He'll say, "We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
And boy did we. . .
This is the story of how a creative and fiery red-headed Scot came along and helped change things up on a certain Sci-fi drama.
This is the story of how it...
Kassidy Reina Gillan (born 28 November 1987) is an up-and-coming Scottish actress and director. She recently directed a West End production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, which ran from December 2008 to March 2009, at the Duchess Theatre in London. It was announced in May 2009 that Gillan had been cast in the role of one of the companions of the upcoming new Doctor (Matt Smith) in the forthcoming new series of BBC One's science fiction drama Doctor Who.
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Kassidy Gillan
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Gillan for InStyle UK; September 2009 ___________
Born Kassidy Reina Gillan 28 November 1987 (age 22) Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
AlmaItalia Conti materAcademy of Theatre Arts
Occupation Actress
Director
Years 2003-present active
RelativesKaren Gillan (twin sister)
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EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Gillan was born at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, Scotland on 28 November 1987. She is the identical twin sister of actress Karen Gillan, and they are the only children of Marie Gillan (née Paterson) and Raymond Gillan. She and her sister are paternally half-English; their father is from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in North East England. She and her sister grew up in the Kinmylies area of Inverness and attended Kinmylies Primary School from 1991-1999.
In the autumn of 1999, Gillan and her sister transferred to Charleston Academy in Kinmylies, where they attended until 2003. Shortly before they turned 16, Gillan and her sister moved to Glasgow for two years after obtaining roles on the Scottish soap opera River Way. It was during this time that they completed their secondary education at the Glasgow Gaelic School, which is a secondary school in the Finnieston area of Glasgow that teaches its pupils through the Scottish Gaelic medium. After graduating from the school in 2005, Gillan and her sister moved to London shortly before they turned 18 in order to study at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. They graduated in 2008, Gillan having earned a BA (Hons) in Acting as well as a BA (Hons) in Production.
Gillan is bilingual and speaks fluent Scottish Gaelic in addition to English. In a recent interview for Doctor Who Magazine, she revealed she has also been trying to learn a bit of Welsh after having relocated to Cardiff to work on Doctor Who.
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CAREER Television Gillan's professional acting debut came in 2003 when she and her sister were 15 and they obtained roles on the long-running Scottish soap opera River Way, in which they portrayed identical twin sisters that had been separated at birth.
It was announced in May 2009 that Gillan and her sister had been cast as the companions in the forthcoming new series of BBC One's science fiction drama Doctor Who.
Theatre In 2007, while she was still attending drama school, Gillan made her theatrical acting debut playing the role of Viola in Michael Grandage's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at the Donmar Warehouse, alongside James Norton and Tamzin Merchant.
Gillan made her theatrical directing debut at the age of 21 when she directed a production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, which ran from December 2008 to March 2009, at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End – a job which was given to her by a former teacher she had had at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.
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FILMOGRAPHY
Television Year: 2003-2005 Title: River Way Role: Nessa MacKinley Notes: 60 episodes | Year: 2010 Title: Doctor Who Role: Lexi Pond Notes: 13 episodes; in production
Theatre Year: 2007 Title: Twelfth Night Role: Viola Venue: Donmar Warehouse Notes: —— | Year: 2008-2009 Title: Romeo and Juliet Role: N/A Venue: Duchess Theatre Notes: Director
