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GEMMA CHAN by Daniel Sutka
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GEMMA CHAN

Spotlight Actresses 2011/2012

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CONWAY VAN GELDER GRANT LTD
3rd Floor, 8-12 Broadwick Street, London W1F 8HW
Phone: 020-7287 0077 / Commercials/VO 7287 1070
E-mail: info@conwayvg.co.uk
WWW: www.conwayvangeldergrant.com
Location:London
Height:5'9" (175cm)
Weight:8st. 5lb. (53kg)
Playing Age:16 - 30 years
Role Types:Mixed Race, Oriental, Asian
Eye Colour:Brown
Hair Colour:Dark Brown
Hair Length:Long
Voice Character:Engaging
Voice Quality:Smooth
Equity

Credits:

Gemma is currently filming BEDLAM Series 2 for Sky Living. She recently filmed LOVE LIFE, a 5 part drama for BBC1 from BAFTA-winning director Dominic Savage, with David Morrissey, David Tennant, Billie Piper and Jane Horrocks. She can be seen as Ruth in FRESH MEAT (winner of Best New Comedy at the British Comedy Awards 2011) and Charlotte in Series 4 of SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL. She also appears in SHERLOCK and SUBMARINE (dir. Richard Ayoade).

Film Television Stage Radio Commercial Short Film
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Film
2011, Feature Film, Kim Lin, Submarine, Film4 / Warp Films, Richard Ayoade
2010, Feature Film, Shin Shin, Shanghai, Phoenix Pictures / Weinstein Company, Mikael Håfström
2010, Feature Film, Bo, Pimp, Triple S Films, Robert Cavanah
2009, Feature Film, Exam, Hazeldine Films/Bedlam Productions, Stuart Hazeldine
Television
2012, Television, Kiera (Regular), Bedlam (Series 2), Red Productions, Fraser Macdonald
2012, Television, Kathy, Love Life, Working Title TV for BBC1, Dominic Savage
2011, Television, Ruth (Recurring), Fresh Meat, Objective Productions/Lime Pictures for Channel 4, David Kerr
2011, Television, Charlotte (Regular), Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Series 4), Tiger Aspect for ITV, Alex Garcia, Wayne Yip & Sam Donovan
2010, Television, Soo Lin, Sherlock, Hartswood Films for BBC1, Euros Lynn
2010, Television, Ivana, The IT Crowd, Talkback Thames for Channel 4, Graham Linehan
2009, Television, Mia Bennett, Doctor Who "The Waters of Mars" (Autumn 2009 special), BBC, Graeme Harper
Stage
2011, Stage, Sofia, Ivania (Workshop), National Theatre Studio, Purni Morell
2011, Stage, Kris, Hey Brother, Finborough Theatre, Oscar Toeman
2011, Stage, Noi, Upstairs (Workshop), National Theatre Studio, Sophie Lifschutz
2011, Stage, Celine/Thi, The Wheel (Workshop), National Theatre of Scotland, Vicky Featherstone
2011, Stage, Lin Han, Pandas (Workshop), Traverse Theatre Company, Rebecca Gatward
2008, Stage, Shi Meh and as Cast, Turandot (by Bertolt Brecht, UK premiere), Hampstead Theatre, Anthony Clark
Radio
2011, Radio, Herself, Loose Ends with Clive Anderson, BBC Radio 4
2007, Radio, Flora, In the Native State, Drama Centre London, David Angus
2007, Radio, Various, Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World, Drama Centre London, David Angus
Commercial
2010, Commercial, Sky Movies HD+, Sonny London, Fredrik Bond
2010, Commercial, Microsoft Bing, Hungry Man, Bryan Buckley
2009, Commercial, HTC 'Magic', Salt, Rudolf & Ragnar
Short Film
2010, Short Film, Miso Blake, This Isn't Romance, B3 Media, In-Sook Chappell
2010, Short Film, Anna, Secret Lewis, Pulse Films, Jack Cole
2008, Short Film, Amnesty International UDHR Film, Tartan Duck, Vaughan Dagnell

Skills:

Accents & Dialects:
(* = native)
American-California, American-Southern States, American-Standard*, Australian, Chinese, French, Glasgow, Irish-Southern, Latin American, London*, Northern, RP*, Scottish-Standard, Yorkshire
Languages:
(* = mother tongue)
Cantonese, English*, French, Spanish
Music & Dance:
(* = highly skilled)
Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Guitar, Mezzo-Soprano, Period Dancing, Piano*, Violin*
Performance:Musician-Professional
Sports:
(* = highly skilled)
Athletics, Badminton, Ice Skating, Swimming*
Vehicle Licences:Car Driving Licence
Other Skills:Improvisation, Life Saving

Training:

Drama Centre London.

Graduated in law from Oxford University.