Gemma Chan

Gemma Chan was born at Guy's Hospital in London, England. Her father was an engineer who grew up in Hong Kong and her mother was a pharmacist raised in Greenock, Scotland, after her parents emigrated from Hong Kong.{{cite news |last=Randall |first=Lee |date=27 May 2012 |title=Interview: Gemma Chan, star of True Love |url=http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/scotland/interview-gemma-chan-star-of-true-love-1-2321152 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112232216/http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/tv-radio/interview-gemma-chan-star-of-true-love-1-2321152 |archive-date=12 November 2013 |work=The Scotsman}}{{cite web |url=http://www.visiblechinese.com/index.php/website/profile/gemma_chan/ |title=Gemma Chan on Visible Chinese |website=visiblechinese.com |access-date=27 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613084521/http://www.visiblechinese.com/index.php/website/profile/gemma_chan/ |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=usurped }}

Raised in Locksbottom in the London Borough of Bromley,{{cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/humans-star-gemma-chan-my-parents-didn-t-want-me-to-act-but-they-re-proud-now-a3101021.html |title=Humans star Gemma Chan: My parents didn't want me to act but they're proud now |first=Miranda |last=Bryant |work=London Evening Standard |date=28 October 2015 |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-date=11 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111163443/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/humans-star-gemma-chan-my-parents-didn-t-want-me-to-act-but-they-re-proud-now-a3101021.html |url-status=live }} Chan attended Newstead Wood School for Girls in Orpington, London and went on to study law at Worcester College, Oxford. Following graduation, Chan gained a training contract offer as a graduate at the law firm Slaughter and May,{{cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/gemma-chan-the-bombshell-actress-who-tamed-jack-whitehall-8609728.html |title=Gemma Chan: the bombshell actress who tamed Jack Whitehall |first=Lucy Hunter |last=Johnson |work=London Evening Standard |date=10 May 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003456/http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/gemma-chan-the-bombshell-actress-who-tamed-jack-whitehall-8609728.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://gemmachan.com/bio.aspx |title=Actress – Bio |publisher=Gemma Chan official site |date=7 April 2011 |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223052058/http://gemmachan.com/bio.aspx |archive-date=23 December 2011}} but turned it down to study at the Drama Centre London and pursue an acting career.

Chan made her professional debut in Horror Channel's 2006 miniseries When Evil Calls.{{cite web |title=Zone Horror's "When Evil Calls" Halloween Launch - October 31, 2006 |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/gemma-chan-during-zone-horrors-when-evil-calls-halloween-news-photo/115750011 |website=Getty |access-date=26 January 2021 |archive-date=30 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130110853/https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/gemma-chan-during-zone-horrors-when-evil-calls-halloween-news-photo/115750011 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=When Evil Calls |url=https://www.marysia.online/films/evilcalls.html |website=Marysia |access-date=26 January 2021 |archive-date=2 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202112019/https://www.marysia.online/films/evilcalls.html |url-status=dead }} She was a competitor on the first series of the reality series Project Catwalk.{{cite news |title=Who is Gemma Chan? 5 things you need to know about the 'Crazy Rich Asians' actress |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2161703/who-gemma-chan-5-things-you-need-know-about-crazy-rich |access-date=26 January 2021 |publisher=South China Morning Post |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905075935/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2161703/who-gemma-chan-5-things-you-need-know-about-crazy-rich |url-status=live }} Chan made her stage debut in the British premiere of Bertolt Brecht's last play, Turandot, at the Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2008.{{cite web |title=Independent Talent |url=https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/gemma-chan/ |website=Gemma Chan |access-date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525123557/https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/gemma-chan/ |url-status=live }} Chan appeared in the autumn 2009 special of the BBC's Doctor Who, titled "The Waters of Mars", playing geologist Mia Bennett.{{cite web |title=The Waters of Mars |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p05x8 |website=BBC One |access-date=26 January 2021 |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126062907/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p05x8 |url-status=live }} The episode later won a Hugo Award.{{cite web | url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/2010/09/2010-hugo-award-winners/ | title=2010 Hugo Award Winners | date=6 September 2010 | publisher=World Science Fiction Society | access-date=26 January 2021 | archive-date=27 July 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727013040/http://www.thehugoawards.org/2010/09/2010-hugo-award-winners/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/2010/04/2010-hugo-award-nominees-details/ | title=2010 Hugo Award Nominees – Details | date=4 April 2010 | publisher=World Science Fiction Society | access-date=26 January 2021 | archive-date=19 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719224749/https://www.thehugoawards.org/2010/04/2010-hugo-award-nominees-details/ | url-status=live }} In the same year, Chan starred in Exam (2009) which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival to mixed reviews.{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/afm/exam-gets-uk-deal-with-sony-pictures-home-entertainment/5007798.article|title=Exam gets UK deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|first=Geoffrey|last=Macnab|work=Screen Daily|date=6 November 2009|access-date=25 August 2013|archive-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220041242/https://www.screendaily.com/festivals/afm/exam-gets-uk-deal-with-sony-pictures-home-entertainment/5007798.article|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Exam|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/exam_2008|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=25 August 2013|archive-date=28 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728095016/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/exam_2008/|url-status=live}}

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Chan began the 2010s with appearances in two episodes in Channel 4's The IT Crowd.{{cite web | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a300587/gemma-chan-secret-diary-of-a-call-girl/ | title=Gemma Chan ('Secret Diary of a Call Girl') | website=Digital Spy | date=31 January 2011 | access-date=4 December 2022 | archive-date=4 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204185912/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a300587/gemma-chan-secret-diary-of-a-call-girl/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.looper.com/146718/why-minn-erva-from-captain-marvel-looks-so-familiar/ | title=Why Minn-Erva from Captain Marvel Looks So Familiar | date=March 2019 | access-date=4 December 2022 | archive-date=4 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204191224/https://www.looper.com/146718/why-minn-erva-from-captain-marvel-looks-so-familiar/ | url-status=live }}

