Gemma Chan is an English actress. 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 leading role in the Channel 4 science fiction series Humans (2015–2018), and gained prominence with her starring roles in Crazy Rich Asians and as Elizabeth Hardwick in Mary Queen of Scots.
Gemma Chan was born at Guy's Hospital in London, England. Her father was an engineer who grew up in Hong Kong and her mother was a pharmacist raised in Greenock, Scotland, after her parents emigrated from Hong Kong.
Raised in Locksbottom in the London Borough of Bromley, Chan attended Newstead Wood School for Girls in Orpington, London and went on to study law at Worcester College, Oxford. Following graduation, Chan gained a training contract offer as a graduate at the law firm Slaughter and May, but turned it down to study at the Drama Centre London and pursue an acting career.
Date of Birth | 29th November 1982 |
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Age | 42 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Country | United Kingdom |
Current City | Guy's Hospital |
Birth Place | Guy's Hospital |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Education |
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Worcester College, Newstead Wood School, Drama Centre London |
Occupation | actor, model, television actor, film actor |
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The Creator
Don't Worry Darling
Eternals
Let Them All Talk
Intrigo: Dear Agnes
Captain Marvel
Mary Queen of Scots
Crazy Rich Asians
Stratton
Submarine
Pimp
Shanghai