Gemma Chan is a British actress and model. A graduate of Worcester College, Oxford, Chan began acting during the late 2000s, making her film debut in 2009. She rose to attention with her lead role in the Channel 4 science fiction series Humans (2015–2018), and gained prominence with her starring film roles as Astrid Leong in Crazy Rich Asians and as Elizabeth Hardwick in Mary Queen of Scots.