Chan's first major role came in 2010, as a heavily accented Chinese immigrant appearing in The Blind Banker, a first series episode of BBC's Sherlock. The episode was criticized partly because of its orientalist clichés.{{cite web |title=With "Captain Marvel," Gemma Chan Is Demolishing Hollywood's Aversion To Color-Blind Casting |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adambvary/captain-marvel-gemma-chan-crazy-rich-asians |website=BuzzFeed News |date=8 March 2019 |access-date=26 January 2021 |quote=Along with her breakthrough performance last summer as Astrid in Crazy Rich Asians — the first feature film from a major studio with an all-Asian cast in 25 years — Chan has found herself at the forefront of a long overdue shift in how Hollywood treats diversity and representation. |archive-date=18 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518172524/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adambvary/captain-marvel-gemma-chan-crazy-rich-asians |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Peony |first1=Hirwani |title=Gemma Chan addresses controversial 2010 Sherlock episode: 'I'm much more aware' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/gemma-chan-sherlock-2010-vogue-b1900528.html |access-date=20 March 2024 |date=11 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706210856/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/gemma-chan-sherlock-2010-vogue-b1900528.html |archive-date=6 July 2022}} Chan's next releases, Pimp, (2010) and Shanghai (2010), were panned by critics, while Submarine premiered at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival to positive reviews.{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pimp_2010/ |title=Pimp (2010) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=9 August 2016 |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205074803/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pimp_2010 |url-status=live }}{{cite news | author = Diana Lodderhose and Pamela McClintock | title = Weinsteins win 'Submarine' bidding war | work = Variety | date = 15 September 2010 | url = https://variety.com/2010/biz/markets-festivals/weinsteins-win-submarine-bidding-war-1118024189/ | access-date = 21 December 2010 | archive-date = 2 April 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402223926/http://variety.com/2010/biz/markets-festivals/weinsteins-win-submarine-bidding-war-1118024189/ | url-status = live }} Chan was cast as a series regular in the final series of Secret Diary of a Call Girl, as the rival of Billie Piper's character.{{cite web |title=Gemma Chan ('Secret Diary Of A Call Girl') interview |url=https://cultbox.co.uk/interviews/exclusives/gemma-chan-secret-diary-of-a-call-girl-interview |website=Cultbox |date=February 2011 |access-date=26 January 2021 |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204153058/https://cultbox.co.uk/interviews/exclusives/gemma-chan-secret-diary-of-a-call-girl-interview |url-status=live }} The series aired on ITV2 in 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/articles/showtime-picks-up-final-secret-diary-of-a-call-girl-season |title=Showtime Picks Up Final Secret Diary of a Call Girl Season |first=Daniel |last=Fienberg |work=Hitfix |date=18 June 2010 |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191529/http://www.hitfix.com/articles/showtime-picks-up-final-secret-diary-of-a-call-girl-season |url-status=dead}}

Later that year, she appeared in Channel 4's Fresh Meat{{cite web |title=Gemma Chan: 'Is it better to give or to receive? Are we talking about oral sex?' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/11/q-and-a-gemma-chan |website=The Guardian |date=11 August 2018 |access-date=26 January 2021 |archive-date=31 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131033143/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/11/q-and-a-gemma-chan |url-status=live }} and made a film for Amnesty International to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 2012, Chan appeared in Bedlam,{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2011-12-21/lacey-turner-to-join-supernatural-drama-bedlam |title=Lacey Turner to Join Supernatural Drama Bedlam |work=Radio Times |date=21 December 2011 |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070734/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2011-12-21/lacey-turner-to-join-supernatural-drama-bedlam |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live}} True Love, a five-part semi-improvised television series produced by Working Title,{{cite web |url=http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/tv/view/tv/2/love-life |title=True Love |publisher=Working Title Films |access-date=29 March 2016 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307061749/https://www.workingtitlefilms.com/tv/view/tv/2/love-life |url-status=dead }} and the British premiere of Yellow Face by American playwright David Henry Hwang at The Park Theatre, London. Chan returned for its 2014 revival at the Royal National Theatre.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/10711970/Sir-Tom-Stoppard-play-to-open-at-the-National-Theatre.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/10711970/Sir-Tom-Stoppard-play-to-open-at-the-National-Theatre.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Sir Tom Stoppard play to open at the National Theatre |first=Anita |last=Singh |date=20 March 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}{{cbignore}} While promoting the play, Chan spoke about her struggles to get cast in non Chinese-related productions and period dramas due to her ethnicity.{{cite web |last1=Lukowski |first1=Andrzej |title=Gemma Chan interview: 'Actors of East Asian descent don't get the opportunities white actors do.' |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/gemma-chan-interview-actors-of-east-asian-descent-dont-get-the-opportunities-white-actors-do |website=TimeOut |date=10 April 2014 |access-date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525025838/https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/gemma-chan-interview-actors-of-east-asian-descent-dont-get-the-opportunities-white-actors-do |url-status=live }}

In November 2013, Chan performed in the world premiere of Our Ajax by Timberlake Wertenbaker at the Southwark Playhouse, London.{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/classical-role-in-theatre-for-fresh-meat-and-sherlock-star-gemma-chan-8808968.html |title=Classical role in theatre for Fresh Meat and Sherlock star Gemma Chan |first=Louise |last=Jury |date=12 September 2013 |work=London Evening Standard |access-date=3 April 2018 |archive-date=19 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819115005/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/classical-role-in-theatre-for-fresh-meat-and-sherlock-star-gemma-chan-8808968.html |url-status=live }} Michael Billington of The Guardian described her performance as "beautifully svelte omniscience".{{cite news |last1=Billington |first1=Michael |title=Our Ajax – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/nov/08/our-ajax-review |access-date=20 February 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=8 November 2013 |archive-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526150122/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/nov/08/our-ajax-review |url-status=live }} Later that year, she starred in crime drama Shetland,{{cite news |last1=Johnston |first1=John |title=Ann Cleeves novel Red Bones filmed on Shetland |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18789650 |access-date=20 February 2021 |agency=BBC |date=10 July 2012 |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029075548/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18789650 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-03-07/douglas-henshall-steven-robertson-and-gemma-chan-in-bbc1s-shetland---see-a-trailer-and-photos |title=Douglas Henshall, Steven Robertson and Gemma Chan in BBC1's Shetland |first=Ellie |last=Walker-Arnott |date=7 March 2013 |work=Radio Times |access-date=13 April 2013 |archive-date=14 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614011633/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-03-07/douglas-henshall-steven-robertson-and-gemma-chan-in-bbc1s-shetland---see-a-trailer-and-photos |url-status=live }} and guest-starred in Death in Paradise and romantic drama Dates.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/british-tv/news/a456426/sherlock-merlin-fresh-meat-stars-for-new-channel-4-drama-dates.html |title=Sherlock, Merlin, Fresh Meat stars for new Channel 4 drama Dates |first=Morgan |last=Jeffrey |date=5 February 2013 |work=Digital Spy |archive-date=23 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423164406/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a456426/sherlock-merlin-fresh-meat-stars-for-new-channel-4-drama-dates/ |url-status=live}} Chan appeared in The Double (2013), which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival to critical success.{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-double-2013 |title=The Double Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=7 August 2014 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305093655/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-double-2013 |url-status=live }}{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/toronto-international-film-festival-lineup-1200566779 | title=Toronto International Film Festival Unveils Lineup | work=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=23 July 2013 | access-date=23 July 2013 | last=Punter | first=Jeannie | archive-date=26 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726141947/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/toronto-international-film-festival-lineup-1200566779/ | url-status=live }}

