah

Bedlam

2011as Keira

London Fields

2018as Petronella

Stratton

2017as Aggy

Families

2015as Chen-Lin

Pimp

2010as Bo