Gemma Chan at the Moet BIFA 2014<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
In 2006, she was a competitor on the first series of the reality series\u00a0Project Catwalk<\/i>. Chan appeared in the autumn 2009 special of the BBC’s\u00a0Doctor Who<\/i>\u00a0(“The Waters of Mars”), which aired 15 November 2009 in the UK, playing geologist Mia Bennett. She was cast as a series regular in\u00a0Secret Diary of a Call Girl<\/i>, the fourth and final series airing on\u00a0ITV2\u00a0in the UK and\u00a0Showtime\u00a0in the US in 2011.[10]<\/sup>\u00a0She has also appeared as Ruth in\u00a0Channel 4’s\u00a0Fresh Meat<\/i>, as\u00a0Soo Lin\u00a0in\u00a0BBC One’s\u00a0Sherlock<\/i>, and the fourth series of\u00a0The IT Crowd<\/i>\u00a0for\u00a0Channel 4.<\/p>\nIn 2012, Chan was a regular in series two of\u00a0Sky Living’s supernatural drama\u00a0Bedlam<\/i>[11]<\/sup>\u00a0and in\u00a0True Love<\/i>, a five-part semi-improvised television series produced by\u00a0Working Title\u00a0for\u00a0BBC One,[12]<\/sup><\/p>\nIn 2013, she starred in BBC One crime drama\u00a0Shetland<\/i>[13]<\/sup>\u00a0and guest starred in the BBC’s\u00a0Death in Paradise<\/i>. She was a cast member of Channel 4 romantic drama\u00a0Dates<\/i>.[14]<\/sup><\/p>\nChan played the anthropomorphic robot Anita\/Mia in\u00a0Humans<\/i>, an\u00a0AMC\/Channel 4\u00a0science-fiction drama, from 2015 to 2018.[15]<\/sup><\/p>\nIn July 2016, Chan provided the voice for the character of Dewdrop in\u00a0BBC One’s animated miniseries\u00a0Watership Down<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/span>Film<\/span>[<\/span>edit]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nChan made her acting debut in the independent horror serial\u00a0When Evil Calls<\/i>. In 2010, she appeared in the World War II drama film\u00a0Shanghai<\/i>, the psychological thriller\u00a0Exam<\/i>, and the 2011 comedy-drama\u00a0Submarine<\/i>. A supporter of human rights, she has made a film for\u00a0Amnesty International\u00a0to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the\u00a0Universal Declaration of Human Rights.[9]<\/sup>\u00a0She appeared in the action-thriller\u00a0Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit<\/i>.[16]<\/sup>\u00a0The Double<\/i>, and\u00a0London Fields<\/i>. Chan starred in\u00a0Belles familles<\/i>, by French director and screenwriter\u00a0Jean-Paul Rappeneau, which premiered in 2015.[17]<\/sup>\u00a0She also featured in the 2016 film\u00a0Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.<\/i>[18]<\/sup><\/p>\nIn 2018, Chan co-starred as\u00a0Astrid Leong-Teo\u00a0in the film\u00a0Crazy Rich Asians<\/i>.[19]<\/sup>\u00a0She first heard about the novel\u00a0Crazy Rich Asians<\/i>\u00a0from a text from her sister, read it on holiday, and “fell in love with Astrid”.[20]<\/sup>\u00a0On 29 April 2019, CNBC reported that Chan is to reprise her role as Astrid in the back-to-back filming of two sequels to\u00a0Crazy Rich Asians<\/i>\u00a0set for filming in 2020.[21]<\/sup>\u00a0She also featured in the short film titled\u00a0Leading Lady Parts<\/i>\u00a0in support of the\u00a0Time’s Up movement.[22]<\/sup><\/p>\nIn August 2019, she joined the cast of\u00a0Marvel Studios’\u00a0The Eternals<\/i>, which is set to be released in February 2021. This is her second role in the\u00a0Marvel Cinematic Universe\u00a0after previously appearing as\u00a0Minn-Erva\u00a0in\u00a0Captain Marvel<\/i>.[23]<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/span>Theatre<\/span>[<\/span>edit]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nChan made her professional stage debut in the British premiere of\u00a0Bertolt Brecht’s last play,\u00a0Turandot<\/i>, at the\u00a0Hampstead Theatre, London, directed by Anthony Clark. In November 2012, she performed in\u00a0The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie<\/i>, a play by\u00a0Anders Lustgarten\u00a0at the\u00a0Finborough Theatre. In June 2013, she performed in the UK premiere of\u00a0Yellow Face<\/i>\u00a0by American playwright\u00a0David Henry Hwang\u00a0at\u00a0The Park Theatre, London, directed by Alex Sims. It was revived in 2014 at the\u00a0Royal National Theatre\u00a0with the original London cast returning.[24]<\/sup><\/p>\nIn November 2013, Chan performed in the world premiere of\u00a0Our Ajax<\/i>\u00a0by\u00a0Timberlake Wertenbaker\u00a0at the\u00a0Southwark Playhouse, London. Wertenbaker chose her to play the war goddess\u00a0Athena\u00a0after she saw her performance in\u00a0Yellow Face<\/i>.[25]<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/span>Radio<\/span>[<\/span>edit]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nOn 6 August 2013, Chan appeared as a guest on the “Cultural Exchange” feature of the\u00a0BBC Radio 4\u00a0series\u00a0Front Row<\/i>, where she nominated the film\u00a0The Princess Bride<\/i>\u00a0as a film she loves.[26]<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/span>Honours<\/span>[<\/span>edit]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\nShe was one of fifteen women selected to appear on the cover of the September 2019 issue of\u00a0British Vogue<\/i>, by guest editor\u00a0Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.[27]<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/span>Personal life<\/span>[<\/span>edit]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\nIn September 2013, Chan appeared at the\u00a0Old Bailey\u00a0in central London as a witness to a fatal stabbing outside\u00a0Putney Bridge tube station.[28]<\/sup><\/p>\nIn September 2017, Chan split from her boyfriend of six years,\u00a0Jack Whitehall.[29]<\/sup>\u00a0In December 2018, Chan made her first public appearance with\u00a0Dominic Cooper\u00a0as a couple at the British Fashion Awards.[30]<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/span>Filmography<\/span>[<\/span>edit]<\/span><\/span>