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Chan appeared in the action-thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), which met mixed reception but financial success.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jack_ryan_shadow_recruit |title=Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango |access-date=12 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228165524/https://rottentomatoes.com/m/jack_ryan_shadow_recruit |archive-date=28 December 2019 |url-status=live }}[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/search/?q=Jack%20ryan:%20shadow%20recruit Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214114539/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/search/?q=Jack%20ryan:%20shadow%20recruit |date=14 December 2018 }}. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 March 2014. In 2015 she portrayed Ruth in the West End revival of Harold Pinter's domestic drama The Homecoming directed by Jamie Lloyd. She received rave reviews with Michael Billington of The Guardian writing, that "Chan shows, with great skill...a coolly inscrutable Ruth".{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/nov/23/the-homecoming-review-trafalgar-studios-harold-pinter-jamie-lloyd#:~:text=The%20final%20image%20of%20Pinter's,its%20hold%20over%20our%20imaginations.|title= The Homecoming review – startling insights illuminate Pinter's domestic warfare classic|website= The Guardian|date= 23 November 2015|accessdate= July 11, 2023|last1= Billington|first1= Michael|archive-date= 11 July 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230711121500/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/nov/23/the-homecoming-review-trafalgar-studios-harold-pinter-jamie-lloyd#:~:text=The%20final%20image%20of%20Pinter's,its%20hold%20over%20our%20imaginations.|url-status= live}} The Evening Standard described Chan's performance as "cool" and "elegant".{{cite web|url= https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/the-homecoming-theatre-review-terrifying-portrait-of-a-broken-family-a3121771.html|title= The Homecoming, Trafalgar Studios review: Terrifying portrait of a broken family|website= Evening Standard|date= 24 November 2015|accessdate= July 11, 2023|archive-date= 11 July 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230711121500/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/the-homecoming-theatre-review-terrifying-portrait-of-a-broken-family-a3121771.html|url-status= live}} Chan said of the experience "There is a lot of ambiguity with [my] character and in [Pinter's] text, but as you work on it you have to make choices and decide what your truth is... A lot of people think she's controversial and ask why she behaves the way she behaves, and it's been really interesting trying to work that out."{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34908579|title= Gemma Chan: The Homecoming is 'very full on'|work= BBC News|date= 24 November 2015|accessdate= July 11, 2023|archive-date= 11 July 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230711121502/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34908579|url-status= live}}

That same year she portrayed the protagonist's girlfriend, Chen-Lin, in French comedy-drama Belles Familles (2015), which was released at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web |last1=Mintzer |first1=Jordan |title='Families' ('Belles familles'): TIFF Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/families-belles-familles-tiff-review-822909 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=14 September 2015 |access-date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924123904/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/families-belles-familles-tiff-review-822909 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Pometsy |first1=Olive |title=Gemma Chan Is One Of The Most Versatile Actress On Screens Now |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/a21067697/gemma-chan-elle-list-2018/ |access-date=23 February 2021 |publisher=Elle UK |archive-date=1 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201233447/https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/a21067697/gemma-chan-elle-list-2018/ |url-status=live }} She lent her voice to BBC's animated miniseries Watership Down in 2018.{{Cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/watership-down-images-1202493746 |title='Watership Down': Rosamund Pike, Peter Capaldi, Gemma Chan & Taron Egerton Join Cast As First Images Revealed |last=White |first=Peter |date=1 November 2018 |work=Deadline |access-date=29 November 2018 |language=en-US |archive-date=30 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130202006/https://deadline.com/2018/11/watership-down-images-1202493746/ |url-status=dead }} Chan starred as the anthropomorphic robot Anita/Mia in Humans, an AMC/Channel 4 science-fiction drama, from 2015 to 2018.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/william-hurt-heads-cast-of-amc-channel-4-kudos-co-production-humans-1201330555/ |title=William Hurt Heads Cast of AMC-Channel 4-Kudos Co-production 'Humans' |date=15 October 2014 |work=Variety |access-date=9 December 2017 |archive-date=12 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083425/https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/william-hurt-heads-cast-of-amc-channel-4-kudos-co-production-humans-1201330555/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Gemma Chan recalls 'painful' decision to quit law for acting |url=https://www.film-news.co.uk/news/UK/88346/Gemma-Chan-recalls-painful-decision-to-quit-law-for-acting |website=Film News |access-date=13 November 2021 |quote=After years of small parts, Gemma's breakthrough came with 2015 TV series Humans, which she has since followed up with roles in films such as Captain Marvel, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Eternals. |archive-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113182814/https://www.film-news.co.uk/news/UK/88346/Gemma-Chan-recalls-painful-decision-to-quit-law-for-acting |url-status=live }} The A.V. Club wrote that Chan "anchors the series", with her performance "awakening in ways both subtle and overt ... to reflect every new emotion."{{cite web |last1=Chavez |first1=Denette |title=Why aren't you watching Humans? |url=https://www.avclub.com/why-aren-t-you-watching-humans-1826519181 |website=The A.V. Club |date=5 June 2018 |access-date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130144755/https://tv.avclub.com/why-aren-t-you-watching-humans-1826519181 |url-status=live }} Chan voiced robot Quintessa in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), which was panned by critics.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_last_knight_2017 |title=Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=22 August 2020 |archive-date=6 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906213040/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_last_knight_2017/ |url-status=live }} Chan starred in action-thriller Stratton (2017) as the titular character's "smart-girl" colleague, Aggie.{{cite web |last1=Newman |first1=Kim |title=Stratton Review |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/stratton-review/ |website=Empire |date=30 August 2017 |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=22 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022095240/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/stratton-review/ |url-status=live }} In 2018, Chan joined Andrea Riseborough, Jane Horrocks, Jaime Winstone, and Laura Carmichael to star in a film produced by ActionAid, encouraging the British public to support girls at risk of sexual violence.{{cite web |title=Gemma Chan Shares Powerful Stories From Sexual Violence Victims In New ActionAid Film |url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/actionaid-safe-harm/ |website=Grazia |date=12 August 2016 |access-date=5 April 2021 |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711195204/https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/actionaid-safe-harm/ |url-status=live }}

