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'''Gemma Chan''' (born 29 November 1982)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flixster.com/actor/gemma-chan |title=Gemma Chan – Wiki – Pictures – Videos |publisher=Flixster.com |date=29 November 1982 |accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref> is an [[English people|English]] actress and former [[model (person)|model]]. She is best known for her roles as Charlotte in season four of the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] and [[ITV2]] series ''[[Secret Diary of a Call Girl]]''; Ruth in [[Channel 4]]'s award-winning series ''[[Fresh Meat (TV series)|Fresh Meat]]''; Mia Bennett in the BBC's ''[[Doctor Who]]'' "[[The Waters of Mars]]" with [[David Tennant]] and [[Lindsay Duncan]] and Soo Lin in ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'', the modern-day adaptation of [[Sherlock Holmes]] for [[BBC One]], with [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] and [[Martin Freeman]].
'''Gemma Chan''' (born 29 November 1982)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flixster.com/actor/gemma-chan |title=Gemma Chan – Wiki – Pictures – Videos |publisher=Flixster.com |date=29 November 1982 |accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref> is an [[English people|English]] actress and former [[model (person)|model]]. She played Charlotte in season four of the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] and [[ITV2]] series ''[[Secret Diary of a Call Girl]]''; Ruth in [[Channel 4]]'s award-winning series ''[[Fresh Meat (TV series)|Fresh Meat]]''; Mia Bennett in the BBC's ''[[Doctor Who]]'' "[[The Waters of Mars]]" with [[David Tennant]] and [[Lindsay Duncan]] and Soo Lin in ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'', the modern-day adaptation of [[Sherlock Holmes]] for [[BBC One]], with [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] and [[Martin Freeman]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==

Revision as of 22:51, 1 January 2014

Gemma Chan
Born (1982-11-29) 29 November 1982 (age 41)
London, England, UK
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
OccupationActress
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Websitewww.gemmachan.com/

Gemma Chan (born 29 November 1982)[2] is an English actress and former model. She played Charlotte in season four of the Showtime and ITV2 series Secret Diary of a Call Girl; Ruth in Channel 4's award-winning series Fresh Meat; Mia Bennett in the BBC's Doctor Who "The Waters of Mars" with David Tennant and Lindsay Duncan and Soo Lin in Sherlock, the modern-day adaptation of Sherlock Holmes for BBC One, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.

Early life and education

Gemma Chan was born at Guy's Hospital in London, England on 29 November 1982. Chan's Chinese father was raised in Hong Kong and was an engineer. Her mainland Chinese mother, a pharmacist at Guy's Hospital, emigrated from pre-Cultural Revolution Communist China via Hong Kong with her parents (Gemma's maternal grandparents) and younger sister, growing up in Greenock, Scotland.[3]

Chan was raised near Sevenoaks, a town in west Kent, in South East England[4] and attended Newstead Wood School for Girls in London. She later went on to read law at Worcester College, Oxford.

Following graduation, Chan successfully gained a training contract offer as a graduate at leading law firm Slaughter and May;[4][5] but, realising that her heart wasn't in the law and that her passion lay in drama and performance, she decided to pursue an acting career and gained admission and studied at the prestigious and notoriously tough Drama Centre London.[3] Spotted at her showcase by British film producer Damian Jones, she then signed to acting agent Nicki van Gelder.

Career

Modelling career

In 2006, Gemma was one of the models in season one of Project Catwalk, the UK version of Project Runway. She was one of the top three models who made it to the final,[6] although her designer did not win the final challenge.[7] Gemma has also been photographed by Rankin for a campaign for Nivea Visage, having previously worked as a model in order to fund her studies and drama school training, appearing in campaigns for Nokia and Selfridges and numerous magazines including Elle, Cosmopolitan and The Sunday Times Style.

Television career

Chan appeared in the autumn 2009 special of the BBC's Doctor Who ("The Waters of Mars") with David Tennant and Lindsay Duncan, which aired 15 November 2009 in the UK, playing geologist Mia Bennett.[8]

She was cast as a series regular in Secret Diary of a Call Girl alongside Billie Piper,[6] the fourth and final series airing on ITV2 in the UK and Showtime in the US in 2011.[9]

Her other recent television projects include Fresh Meat, Channel 4's BAFTA nominated and British Comedy Award winning sitcom; Sherlock, BBC One's contemporary adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, alongside Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr. Watson which began airing on 25 July 2010 to overwhelmingly positive reviews[10] and went on to win the BAFTA for Best Drama Series in 2011; and the fourth series of the BAFTA and Emmy award winning British sitcom The IT Crowd for Channel 4.[11]

In 2012, Chan was seen as a regular in season two of Sky Living's supernatural drama Bedlam[12] and in True Love, a five-part semi-improvised television series produced by Working Title for BBC One,[13] with David Tennant, Billie Piper, Ashley Walters, Jane Horrocks, David Morrissey, Lacey Turner, Kaya Scodelario and Vicky McClure.[14]

In 2013, Chan starred in new BBC One crime drama Shetland alongside Douglas Henshall and Steven Robertson[15] and guest starred in the BBC's Death In Paradise.

