![]() ![]() For her portrayal, she was nominated for numerous awards. The second series premiered on 30 October. ![]() Filming commenced in autumn 2014 with a June 2015 premiere. Chan played the synthetic Anita/Mia in the AMC/Channel 4 eight-part science-fiction drama Humans (2015). She was a cast-member of Channel 4 romantic drama, Dates (2013). In 2013, she starred in new BBC One crime drama Shetland (2013), alongside Douglas Henshall and Steven Robertson, and guest starred in the BBC's Death in Paradise (2011). In 2012, Chan was a regular in series two of Sky Living's supernatural drama Bedlam (2011) and in True Love (2012), a five-part semi-improvised television series produced by Working Title for the BBC One. She also appeared in Sherlock (2010), and the fourth series of The IT Crowd (2006) for Channel 4. She was cast as a series regular in Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007), the fourth and final series airing on ITV2 in the UK and Showtime in the US in 2011. Chan played geologist Mia Bennett in The Waters of Mars (2009), starring David Tennant and Lindsay Duncan, which aired 15 November 2009 in the UK. She has 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. In 2006, Chan was one of the models in series one of Project Catwalk, the UK version of Project Runway. Spotted at her showcase by British film producer Damian Jones, she signed to acting agent Nicki van Gelder. Following graduation, Chan gained a training contract offer as a graduate at the law firm Slaughter and May, but instead pursued an acting career and studied at the Drama Centre London. She later went on to read law at Worcester College, Oxford. Chan was raised near Sevenoaks, Kent, and attended Newstead Wood School for Girls in Orpington, Bromley, London. Her mother, a pharmacist at Guy's Hospital, emigrated from pre-Cultural Revolution Communist China via Hong Kong with her parents (Chan's maternal grandparents) and younger sister, growing up in Greenock, Scotland. Her father grew up in Hong Kong and was an engineer. Chan was born at Guy's Hospital in London, England. Chan made a film for Amnesty International to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. She also appeared in the feature films Exam (2009) and Paramount Pictures' action-thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014). She played Charlotte in season four of the Showtime and ITV2 series Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007) Ruth in Channel 4's Fresh Meat (2011) Mia Bennett in The Waters of Mars (2009), and Soo Lin in The Blind Banker (2010). Makeup: Jo Frost for Chan (born 29 November 1982) is a British film, television, and theatre actress and former fashion model. The prostrate melodrama came and went with flat review. The first ever play made purely for cable was shot twice, with Sheldon Larry directing the version PBS aired on Valentine’s Day 1984. * Movie-critic-turned-screenwriter Joe Morgenstern directed Jeff Goldblum and Mimi Kennedy in the ABC Video Enterprises production of Aubrey Wertheim’s Popular Neurotics. 21 Born 29 November 1982 21.a “The dialogue is sparkling in an understated way.” 21.i Joe Morgenstern, from: “Tuning Up Neurotics for Cable” by Lawrence Christon | Los Angeles Times | 29 November 1982 Bravo! Now as Chan’s intelligent femininity merges with a robotic empathy, CALIFUK-ing nihilists can usher in the fated Singularity, and rewire any perception of despair. Her performance has established Humans as satisfying sci-fi for non-sci-fi viewers, with AMC and Channel 4 airing the series bi-continentally. As a robotic servant “Synth” on the TV series Humans, Chan’s compassionate portrayal realizes an all-too-real threat-artificial intelligence surpassing that of humans. With prior work including relatively earnest roles on revered British series like Doctor Who (2009), Sherlock (2010), and Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2011)-her major break into the humanities carries certain irony. Gemma Chan radiates CALIFUK warmth and down-to-earth vibes. “The nuance, craft, talent and passion Gemma needed to create this character is ironically the most human of all traits.” – Director Sam Donovan, Humans (2015) ![]()
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