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Also in 2018, Chan co-starred as Astrid Leong-Teo in the film Crazy Rich Asians.{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/humans-gemma-chan-constance-wu-in-crazy-rich-asians-1202021919/ |title=Gemma Chan to Star With Constance Wu in Crazy Rich Asians (Exclusive) |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=4 April 2017 |work=Variety |access-date=21 April 2017 |archive-date=6 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406232541/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/humans-gemma-chan-constance-wu-in-crazy-rich-asians-1202021919/ |url-status=live }} Originally asked to portray the lead, Chan preferred the "more intriguing" role of Astrid.{{cite web |title=Crazy Rich Asians Star Gemma Chan Sits Down With Vogue |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/gemma-chan-crazy-rich-asians |website=British Vogue |date=31 July 2018 |access-date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=23 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123003442/https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/gemma-chan-crazy-rich-asians |url-status=live }} She first heard about the novel Crazy Rich Asians in a text message from her sister, read it on holiday, and "fell in love with Astrid".{{Cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-crazy-rich-asians-gemma-chan-20180810-story.html |title=Crazy Rich Asians: Gemma Chan was on a legal track, now she's a movie star |last=Yamato |first=Jen |date=10 August 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-date=17 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817145801/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-crazy-rich-asians-gemma-chan-20180810-story.html |url-status=live }} On her role, Chan stated that "what you see with Astrid is not necessarily what you get. There are layers to her ... [she] seemingly has it all together.{{cite web |last1=Blyth |first1=Antonia |title=Gemma Chan On 'Crazy Rich Asians': "We Want A Seat At The Table"; 'Captain Marvel' Is "Amazing" & "Very Different" |url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/gemma-chan-crazy-rich-asians-interview-captain-marvel-1202534319/ |website=Deadline |date=13 January 2019 |access-date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=20 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220184218/https://deadline.com/2019/01/gemma-chan-crazy-rich-asians-interview-captain-marvel-1202534319/ |url-status=live }} The film became the highest-grossing romantic comedy of the decade and received critical acclaim for its cast, visuals and on-screen representation.{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-sg/entertainment/movies/news/%e2%80%9ccrazy-rich-asians%e2%80%9d-is-the-top-grossing-romantic-comedy-in-10-years/ar-BBNNtKe |title="Crazy Rich Asians" is the top-grossing romantic comedy in 10 years |first=Ashley |last=Rodriguez |date=October 1, 2018 |work=MSN Entertainment |access-date=October 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002215037/https://www.msn.com/en-sg/entertainment/movies/news/%e2%80%9ccrazy-rich-asians%e2%80%9d-is-the-top-grossing-romantic-comedy-in-10-years/ar-BBNNtKe |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crazy_rich_asians|title=Crazy Rich Asians (2018)|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824040248/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crazy_rich_asians|archive-date=August 24, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} The Hollywood Reporter lauded Chan as "a radiant presence who lights up her every scene".{{cite web |title='Crazy Rich Asians': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/crazy-rich-asians-review-1133077 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=8 August 2018 |access-date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915124515/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/crazy-rich-asians-review-1133077 |url-status=live }}

That same year, she featured in the short film titled Leading Lady Parts in support of the Time's Up movement.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-gemma-arterton-leading-lady-parts-20180802-story.html|title=Gemma Arterton's Time's Up-inspired short 'Leading Lady Parts' takes aim at the casting process|date=2 August 2018|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=14 April 2020|archive-date=30 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230171034/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-gemma-arterton-leading-lady-parts-20180802-story.html|url-status=live}} Chan appeared as Petronella in London Fields (2018), which was a box-office bomb.{{cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-amber-heards-london-fields-bombs-at-record-low-160k-1155714 |title=Box Office: Star-Studded 'London Fields' Bombs With $160K, Near-Record Worst for a Wide Release |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=28 October 2018 |access-date=29 October 2018 |archive-date=28 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028223011/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-amber-heards-london-fields-bombs-at-record-low-160k-1155714 |url-status=live }} Chan portrayed Elizabeth Hardwick in Josie Rourke's directorial debut, historical drama Mary Queen of Scots (2018), which premiered at the AFI Fest.{{cite web |url=http://afifest.afi.com/2018/sections/mary-queen-of-scots |title=Mary Queen of Scots |website=AFI Fest |access-date=26 October 2018 |archive-date=5 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805075154/http://afifest.afi.com/2018/sections/mary-queen-of-scots |url-status=dead }} Chan's casting "provoked controversy among internet trolls", as her character had been a white woman.{{cite web |last1=Kilkenny |first1=Katie |title=Gemma Chan Talks Color-Blind Role in 'Mary Queen of Scots': "Art Should Reflect Life Now" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gemma-chan-talks-color-blind-role-mary-queen-scots-1195838 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=19 March 2019 |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=23 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223080850/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gemma-chan-talks-color-blind-role-mary-queen-scots-1195838 |url-status=live }} Chan responded that "if John Wayne can play Genghis Khan, I can play Bess of Hardwick" and remarked that "art should reflect life now." Chan appeared in Captain Marvel (2019) in a supporting role as Minn-Erva, a sniper who is part of the Kree Starforce.{{Cite magazine|title=Oh, Captain!|last=Coggan|first=Devan|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Meredith Corporation|date=14 September 2018|issue=1527|pages=32–33 (inset)}} The role required an extensive amount of prosthetic makeup, described as "four layers of airbrush paint" that took four hours to apply.{{cite web |last1=Fullerton |first1=Huw |title=Gemma Chan would 'think twice' before doing another superhero movie after arduous Captain Marvel shoot |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/captain-marvel-gemma-chan-make-up-costume-filming/ |website=RadioTimes |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518082540/https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/captain-marvel-gemma-chan-make-up-costume-filming/ |url-status=live }} The film had the sixth-biggest opening of all time to critical success.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/captain-marvel-opening-weekend-china-global-international-box-office-1202571318/|title='Captain Marvel'-ous: Opening Soars To $302M+ Overseas, $456M Global As MCU Crossing $18B – International Box Office|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=11 March 2019|access-date=11 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310193233/https://deadline.com/2019/03/captain-marvel-opening-weekend-china-global-international-box-office-1202571318/|archive-date=10 March 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Captain Marvel|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/captain-marvel|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=2019|access-date= 16 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318201226/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/captain-marvel|archive-date=18 March 2019|url-status=live}} That same year, she was one of fifteen women selected to appear on the cover of the September 2019 issue of British Vogue, by guest editor Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.{{cite news |title=Meghan Markle puts Sinéad Burke on the cover of Vogue's September issue |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/fashion/meghan-markle-puts-sin%C3%A9ad-burke-on-the-cover-of-vogue-s-september-issue-1.3970604 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=31 July 2019 |archive-date=29 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729141808/https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/fashion/meghan-markle-puts-sin%C3%A9ad-burke-on-the-cover-of-vogue-s-september-issue-1.3970604 |url-status=live }}

