Gemma Chan

Gemma Chan born November 29 1982 is an English actress Born and raised in London Chan attended the Newstead Wood School for Girls and studied law at Worcester College Oxford before choosing to pursue a career in acting instead enrolling at the Drama Centre London Chan was subsequently cast in various supporting roles on television including Doctor Who Sherlock Secret Diary of a Call Girl Fresh Meat Bedlam and True Love She also appeared in independent films Exam 2009 Submarine 2010 and Belles Familles 2015 Chan performed in the British premiere of Yellow Face at The Park Theatre and Our Ajax at the Southwark Playhouse Chan had minor roles in Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit 2014 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016 and Transformers The Last Knight 2017 She starred as a servile anthropomorph in scifi series Humans 20152018 to critical praise Chan gained widespread recognition for portraying Astrid LeongTeo in Jon M Chus romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians 2018 which became a critical and commercial hit Chan along with the ensemble was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Chan played Bess of Hardwick in the historical drama Mary Queen of Scots 2018 and voiced the antagonist Namaari in Disneys animated film Raya and the Last Dragon 2021 In Marvel Studios Marvel Cinematic Universe MCU Chan portrayed MinnErva in Captain Marvel 2019 before headlining Eternals 2021 as Sersi