Karen Gillan British Actress Born 1987 in Inverness

Karen Gillan (28 November 1987, Inverness) is a British actress. She is recognised as Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).

Early life

Her education includes Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Edinburgh's Telford College and Charleston Academy.

Career

Her screen career on record begins in 1963 with Doctor Who, as Amy Pond. The 2000s brought The Kevin Bishop Show (2008). Her 2010s credits include Avengers: Infinity War (2018, as Nebula) and Avengers: Endgame (2019, as Nebula). During the 2020s, she worked on The Call of the Wild (2020, as Mercedes) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022, as Nebula).

Karen Gillan’s credits add up to 30 films and 6 TV series from 1963 to 2024. Adventure is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (9), followed by science fiction (8) and action (6). Her credits run up to The Life of Chuck in 2024. Of her eight titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Avengers: Endgame (2019) has the highest, at $2.8 billion. Behind the camera, she is listed as director and writer on The Party's Just Beginning.

Chris Pratt appears in six of her listed titles, including Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Dave Bautista (six titles) and Zoe Saldaña (five titles). James Gunn directed three of her titles on record. Anthony Russo is credited as director on two of them. Her largest audience is on YouTube, with 154K subscribers as of January 2025.

Personal life

She has one child on record.