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In 2020 Chan starred alongside Meryl Streep in Steven Soderbergh's comedy Let Them All Talk.{{cite web|url=https://theplaylist.net/steven-soderbergh-let-them-talk-20190815/|title=Steven Soderbergh Announces New Secret Film 'Let Them All Talk' With Meryl Streep & Gemma Chan [Exclusive]|website=The Playlist|first=Rodrigo|last=Perez|date=15 August 2019|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815195113/https://theplaylist.net/steven-soderbergh-let-them-talk-20190815/|url-status=live}} She portrayed Karen, a literary agent who has a "maybe-romance" with her client's nephew.{{cite magazine |last1=De Costa |first1=Cassie |title=Let Them All Talk Has a Screenwriter, and You Should Know Her Work |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/12/let-them-all-talk-has-a-screenwriter-and-you-should-know-her-work |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=17 December 2020 |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128063011/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/12/let-them-all-talk-has-a-screenwriter-and-you-should-know-her-work |url-status=live }} The film premiered on HBO Max to positive reception.{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/let-them-all-talk |title=Let Them All Talk Reviews |website=Metacritic|access-date=13 January 2021}}{{cbignore}} That same year, Chan was the fifteenth recipient of the Women In Film Max Mara Face of the Future award, given for her "distinguished acting achievements" and "personal embodiment of timeless style and grace".{{cite web |last1=De Klerk |first1=Amy |title=Gemma Chan receives the Face of the Future award |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a31015727/gemma-chan-face-of-the-future-max-mara/ |website=Harper's Bazaar UK |date=20 February 2020 |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=30 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430034654/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a31015727/gemma-chan-face-of-the-future-max-mara/ |url-status=live }} Chan voiced the warrior princess Namaari, the antagonist of the Disney animated film Raya and the Last Dragon, which premiered in March 2021.{{cite web|date=29 January 2021|title=Namaari is the Darth Vader of Raya and the Last Dragon|url=https://screenrant.com/raya-last-dragon-namaari-villain-details-darth-vader/|access-date=6 February 2021|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|archive-date=7 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207140354/https://screenrant.com/raya-last-dragon-namaari-villain-details-darth-vader/|url-status=live}} The film was received positively by critics.{{cite Metacritic|id=raya-and-the-last-dragon|type=movie|title=Raya and the Last Dragon Reviews|access-date=8 March 2021}} That May, she briefly produced Hold Still, Vincent, a podcast about the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin.{{cite web|last=Sun|first=Rebecca|date=8 April 2021|title=Gemma Chan to Produce Podcast Based on Murder of Vincent Chin|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gemma-chan-to-produce-podcast-based-on-murder-of-vincent-chin-4163509/|access-date=26 May 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=26 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526174900/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gemma-chan-to-produce-podcast-based-on-murder-of-vincent-chin-4163509/|url-status=live}} It was subsequently pulled from distribution by the producing team after it was revealed that the podcast's production company did not consult with Chin's estate during the project.{{cite web |title=Vincent Chin Podcast Pulled After Complaints From Family |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/vincent-chin-podcast-gemma-chan-john-cho-1234988995/ |website=Variety |date=4 June 2021 |access-date=5 June 2021 |archive-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604235342/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/vincent-chin-podcast-gemma-chan-john-cho-1234988995/ |url-status=live }} November 2021 saw the release of the Marvel Studios film Eternals, in which she starred as Sersi, a member of the titular race. This was her second role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Captain Marvel (2019).{{cite web|last=Keane|first=Sean|title=Kit Harington, Gemma Chan and Barry Keoghan join Marvel's Eternals|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/kit-harington-and-gemma-chan-join-marvels-the-eternals/|access-date=5 November 2021|website=CNET|language=en|archive-date=24 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824192716/https://www.cnet.com/news/kit-harington-and-gemma-chan-join-marvels-the-eternals/|url-status=live}}

Chan appeared in the Apple TV+ anthology series Extrapolations.{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |title=Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller & Kit Harington Among Stars Set For Scott Z. Burns' Climate Change Anthology Series 'Extrapolations' For Apple |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/meryl-streep-sienna-miller-kit-harington-among-stars-set-for-scott-z-burns-climate-change-anthology-series-extrapolations-for-apple-1234858254/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=19 October 2021 |date=19 October 2021 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019180852/https://deadline.com/2021/10/meryl-streep-sienna-miller-kit-harington-among-stars-set-for-scott-z-burns-climate-change-anthology-series-extrapolations-for-apple-1234858254/ |url-status=live }} Chan had a voice role in the English dub version of Hayao Miyazaki's Japanese animated film The Boy and the Heron (2023).{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/news/hayao-miyazaki-the-boy-and-the-heron-robert-pattinson-florence-pugh-1235758367/|title= Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' Announces English Voice Cast: Christian Bale, Florence Pugh and Robert Pattinson to Star|website= Variety|date= 17 October 2023|accessdate= October 17, 2023|archive-date= 17 October 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231017162930/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/hayao-miyazaki-the-boy-and-the-heron-robert-pattinson-florence-pugh-1235758367/|url-status= live}} Chan appears in psychological thriller Don't Worry Darling directed by Olivia Wilde and appears in science fiction film The Creator directed by Gareth Edwards.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/allison-janney-john-david-washington-gareth-edwards-new-regencys-1234906384/|title=Allison Janney Joins John David Washington In Gareth Edwards' True Love At New Regency|date=January 7, 2022|first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601230513/https://deadline.com/2022/01/allison-janney-john-david-washington-gareth-edwards-new-regencys-1234906384/|url-status=live}}

Chan will next star in Duke Johnson's upcoming film The Actor, based on the novel Memory by Donald E. Westlake.{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Shooting of "The Actor" Moving to Budapest This Quarter |url=https://www.budapestreporter.com/shooting-of-the-actor-moving-to-budapest-this-quarter/ |website=Budapest Reporter |access-date=30 January 2023 |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209195039/https://www.budapestreporter.com/shooting-of-the-actor-moving-to-budapest-this-quarter/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Scharf |first=Lindzi |date=October 18, 2022 |title=Abigail Spencer |url=https://www.theretaility.com/home/abigail-spencer |website=The Retaility |quote=It’s called ‘The Actor’ and Neon is releasing it. André Holland and Gemma Chan are our leads. |access-date=30 January 2023 |archive-date=30 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130160523/https://www.theretaility.com/home/abigail-spencer |url-status=live }}

