# Millie Gibson

Amelia Eve Gibson (born 19 June 2004), known as Millie Gibson, is an English actress. She is best known for portraying Kelly Neelan in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2019 to 2022, and Ruby Sunday in the BBC-Disney+ co-production science-fiction series Doctor Who since 2023.

## Early life

Gibson was born on 19 June 2004 in Greater Manchester. She has a scar on her right eyebrow from falling downstairs as a baby. From the Tameside village of Broadbottom, she attended the Blue Coat School in Oldham. She took drama classes at Oldham Theatre Workshop, where she was spotted by Manchester Media City talent agency Scream Management, which began representing her.

## Career
### Early career (2017–2018)

Gibson made her acting debut as Indira Cave in the CBBC television series Jamie Johnson in 2017. She went on to appear in the second and third series, appearing in a total of 17 episodes.
In November 2017, she appeared as Mia in the third episode of the BBC One drama series Love, Lies and Records.
In October 2018, she appeared in the three-part ITV drama series Butterfly as Lily Duffy.

### Coronation Street (2019–2022)

In June 2019, Gibson joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Kelly Neelan. She originally appeared in five episodes before returning as a regular character in April 2020. For her portrayal of Kelly, she won the award for Best Young Performer at the 2022 British Soap Awards. She was also nominated for Best Actress at the Inside Soap Awards later that year.
In August 2022, it was announced Gibson had decided to leave the soap and that she would depart later in the year. She made her final on-screen appearance as Kelly on 23 September 2022.

### Doctor Who (2023–present)

In November 2022, it was announced during the BBC's annual Children in Need telethon that Gibson would join the cast of Doctor Who in 2023 as Ruby Sunday, the companion of the Fifteenth Doctor, portrayed by Ncuti Gatwa. She made her debut in the 2023 Christmas special, "The Church on Ruby Road", and is due to continue in the role for select appearances in the fifteenth series in 2025, alongside Gatwa with Varada Sethu joining the cast as an additional companion.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017–2018 | Jamie Johnson | Indira Cave | Main role |
| 2017 | Love, Lies and Records | Mia | Episode #1.3 |
| 2018 | Butterfly | Lily Duffy | Main role |
| 2019–2022 | Coronation Street | Kelly Neelan | Regular role; 215 episodes |
| 2023–present | Doctor Who | Ruby Sunday | Main role; 10 episodes |
| 2024 | Tales of the TARDIS | Ruby Sunday | Episode: "Pyramids of Mars" |
| TBA | The Forsyte Saga | Irene | Filming |

### Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 2015 | Eyam | Joy Foster | Oldham Coliseum Theatre |
| 2015 | Comfort and Joy | Grace | Oldham Theatre Workshop |
| 2019 | Prom! The Musical | Lisette | Oldham Coliseum Theatre |

### Radio

| Year | Title | Role | Production | Notes | Ref. |
| 2018 | Me Myself I | Esme | BBC Radio 4 | | |
| 2019 | Stone | Alice Stone | BBC Radio 4 | 5 episodes | |

### Audio

| Year | Title | Role | Production | Notes | Ref. |
| 2024 | Ruby Red | Narrator | BBC Sounds | Doctor Who | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2022 | The British Soap Awards | Best Young Performer | Coronation Street | Won |
| 2022 | National Television Awards | Serial Drama Performance | Coronation Street | Longlisted |
| 2022 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | Coronation Street | Nominated |
| 2022 | I Talk Telly Awards | Best Soap Performance | Coronation Street | Nominated |