In February 2013, it was announced that Chan would star in new Channel 4 drama Dates from Skins creator Bryan Elsley alongside Ben Chaplin, Sheridan Smith, Oona Chaplin, Andrew Scott, and Katie McGrath.[16]

Film career

In 2010, she appeared in the World War II drama film Shanghai directed by Mikael Hafstrom, alongside John Cusack, Chow Yun-fat, and Gong Li[17] and in the BAFTA nominated[18] psychological thriller Exam directed by Stuart Hazeldine, alongside Jimi Mistry, Colin Salmon, and Luke Mably.[19] Exam was also nominated for the Raindance Award at the 2009 British Independent Film Awards[20] and was released in UK cinemas on 8 January 2010.[21] She was also seen in the critically acclaimed [22] 2011 comedy drama Submarine directed by Richard Ayoade, alongside Paddy Considine and Sally Hawkins. A passionate supporter of human rights, she has also made a film for Amnesty International to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.[5]

Chan has been cast in upcoming Paramount Pictures action-thriller Jack Ryan directed by Kenneth Branagh alongside Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, and Keira Knightley[23] and The Double directed by Richard Ayoade and starring Jesse Eisenberg.

Stage career

Chan appeared on stage in the British Premiere of Bertolt Brecht's last play Turandot at the Hampstead Theatre, London, directed by Anthony Clark.

In November 2012, Chan performed in The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie, a new play by Anders Lustgarten at the Finborough Theatre.

Chan performed in the UK transfer of Yellow Face by Tony Award-winning American playwright David Henry Hwang at The Park Theatre, London.

Chan performed in Our Ajax at Southwark Playhouse in London from 6 November to 30 November 2013

Personal life

Gemma Chan currently lives and works in England. She is classically trained on the violin and piano.[6]

She is currently dating comedian Jack Whitehall,[24] whom she had met on the set of Fresh Meat.[4] The two shared a first date at Nando's.[25]

In September 2013 she appeared at the Old Bailey in Central London as a witness to a fatal stabbing[26] outside Putney Bridge underground station.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2006 When Evil Calls Molly Nelson
2009 Exam Chinese Girl
2010 Pimp Bo
Shanghai Shin Shin
Submarine Kim-Lin
2013 Jack Ryan
The Double
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Project Catwalk Herself 10 episodes (was finalist)
2009 Doctor Who Mia Bennett Episode: Autumn 2009 Special "The Waters of Mars"
2010 The IT Crowd Ivana / Female Sulu Episodes: "The Final Countdown", "Reynholm vs. Reynholm"
Sherlock Soo Lin Yao Episode: "The Blind Banker"
2011 Secret Diary of a Call Girl Charlotte Regular (Season 4)
Fresh Meat Ruth Recurring
2012 Bedlam Kiera Regular (Season 2)
True Love Kathy TV miniseries
2013 Shetland Hattie James TV drama
Death in Paradise Jennifer Cheung Series two, episode 7
Dates Erica
Theatre
Year Title Role Theatre
2008 Turandot Hampstead Theatre
2012 The Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie Zhang Finborough Theatre [27]
2013 Yellow Face (UK premiere) The Park Theatre

References

  1. ^ Profile Model Management - Gemma Chan Portfolio
  2. ^ "Gemma Chan – Wiki – Pictures – Videos". Flixster.com. 29 November 1982. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b Randall, Lee (27 May 2012). "Interview: Gemma Chan, star of True Love". The Scotsman.
  4. ^ a b c Johnson, Lucy Hunter (10 May 2013). "Gemma Chan: the bombshell actress who tamed Jack Whitehall".
  5. ^ a b "Actress – Bio". Gemma Chan. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  6. ^ a b c Gemma Chan – IMDB
  7. ^ Project Catwalk – Season 1
  8. ^ "Doctor Who" The Waters of Mars (2009)
  9. ^ Friday, 18 Jun 2010 1:30 pm (18 June 2010). "Showtime Picks Up Final Secret Diary of a Call Girl Season". Hitfix.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Published Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010, 16:27 BST (28 July 2010). "Sherlock well received by critics". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ The IT Crowd – IMDB
  12. ^ "Lacey Turner to Join Supernatural Drama Bedlam". Radio Times. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  13. ^ True Love - Working Title Films
  14. ^ Published Wednesday, 4 Mar 2012, 01:02 BST (4 March 2012). "Starlet fever: We're ready for our close-up". Mail Online. Retrieved 2 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Walker-Arnott, Ellie (7 March 2013). "Douglas Henshall, Steven Robertson and Gemma Chan in BBC1's Shetland - see a trailer and photos". Radio Times.
  16. ^ Jeffrey, Morgan (5 February 2013). "Sherlock, Merlin, Fresh Meat stars for new Channel 4 drama Dates". Digital Spy.
  17. ^ Shanghai (2010)
  18. ^ "Full list of BAFTA nominations". Thecinemapost.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  19. ^ Exam (2009)
  20. ^ Nominations And Jury Announced For The 12th British Independent Film Awards[dead link]
  21. ^ Creepy, Uncle (4 December 2009). "Official quad one sheet of Exam". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  22. ^ Submarine - Rotten Tomatoes
  23. ^ Harman, Harout (31 January 2013). "Jack Ryan Photos with Chris Pine and Kevin Costner". MovieWeb.com.
  24. ^ Flint, Hanna (27 September 2012). "Jack Whitehall and Gemma Chan enjoy a casual evening together in Soho". The Daily Mail.
  25. ^ Webb, Claire (18 June 2013). "Gemma Chan: Romance? It's all been downhill since primary school". Radio Times.
  26. ^ http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/sherlock-star-gemma-chan-reveals-how-she-stared-into-eyes-of-calm-killer-8822368.html
  27. ^ http://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/productions/2012/vibrant.php

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