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Chan travelled with Save the Children to Lebanon to meet Syrian child refugees in 2017.{{cite web |title=WE CAN'T TURN OUR BACKS ON A GENERATION OF SYRIAN CHILDREN |url=https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2017/we-cant-turn-our-backs-on-a-generation-of-syrian-children |website=Save the Children |date=14 March 2017 |access-date=2 March 2021 |archive-date=29 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929174651/https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2017/we-cant-turn-our-backs-on-a-generation-of-syrian-children |url-status=live }} In 2018 she partnered with Moet to support Help Refugees UK.{{cite web|title=Golden Globes: 'Crazy Rich Asians' Star Gemma Chan Joins Moet for 10th Toast for a Cause|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/crazy-rich-asians-gemma-chan-moet-toast-cause-golden-globes-1168878|website=The Hollywood Reporter|author=Gardner, Chris|date=27 December 2018|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=28 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228000734/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/crazy-rich-asians-gemma-chan-moet-toast-cause-golden-globes-1168878|url-status=live}} She volunteered for Cook-19, an organization that delivers meals to key workers, during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Gemma Chan Turns Delivery Driver To Provide Meals To "Incredible" Key Workers |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/gemma-chan-covid19 |website=Vogue |date=2 April 2020 |access-date=5 April 2021 |archive-date=19 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119192214/https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/gemma-chan-covid19 |url-status=live }} Chan has supported UNICEF UK since 2015 and travelled to Jamaica to raise awareness of domestic violence with the organisation in 2019.{{cite web |last1=Luu |first1=Christopher |title=Gemma Chan Earned a Huge Honor from Max Mara & Women in Film |url=https://now.ruelala.com/gemma-chan-earned-a-huge-honor-from-max-mara-women-in-film/ |website=Rue Now |access-date=2 March 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She participated in Soccer Aid to raise funds for the charity in 2019.{{cite web |last1=Darvill |first1=Josh |title=Soccer Aid 2019 teams: Line up of celebrities revealed |url=https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/406891-soccer-aid-2019-teams-line-up-of-celebrities-revealed.html |website=Tellymix |date=16 June 2019 |access-date=2 March 2021 |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117064047/https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/406891-soccer-aid-2019-teams-line-up-of-celebrities-revealed.html |url-status=live }} She participated in World Children's Day commemorations in 2020.{{cite web |title=Gemma Chan speaks 'equity' with 16-year-old Claire for World Children's Day {{!}} UNICEF |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AwTx9mw9hU&feature=emb_title |website=YouTube |access-date=2 March 2021 |archive-date=24 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724175200/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AwTx9mw9hU&feature=emb_title |url-status=live }} She was appointed a celebrity ambassador for UNICEF UK in 2021.{{cite web |title=Gemma Chan, Unicef UK Ambassador |url=https://www.unicef.org.uk/celebrity-supporters/gemma-chan/ |website=UNICEF UK |access-date=2 March 2021 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127174027/https://www.unicef.org.uk/celebrity-supporters/gemma-chan/ |url-status=live }}

In response to the xenophobic and racist attacks against people of East and Southeast Asian descent during the COVID-19 pandemic, Chan advocated for the #StopAAPIhate movement and fundraising campaign.{{cite web |last1=Iqbal |first1=Nosheen |title=Celebrities unite to back #StopAsianHate campaign |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/09/celebrities-unite-to-back-stopasianhate-campaign |website=The Guardian |date=9 May 2021 |access-date=13 November 2021 |archive-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113184140/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/09/celebrities-unite-to-back-stopasianhate-campaign |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Lee |first1=Helena |title=Gemma Chan launches #StopESEAHate to help the East and Southeast Asian community |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/a36365281/gemma-chan-launches-stopeseahate/ |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |date=9 May 2021 |access-date=13 November 2021 |archive-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113184141/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/a36365281/gemma-chan-launches-stopeseahate/ |url-status=live }} In May 2021 Chan launched the #StopESEAHate campaign to assist people of East and Southeast Asian descent who are victims of hate crimes.

Labeled a fashion icon,{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristenharris1/gemma-chan-style-appreciation|title=25 Gemma Chan Looks That Will Convince You She Deserves The "Fashion Icon" Title|author=Kristen Harris|website=BuzzFeed |date=15 May 2022|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092213/https://www.buzzfeed.com/kristenharris1/gemma-chan-style-appreciation|url-status=live}} Chan is recognised for her "polished and flawless" style.{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/gemma-chan-style-evolution-red-carpet-best-looks-outfits|title=Gemma Chan's Red Carpet Style Has Been Flawless All Along|author=Meagan Fredette|date=21 February 2024|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092213/https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/gemma-chan-style-evolution-red-carpet-best-looks-outfits|url-status=live}} Her old Hollywood style and red carpet fashion choices have been widely publicised.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/style/gemma-chan-style-oscars-dress-asian-designers-golden-globes-a4091036.html|title=Gemma Chan's style: From her Oscars dress to her focus on Asian designers, why he Marvel star is the thoughtful sartorialist to keep an eye on|author=Megan C. Hills|date=15 March 2019|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092213/https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/style/gemma-chan-style-oscars-dress-asian-designers-golden-globes-a4091036.html|url-status=live}}

The 2018 comedy Crazy Rich Asians brought Chan to international attention. The following year, she attended the 91st Academy Awards wearing a fuchsia pink Valentino dress, which gained significant media attention and praise from critics. Harper's Bazaar described the look as "parachute-like" and praised it as "an Oscars red carpet triumph".{{cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/a26503151/gemma-chans-parachute-pink-dress-is-an-oscars-red-carpet-triumph/|title=Gemma Chan's parachute pink dress is an Oscars red carpet triumph|date=25 February 2019|access-date=15 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225093715/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/a26503151/gemma-chans-parachute-pink-dress-is-an-oscars-red-carpet-triumph/|url-status=live}} Chan was featured in best-dressed rankings by multiple publications, including Harper's Bazaar,{{cite web |access-date=25 February 2024 |author=Kerry Pieri |date=24 February 2019 |title=The 10 Best Dressed Celebrities at the 2019 Oscars |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/red-carpet-dresses/g26474862/oscars-best-dressed-2019/ |archive-date=25 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092213/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/red-carpet-dresses/g26474862/oscars-best-dressed-2019/ |url-status=live }} Town & Country,{{cite web|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/fashion-trends/g26289119/best-oscars-dresses-2019/|title=The Best Dresses and Gowns from the 91st Annual Academy Awards|author=Roxanne Adamiyatt|date=24 February 2019|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092213/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/fashion-trends/g26289119/best-oscars-dresses-2019/|url-status=live}} and Vogue.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/oscars-2019-best-dressed|title=The Best Dressed Celebrities on the Oscars 2019 Red Carpet|author=Janelle Okwodu|date=25 February 2019|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092218/https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/oscars-2019-best-dressed|url-status=live}} For Vogue, Alice Birell wrote, "The designer of the moment, the colour of the moment, the silhouette of the moment and yet nothing about this is over produced. Another absolute bullseye for Chan. I wouldn't want to be stepping out of the car right after her...", and Remy Rippon said it "...feels befitting of the most glamarous night of awards season".{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/trends/the-vogue-teams-best-dressed-from-the-2019-oscars/image-gallery/699a52fdceeb46dbe629b1c747feb5b3|title=The Vogue team's best dressed from the 2019 Oscars|date=25 February 2019|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=21 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321041302/https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/trends/the-vogue-teams-best-dressed-from-the-2019-oscars/image-gallery/699a52fdceeb46dbe629b1c747feb5b3|url-status=live}} Additionally, Zara Wong wrote, "I can't recall if there's ever been a stronger and more consistent red carpet style star debut, and it makes me even prouder that someone of Chinese heritage has made such a style impact in Hollywood. Gemma Chan is undoubtedly the favourite look at the Vogue office, and this will go down in Oscar history.".

