Gemma Chan
Gemma Chan (born November 29, 1982 in London ) is a British actress and model . She starred in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit , starred on Humans, and a supporting role in Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them from 2016.
Life
Chan is the daughter of a Hong Kong engineer and a Chinese pharmacist. She grew up in Sevenoaks , Kent . Before studying acting at the Drama Center London , she studied law at Worcester College , Oxford .
In 2006 she was one of the participants in Project Catwalk , the British version of Project Runway , where she reached the finale of the first season. During her acting studies, she worked as a model for various campaigns for Nivea , Nokia and the Selfridges department store chain .
Her debut on television was the 2006 miniseries When Evil Calls , and she first appeared in theaters in the thriller Exam . In 2012 she appeared on stage for the first time in a production by Brecht's Turandot at the Hampstead Theater in London .
In September 2013, Chan appeared at the Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey in London , as a witness to a fatal knife attack outside the Putney Bridge station.
Gemma Chan was in a relationship with British comedian and actor Jack Whitehall from 2011 to 2017 . In December 2018, Chan and British actor Dominic Cooper made their first appearance as a couple at the British Fashion Awards.
Filmography (selection)
- 2009: Exam - Fatal Exam
- 2009: Doctor Who (TV series)
- 2010: Shanghai
- 2010: Sherlock (TV series)
- 2010: Submarine
- 2011: Confessions of a Noble Whore ( Secret Diary of a Call Girl , TV series)
- 2012: Bedlam (TV series)
- 2013: The Double
- 2013: Dates (TV series)
- 2014: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
- 2014: The Game (Miniseries)
- 2015: Brotherhood (TV series)
- 2015-2018: Humans (TV series)
- 2016: Fantastic Beasts and where to find them (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them)
- 2017: Transformers: The Last Knight
- 2017: Stratton
- 2018: Crazy Rich (Crazy Rich Asians)
- 2018: Maria Stuart, Queen of Scotland (Mary Queen of Scots)
- 2018: London Fields
- 2019: Captain Marvel
Web links
- Gemma Chan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on sherlockology.com ( Memento of the original from November 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ Biography on imdb.com . Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ Paul Cheston: Sherlock star Gemma Chan reveals how she 'stared into eyes of calm killer' . In: London Evening Standard . September 17, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ Comedian Jack Whitehall and actress Gemma Chan split after six years together . In: The Sun , December 20, 2017.
- ^ Gemma Chan, Dominic Cooper Make First Public Appearance as a Couple . December 11, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chan, Gemma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |