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{{short description|British actress and narrator}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2018}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Mandip Gill
| image = Mandip Gill by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Gill at the 2018 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| birth_name = Mandip Kaur Gill
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1988|1|5}}
| birth_place = [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]], England
| occupation = Actress and narrator
| alma_mater = [[University of Central Lancashire]]
| yearsactive = 2009–present
| known_for = ''[[Hollyoaks]]''<br/>''[[Doctor Who]]''
}}
'''Mandip Kaur Gill''' (born 5 January 1988) is an English actress and narrator. Her first television role came in 2012 when she was cast as [[Phoebe McQueen]] in the [[Channel 4]] soap opera ''[[Hollyoaks]]''. After departing the series in 2015, Gill went on to have guest roles in ''[[Cuckoo (TV series)|Cuckoo]]'', ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'', ''[[The Good Karma Hospital]]'' and ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''. In October 2017, the [[BBC]] announced that Gill had been cast as [[Companion (Doctor Who)|companion]] [[Yasmin Khan (Doctor Who)|Yasmin Khan]] in the 2018 series of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. She has since appeared in every episode of [[Doctor Who (series 11)|Series 11]], [[Doctor Who (series 12)|12]] and [[Doctor Who (series 13)|13]].

==Early life==
Gill was born in [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Kristian |title=Everything you need to know about the Doctor Who companion from Leeds |url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/doctor-who-mandip-gill-leeds-15248923 |access-date=23 November 2019 |work=Leeds Live |date=7 October 2018}}</ref> on 5 January 1988.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McEwan|first1=Cameron|title=Doctor Who series 11: Everything you need to know about new companion Mandip Gill|website=Digital Spy|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/doctor-who/news/a841267/doctor-who-mandip-gill-new-companion-hollyoaks-age-casualty/|access-date=31 December 2017|date=2017-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=mandip&lastname=gill&eventyear=1988&eventyear_offset=0|title=findmypast.co.uk|website=search.findmypast.co.uk|access-date=22 October 2017}}</ref> She is of [[India]]n [[Punjab]]i descent,<ref>{{cite news |title=British Indian Actress Mandip Gill Stars on Sci-fi Drama 'Doctor Who' |url=https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/british-indian-actress-mandip-gill-stars-on-sci-fi-drama/article_e54e9196-9691-11e8-b647-071ea11d53dc.html |access-date=23 November 2019 |work=India West |date=2 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> and is a [[Sikh]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dray |first1=Kayleigh |title=Doctor Who's Mandip Gill recalls the moment she was asked to lose her Northern accent |date=18 October 2018 |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/doctor-who-mandip-gill-sheffield-sikhism-accent-northern-regional-companion-yaz-spoilers-character-bio-tv-news-celebrity-interview/232517 |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> Growing up in a council estate in the suburb of [[Middleton, Leeds|Middleton]], where her parents owned a newsagents, she attended a primary school in the area before enrolling in [[Cockburn School]]. At fourteen, her family moved to [[Allerton Bywater]], where she attended [[Brigshaw High School]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Doctor who star Mandip Gill explains why she will never take education for granted |url=https://www.teachsecondary.com/comments/view/doctor-who-star-mandip-gill-explains-why-she-will-never-take-education-for-granted |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> She graduated from the [[University of Central Lancashire]] in 2009 with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA (Hons)]] in Acting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uclan.ac.uk/about_us/case_studies/acting_graduates.php|title=BA (Hons) Acting Graduates|publisher=[[University of Central Lancashire]]|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917182210/http://www.uclan.ac.uk/about_us/case_studies/acting_graduates.php|archive-date=17 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
She also studied Performing Arts at [[Park Lane College Leeds|Park Lane College]].

==Career==
Gill appeared in several theatre productions, before landing her first television role as [[Phoebe McQueen|Phoebe Jackson]] (later McQueen) in the [[Channel 4]] soap opera ''[[Hollyoaks]]''.<ref name="Amrit">{{cite web|url=http://punjab2000.com/exclusive-interview-with-hollyoaks-phoebe-mcqueen-mandip-gill/|title=Exclusive Interview with Hollyoak's Phoebe McQueen – Mandip Gill|author=Amrit|year=2014|publisher=Punjab2000.com|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="Newcomer">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/news/a359566/hollyoaks-newcomer-teases-phoebe-role-squatting-plot/|title='Hollyoaks' newcomer teases Phoebe role, squatting plot|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=11 January 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> Gill had attended a number of auditions for the soap in the past, and she was unsure if the character of Phoebe was right for her, but after a number of callbacks, Gill was given the role.<ref name="Amrit"/> Phoebe was introduced as a homeless teenager and a friend for established character [[George Smith (Hollyoaks)|George Smith]] (Steven Roberts).<ref name="Newcomer"/> Gill chose to leave the show in 2015 and Phoebe was killed off as part of the long-running "Gloved Hand Killer" storyline.<ref name="Kilkelly">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/doctors/interviews/a793384/mandip-gill-reveals-all-the-gossip-on-her-doctors-role-and-why-she-quit-hollyoaks/|title=Mandip Gill reveals all the gossip on her Doctors role and why she quit Hollyoaks|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=9 May 2016|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> The following year, Gill had a guest role in the BBC sitcom series ''[[Cuckoo (TV series)|Cuckoo]]'',<ref name="Kilkelly"/> before appearing in ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' for a five episode arc. Gill played Shazia Amin, a pregnant homeless woman.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/doctors/news/a792447/hollyoaks-star-mandip-gill-lands-gritty-new-guest-role-in-doctors/|title=Hollyoaks star Mandip Gill lands gritty new guest role in Doctors|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=29 April 2016|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> In 2017, Gill appeared in ''[[The Good Karma Hospital]]'',<ref name="James"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fjsyxf/the-good-karma-hospital--series-1-episode-2/|title=The Good Karma Hospital Series 1 – Episode 2|last=Seale|first=Jack|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> and an episode of ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08tg9nc|title=Swift Vengeance Waits|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> She also appeared in [[Kay Mellor]]'s BBC drama ''[[Love, Lies and Records]]'' as Talia, a junior registrar.<ref name="James">{{cite journal|last=James|first=Alison|date=12–25 August 2017|title=The Ex Factor|journal=[[Soaplife]]|issue=413|page=45}}</ref>

In October 2017, the BBC announced that Gill had been cast in the [[Doctor Who (series 11)|eleventh series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', as a [[Companion (Doctor Who)|companion]] to the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], played by [[Jodie Whittaker]], starting in 2018.<ref name="DW">{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-10-22/doctor-who-bradley-walsh-tosin-cole-mandip-gill-and-sharon-d-clarke-join-jodie-whittaker-as-regular-cast-members/|title=Doctor Who: Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill and Sharon D Clarke join Jodie Whittaker as regular cast members|work=[[Radio Times]]|date=22 October 2017|access-date=22 October 2017}}</ref> Gill was joined by her former ''Hollyoaks'' colleague [[Tosin Cole]], who plays [[Ryan Sinclair]], another of the Doctor's companions.<ref name="DW"/> Gill continued to appear in the [[Doctor Who (series 12)|twelfth]]<ref name="RT2020">{{cite news|first1=Huw|last1=Fullerton|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-12-09/doctor-who-series-12-will-be-delayed-to-2020/|title=Doctor Who series 12 WILL be delayed to 2020|website=Radio Times|date=9 December 2018|access-date=9 December 2018|archive-date=10 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210110820/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-12-09/doctor-who-series-12-will-be-delayed-to-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Doctor Who (series 13)|thirteenth series]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-11-30/doctor-who-yaz-mental-health-series-13/ |title=Doctor Who: Mandip Gill says there's "more to come" for Yaz and her mental health storyline |work=Radio Times |first=Patrick |last=Cremona |date=30 November 2020 |access-date=1 December 2020}}</ref> as well as a [[Doctor Who (2022 specials)|series of specials]] airing in 2022.

In May 2022, Gill made her [[West End theatre|West End]] theatre debut<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/harry-potter-tom-felton-draco-malfoy-london-west-end-ghost-story-b991060.html|title=Harry Potter star Tom Felton makes West End debut in ghost story|website=Evening Standard|last=Dex|first=Robert|date=29 March 2022|access-date=14 May 2022}}</ref> in the play ''[[2:22 A Ghost Story]]''.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/222-ghost-story-cast-announcement-third-west-end-run/|title=2:22 A Ghost Story announce cast for third West End run|website=Official London Theatre|last=Hughes|first=Harriet|date=29 March 2022|access-date=14 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Segalov |first=Michael |date=8 May 2022 |title='I turned up as a snotty kid who looked right': Tom Felton's life after Harry Potter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/may/08/i-turned-up-as-a-snotty-kid-who-looked-right-tom-feltons-life-after-harry-potter |access-date=14 May 2022 |website=The Observer}}</ref>

In September 2023, Gill starred in the BBC Radio 4 afternoon drama [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001q6dt/ ‘Janey Takes Off’] written by Leanne Allen.

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|2016
|''Rwd/Fwd''
|Charlie
|Short film
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-04 |title=RWD/FWD {{!}} Promofest.org |url=http://www.promofest.org/films/rwdfwd |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.promofest.org |language=es}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[The Flood (2019 film)|The Flood]]''
| Reema
|
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=BBFC |title=The Flood |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-flood-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtote1odk2 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.bbfc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''Five Dates''
| Shaina
| [[Interactive film]] with over 7 hours of filmed footage and 10 possible outcomes
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-16 |title=How Doctor Who's Mandip Gill made Five Dates in lockdown |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a34685033/doctor-who-mandip-gill-black-mirror-style-movie-five-dates/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''On Air''
|Megan
|Short film
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=On Air |url=https://filmfreeway.com/OnAir648 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=FilmFreeway |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|TBA
|''This Time Next Year''
|Leila
|Post-production
|
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2012–2015
| ''[[Hollyoaks]]''
| [[Phoebe McQueen]]
| Series regular; 242 episodes
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref name="Newcomer" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''[[Cuckoo (TV series)|Cuckoo]]''
| Lauren
| Episode: "[[Cuckoo (TV series)#Series 3 (2016)|The Holiday]]"
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref name="Kilkelly" />
|-
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Shazia Amin
| Recurring role; 5 episodes
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| ''[[The Good Karma Hospital]]''
| Padma Kholi
| 2 episodes
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-18 |title=On my radar: Mandip Gill’s cultural highlights |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/dec/18/on-my-radar-mandip-gill-cultural-highlights |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Nasreen Mahsud
| Episode: "[[Casualty (series 31)#Episodes|Swift Vengeance Waits]]"
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC One - Casualty, Series 31, Swift Vengeance Waits |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08tg9nc |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Love, Lies and Records]]''
| Talia
| All 6 episodes
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Love, Lies & Records |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/48/bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2017/48/love-lies-and-records/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2018–2022
| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| [[Yasmin Khan (Doctor Who)|PC Yasmin Khan]]
| Main role ([[Doctor Who (series 11)|series 11]]–[[Doctor Who (series 13)|13]], [[Doctor Who (2022 specials)|2022 specials]]); 31 episodes
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref name="DW" />
|-
| 2021–2022
| ''A Lake District Farm Shop''
| Narrator
| 11 episodes
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Suspicion (2022 TV series)|Suspicion]]''
| Sonia Chopra
| Recurring role; 3 episodes
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearce |first=Tilly |date=2021-01-25 |title=Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar and Doctor Who's Mandip Gill snapped filming |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/25/big-bang-theorys-kunal-nayyar-and-doctor-whos-mandip-gill-film-new-thriller-13959678/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''The Snowman: The Film That Changed Christmas''
| Narrator
| One-off special
|
|-
| 2023–present
| ''A Cotswolds Farm Shop''
| Narrator
| 6 episodes
|
|-
|}

===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|2009
|''The Secret Life of John Cooper Clarke''
|Jools{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
|Naloxone Theatre Ensemble
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles Hutchinson reviews The Secret Life Of John Cooper Clarke, Screen Two, Reel Cinemas Odeon Building, York |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/theatre/4726606.charles-hutchinson-reviews-the-secret-life-of-john-cooper-clarke-screen-two-reel-cinemas-odeon-building-york/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=York Press |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
|''Not In My Name''
|A'ishah / Hana
|Theatre Veritae
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile {{!}} Spotlight |url=https://www.spotlight.com/4063-6753-3259 |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.spotlight.com}}</ref>
|-
|''Remember Me''
|Jessica
| rowspan="2" |[[Contact Theatre]]
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff· |first=Editorial |date=2017-10-25 |title=Actress Mandip Gill Joins 'Doctor Who' Season 11 |url=https://nextshark.com/actress-mandip-gill-joins-doctor-season-11/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=NextShark |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2010–2011
|''Crystal Kisses''
|Ally
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crystal Kisses Comes Back to Contact, October {{!}} WhatsOnStage |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/blackpool-theatre/news/crystal-kisses-comes-back-to-contact-october_8277.html |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.whatsonstage.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|''Britannia Waves the Rules''
|Goldie / Carl's Mum
|[[Royal Exchange, Manchester|Royal Exchange Theatre]] and UK tour
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=BRITANNIA WAVES THE RULES TOUR - Royal Exchange Theatre |url=https://www.royalexchange.co.uk/whats-on-and-tickets/britannia-waves-the-rules-tour |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.royalexchange.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|''Deepa the Saint''
|Tej
|Dark Horse Festival
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the Company of the Dark Horse Festival! – London Playwrights |url=https://londonplaywrightsblog.com/meet-the-company-of-the-dark-horse-festival-full-biog-information/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''[[2:22 A Ghost Story]]''
|Jenny
|[[Criterion Theatre]]
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref name=":1" />
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
!Result
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |2018
|International Achievement Recognition Awards
|Best Emerging Actress
|''[[Love, Lies and Records]]''
|{{Nominated}}
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-15 |title=FULL LIST: Davido, Mai Atafo, Mo Abudu nominated for 2018 IARA awards |url=https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/full-list-davido-mai-atafo-mo-abudu-nominated-for-2018-iara-awards/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=TheCable Lifestyle |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|I Talk Telly Awards
|Best Newcomer
| rowspan="3" |''[[Doctor Who]]''
|{{Won}}
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Elliot |date=2018-12-09 |title=I TALK TELLY AWARDS 2018 Winners |url=https://www.italktelly.com/post/i-talk-telly-awards-2018-winners |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=I Talk Telly |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Radio Times]]''<nowiki/>'s Reader Awards
|Breakout Talent
|{{Won}}
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=RadioTimes.com Reader Awards 2018 – the results - 11 |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/reader-awards-2018-winners/11/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Radio Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Eastern Eye]]''<nowiki/>'s Arts Culture & Theatre Awards
|People's Choice Award
|{{Won}}
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Winners |url=https://actas.co.uk/winners/2019-winners/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=ACTAs 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|TweetFest Film Festival's Panel Awards
|Best Actress
|''On Air''
|{{Won}}
| style = "text-align: center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=TweetFest |date=2021-12-02 |title=Our Gala and Awards night winners… |url=https://uktweetfest.com/2021/12/02/our-gala-and-awards-night-winners/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=TweetFest |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=4859844|name=Mandip Gill}}

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Mandip Gill - Revision history

HermelindaJessop at 02:40, 25 September 2023