Chan attended the 2019 Met Gala dressed by Tom Ford, embracing the year's "camp" theme. Her look was compiled of a "dazzling chainmail dress" and "Taylor-inspired headpiece" designed by Ford, with "Chan's straight locks" paying tribute to Cher, as Chan said, "You don't really get more icon than Elizabeth Taylor and Cher, so no pressure". Emily Chan of Vogue compared Chan's "dramatic headress" to Taylor's "famous number from the film Boom! and a 1967 masked ball at Venice's Rezzonico Palace.".{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/red-carpet/gemma-chan-on-being-dressed-for-the-met-gala-by-tom-ford/image-gallery/745f30c5fccdb77a68acc66f972b6622|title=Gemma Chan on being dressed for the Met Gala by Tom Ford|author=Emily Chan|date=7 May 2019|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=17 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117212008/https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/red-carpet/gemma-chan-on-being-dressed-for-the-met-gala-by-tom-ford/image-gallery/745f30c5fccdb77a68acc66f972b6622|url-status=live}} Chan was featured in Vogue{{'}}s selection of the "best beauty moments from the 2019 Met Gala".{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com.au/beauty/news/the-best-beauty-moments-from-the-2019-met-gala/image-gallery/74b81bbe28d2b60ff203f2a21c4e637b?pos=1|title=The best beauty moments from the 2019 Met Gala|author=Angelica Xidias|date=7 May 2019|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=5 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405065603/https://www.vogue.com.au/beauty/news/the-best-beauty-moments-from-the-2019-met-gala/image-gallery/74b81bbe28d2b60ff203f2a21c4e637b?pos=1|url-status=live}} Other notable fashion appearances of Chan include the Captain Marvel premiere in 2019, where she wore custom Ralph & Russo; the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar party, styled by Tom Ford and Jimmy Choo; the 2019 Critics' Choice Awards, dressed by Jason Wu; the 2019 Golden Globes, where she wore a Valentino couture hybrid gown; among several others through the years.{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/fashion/celebrity-style/g35054948/gemma-chan-style/|title=Gemma Chan's Style File: 20 Unforgettable Looks From The Met Gala to The Oscars|author=Ata Owaji Victor|date=31 December 2020|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092214/https://www.elle.com/uk/fashion/celebrity-style/g35054948/gemma-chan-style/|url-status=live}}

Amalissa Hall of Tatler praised Chan as "a fixture on major red carpets and front rows of fashion shows", writing that "in each of her appearances, [Chan] delivers a memorable look".{{cite web|url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/fashion/gemma-chan-red-carpet-style|title=7 of Gemma Chan's most glamarous red carpet moments in 2023|author=Amalissa Hall|date=20 December 2023|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092214/https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/fashion/gemma-chan-red-carpet-style|url-status=live}} Continuing her partnership with Louis Vuitton, Chan's custom archival-inspired black dress from the 2022 In America-themed Met Gala was praised among the "best-dressed" of the night.{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/fashion/celebrity-style/g39881586/met-gala-2022-gemma-chan-getting-ready/|title=Met Gala 2022: Getting Ready With 'Eternals' Star Gemma Chan|author=Kate O'Malley|date=5 May 2022|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092213/https://www.elle.com/uk/fashion/celebrity-style/g39881586/met-gala-2022-gemma-chan-getting-ready/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/626ee10ecd1cbeeb43834a2a/gemma-chan/?sh=344ce33d577b|title=Met Gala 2022: The Best-Dressed Celebrities|author=Isabel Lord|website=Forbes |date=1 May 2022|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092213/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/626ee10ecd1cbeeb43834a2a/gemma-chan/?sh=344ce33d577b|url-status=live}} Teen Vogue listed Chan among their "24 Celebrities Who Nailed It" list.{{cite web |access-date=25 February 2024 |author=Gianluca Russo |date=3 May 2022 |title=Met Gala 2022 Theme: 24 Celebrities Who Nailed It - See Photos |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/met-gala-2022-theme-23-celebrities-who-nailed-it-see-photos |archive-date=25 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092213/https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/met-gala-2022-theme-23-celebrities-who-nailed-it-see-photos |url-status=live }} Chan's styles at the 2022 and 2023 Cannes Film Festivals were also praised, where she respectively wore a "sheer gothic gown"{{cite web|url=https://tomandlorenzo.com/2022/05/cannes-film-festival-2022-gemma-chan-in-louis-vuitton-and-jason-wu/|title=Cannes Film Festival 2022: Gemma Chan in Louis Vuitton and Jason Wu|date=31 May 2022|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092213/https://tomandlorenzo.com/2022/05/cannes-film-festival-2022-gemma-chan-in-louis-vuitton-and-jason-wu/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://fashionsizzle.com/2022/05/27/gemma-chan-wore-louis-vuitton-mother-and-son-un-petit-frere-cannes-screening/|title=Gemma Chan wore Louis Vutton @ "Mother And Son (Un Petit Frere)" Cannes Screening|date=27 May 2022|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=4 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204025001/https://fashionsizzle.com/2022/05/27/gemma-chan-wore-louis-vuitton-mother-and-son-un-petit-frere-cannes-screening/|url-status=live}} and a "white gown adorned with sparkling pailettes",{{cite web|url=https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/gemma-chan-cannes-film-festival-2023-louis-vuitton-dress-1235655290/|title=Gemma Chan Sparkles With Sequins in Louis Vuitton Dress for 'Monster' Premiere at Cannes Film Festival 2023|author=Hannah Malach|date=17 May 2023|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092213/https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/gemma-chan-cannes-film-festival-2023-louis-vuitton-dress-1235655290/|url-status=live}} further continuing her partnership with Louis Vuitton. Chan also wore Louis Vuitton to the 2023 Vogue World event, with a custom "organza dress covered in bluish silver paillettes".{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/gemma-chan-vogue-world-london-2023-louis-vuitton|title=Gemma Chan's Sequin-Covered Look for Vogue World: London Took 350 Hours to Make|author=Hannah Jackson|date=15 September 2023|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092218/https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/gemma-chan-vogue-world-london-2023-louis-vuitton|url-status=live}} In 2024, Chan was featured in Edward Enninful's final British Vogue cover, titled "40 Megastars, One Magnificent Image", appearing alongside forty notable female celebrities including Miley Cyrus, Jane Fonda, Kaia Gerber, Salma Hayek, Dua Lipa and Oprah Winfrey.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/british-vogue-march-2024-cover-shoot|title=40 Megastars, One Magnificent Image: British Vogue Assembled Models, Movie Stars, Musicians And Moguals For A Once-In-A-Lifetime Farewell Shoot|author=Edward Enninful|date=8 February 2024|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225094958/https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/british-vogue-march-2024-cover-shoot|url-status=live}}

