Gemma Chan is a British actress who not only appears in films and television, but also often appears on the stage of London theaters. The actress gained fame and popularity for roles in such projects as The Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Sherlock, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Captain Marvel.
Gemma Chan was born in London, which is the capital of Great Britain, in 1982. Her date of birth: November 29. Her parents were from Asia. However, the mother, unlike Gemma's father, moved to England at a very young age. Gemma's mom and dad have nothing to do with art. His mother works as a pharmacist, and his father works as an engineer.
Facts from the biography of Gemma Chan
As a child, Gemma and her family moved from London to a small provincial town in Kent. This place is called Sevenox, it was here that the future famous actress spent her childhood and adolescence.
Gemma has been interested in creativity since childhood. Even before she began attending school, the girl began attending classes in a music studio. She mastered playing the piano and violin.
Chan received her basic education at Newstead Wood School for girls. During her studies, Gemma attended the school theater club, but at that time she did not even think about connecting her life with the acting profession.
After receiving a high school diploma, Gemma became a college student at Oxford. She chose a legal direction for herself. Even during her studies, the girl established herself as a very diligent and talented student. By the time she graduated from college, she had already been offered the opportunity to join a large law firm, Slaughter and May. However, Gemma rejected this offer.
Having settled in London, Gemma Chan passed the entrance exams and entered the high school of theater. At the same time, the talented girl signed a contract with a modeling agency. Initially, she worked as an advertising model for various popular companies, but later made her way to television. Gemma Chan starred in the popular program "Runway". Her abilities and appearance played into the hands of the girl: Gemma was able to get into the top three finalists of this fashion show.
The debut of the actress on the theater stage took place in 2008. Gemma's first performance was Turandot. Today, Chan is a highly sought after theater actress. She regularly takes part in various productions, appearing on the stage of English theaters.
If you do not take into account the shooting in the TV project "Podium", then for the first time on television screens Gemma Chan appeared in 2005. She starred in Doctor Who: Confidential. Now the filmography of the artist has more than thirty-five roles in various projects.
In Gemma's life, there is not only cinema. The girl is actively involved in charity work and is a member of one of the largest human rights organizations.
Development of an acting career
At the dawn of her career, Chan mainly starred in television series. She can be seen in projects such as Doctor Who, Computer Geeks, Secret Diary of a Call Girl.
The first feature film in which Gemma Chan appeared was the film "Exam". This movie was released in 2009. Gemma got the role of an unnamed Chinese girl. A year later, two more films with her participation were released: "Shanghai" and "Pimp".
Chan's breakthrough came when she joined the cast of the acclaimed television series "Sherlock", which was produced by the British company BBC. The first episodes of the show were released in 2010. As part of this project, Gemma played the role of a character named Soo Ling Yao.
In subsequent years, Chan starred in television series such as Bedlam, Death in Paradise, True Love. In 2012, the short film "Vengar" premiered, where Chan got the role of a girl named Diana.
Among the subsequent works of the popular artist are the series: "Dating", "Game", "People". In 2016, the premiere of the rating fantasy film "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" took place. Working on this project brought a new portion of fame to Gemma Chan. In the same year, Chan first tried herself as a voice actress.
Over the past few years, the most successful projects, in which Gemma Chan starred, have become: "Transformers: The Last Knight", "Crazy Rich Asians", "Two Queens", "Inhabitants of the Hills", "Captain Marvel". Today, the artist is involved in the filming of the television series I Exist, the first season of which began airing in 2019.
Love, relationships, personal life
For a long time, the artist was in a romantic relationship with a comedian and actor named Jack Whitehall. However, at the end of 2017, it became known that the couple had broken up. Gemma and Jack call the reason for the breakup that they did not have enough time for a relationship due to tight filming schedules.
Today Gemma does not have a husband or a child. She tries not to expose her private life. Therefore, it remains questionable whether she has a new lover.