Chan has also been praised for promoting Asian fashion designers. Faye Bradley of the South China Morning Post (SCMP) wrote that Chan "made a point of wearing Asian designers on every step of her press tour to promote Crazy Rich Asians". "I think we are all becoming more aware that the greater platform you have the more responsibility you have, but it just isn't about speaking about designers, it is about speaking up when we see disparity or a problem," Chan told The Hollywood Reporter. Examples of Asian designers Chan has worn at public events include a couture chiffon Miss Sohee gown accompanied by Anabela Chan jewellery at the Newport Beach Film Festival in February 2023; a strapless pink Jason Wu gown to an event by George and Amal Clooney; a flower-style Oscar de la Renta dress by "Slaysian" creative director Laura Kim;{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3210172/inside-prolific-rise-oscar-de-la-rentas-laura-kim-korea-born-slaysian-interned-donna-karan-heading?module=inline&pgtype=article|title=Inside the prolific rise of Oscar de la Renta's Laura Kim: the Korea-born Slaysian interned at Donna Karan before heading ODLR and co-founding Monse – a brand loved by Sarah Jessica Parker|author=Lynn Farah|date=15 February 2023|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092214/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3210172/inside-prolific-rise-oscar-de-la-rentas-laura-kim-korea-born-slaysian-interned-donna-karan-heading?module=inline&pgtype=article|url-status=live}} at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival; among multiple others.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3211958/13-times-gemma-chan-championed-asian-fashion-designers-and-looked-amazing-doing-it-marvel-star-may|title=How Gemma Chan rocks Asian fashion designers with purpose: the Marvel star's a Louis Vuitton rep, but she's also worn Jason Wu at a Clooneys event, Miss Sohee for Eternals and Jimmy Choo in Hong Kong|author=Faye Bradley|date=2 March 2023|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225092213/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3211958/13-times-gemma-chan-championed-asian-fashion-designers-and-looked-amazing-doing-it-marvel-star-may|url-status=live}}

Chan dated English comedian Jack Whitehall from 2011 to 2017.{{cite web |last1=Stolworthy |first1=Jacob |title=Jack Whitehall admits he 'messed up' chance to marry Gemma Chan in Travels With My Father episode |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/jack-whitehall-travels-with-my-father-netflix-gemma-chan-marry-girlfriend-b715938.html |website=The Independent |date=2 October 2020 |access-date=25 August 2021 |archive-date=25 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825182825/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/jack-whitehall-travels-with-my-father-netflix-gemma-chan-marry-girlfriend-b715938.html |url-status=live }} She began a relationship with English actor Dominic Cooper in 2018. They reside together in London.{{cite web |last1=Wignall |first1=Alice |title=Now You See Gemma Chan |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a35119251/gemma-chan-elle-february-2021/ |website=Elle |date=6 January 2021 |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=10 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410044908/https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a35119251/gemma-chan-elle-february-2021/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Tsjeng |first1=Zind |title="The Industry Has Shifted. Changing The Culture Takes Longer": Gemma Chan Is Finally Taking The Lead |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/gemma-chan-interview |website=British Vogue |date=5 August 2021 |access-date=25 August 2021 |archive-date=5 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805183319/https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/gemma-chan-interview |url-status=live }}

In September 2013, Chan appeared at the Old Bailey in central London as a witness to a fatal stabbing outside Putney Bridge tube station.{{cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/sherlock-star-gemma-chan-reveals-how-she-stared-into-eyes-of-calm-killer-8822368.html |title=Sherlock star Gemma Chan reveals how she 'stared into eyes of calm killer' |first=Paul |last=Cheston |date=17 September 2013 |work=London Evening Standard |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072338/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/sherlock-star-gemma-chan-reveals-how-she-stared-into-eyes-of-calm-killer-8822368.html |url-status=live}}

Chan and her partner Dominic Cooper participated in the People's Vote March, expressing support for a second Brexit referendum, in October 2018.{{cite web |last1=Tobin |first1=Olivia |title=People's Vote March: The famous faces who joined thousands of protesters at huge march |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/people-s-vote-march-the-famous-faces-who-joined-thousands-of-protesters-at-huge-march-a3967176.html |website=The Standard |date=20 October 2018 |access-date=13 November 2021 |archive-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113183428/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/people-s-vote-march-the-famous-faces-who-joined-thousands-of-protesters-at-huge-march-a3967176.html |url-status=live }} She has criticised both the Conservative and Labour parties for their processes in choosing leadership.{{cite web |last1=Frazer-Caroll |first1=Micha |title=Gemma Chan: 'Is it better to give or to receive? Are we talking about oral sex?' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/11/q-and-a-gemma-chan |website=The Guardian |date=11 August 2018 |access-date=13 November 2021 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117182652/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/11/q-and-a-gemma-chan |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Grand Cumberbatch |first1=Amiee |title=Gemma Chan On Why She's Still Holding Out Hope For Change In UK Politics |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/gemma-chan-on-freeing-yourself-from-expectation-why-shes-still-holding-out-hope-for-change-in-uk-politics-18363238 |website=Bustle |date=6 August 2019 |access-date=13 November 2021 |archive-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113183426/https://www.bustle.com/p/gemma-chan-on-freeing-yourself-from-expectation-why-shes-still-holding-out-hope-for-change-in-uk-politics-18363238 |url-status=live }}

• {{cite web |last=Chan, Gemma |date=14 March 2017 |url=https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2017/we-cant-turn-our-backs-on-a-generation-of-syrian-children |title=We Can't Turn Our Backs on a Generation of Syrian Children |website=Save the Children}}
• {{cite magazine |last=Chan, Gemma|date=9 March 2021 |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a35727312/gemma-chan-domestic-violence/|title=Gemma Chan: I want all women to be able to live without violence |magazine=Harper's Bazaar}}
• {{cite web |last=Chan, Gemma|date=8 January 2022 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/08/gemma-chan-on-the-truth-about-her-fathers-life-at-sea/|title=Gemma Chan on the truth about her father's life at sea: 'He knew what it was like to have nothing' |website=The Guardian}}

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