Varada Sethu
Varada Sethu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Varada Sethu (born 1992) is an Indian-born British actress, best known for playing DS Mishal Ali in the BBC apocalyptic TV Series Hard Sun. She has also featured in Now You See Me 2 as the assistant to Michael Caine’s character.
Early life
Varada Sethu and her twin sister, Abhaya, were born in Kerala, India. Sethu's parents were both doctors. Having moved to the North East of England at a young age, she grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne. Sethu attended Dame Allan’s Schools and was a member of the National Youth Theatre.[1] During her final year of sixth form, Sethu won the 2010 Miss Newcastle competition.[2] She went on to study Veterinary medicine at University of Bristol, later switching to Physiology.[2] Sethu has been performing both Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam from a young age.[2] Sethu continued her acting education at the Identity School of Acting in London.[3] [4]
Career
Sethu appeared in a short film Appearances as Sameena in 2010.[2] Later Sethu landed the role of Kiran in the 2011 feature film Sket,[1] then as Meghana Scariah in English: An Autumn in London in 2012. In 2015 she made an appearance in the 2000 TV series Doctors as PC Kylie Green. Her career continued in 2016 appearing as Peaseblossom in a 2016 TV movie version of A Midsummer Night's Dream.[3] Also in 2016, Sethu acted alongside Michael Caine and Daniel Radcliffe in Now You See Me 2 and as an Indian nurse in New Blood. In 2017, Sethu starred as Aisha in 2 episodes of Doctor Foster.[5] Sethu also starred as DS Mishal Ali for 6 episodes in the British crime drama series Hard Sun in 2018.[5]
In 2019, Sethu performed as a series regular in season seven of Strike Back: Revolution as Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri of the British Army.[6][7] Sethu currently stars as rebel Cinta Kaz in the 2022 series Andor.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Impressions (short film) | Sameena[2] |
| 2011 | Sket[1] | Kiran |
| 2012 | English: An Autumn in London | Meghana Scariah |
| 2016 | A Midsummer Night's Dream[9] | Peaseblossom |
| 2016 | Now You See Me 2[9] | Tressler Assistant |
| 2018 | Special Delivery (Short film) | Parminder |
| 2020 | Bad News (short film) | Mindi |
| 2022 | Jurassic World Dominion | Shira |
| 2022 | I Came By | Naserine 'Naz' Raheem |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Doctors | PC Kylie Green | 1 episode |
| 2016 | New Blood | Indian Nurse | 3 episodes[9] |
| 2017 | Doctor Foster | Aisha | 2 episodes[5][9] |
| 2018 | Hard Sun | DS Mishal Ali | 6 episodes[5] |
| 2019 | Strike Back: Revolution | Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri, British Army | 10 episodes[7] |
| 2019 | Hanna | CIA Analyst McArthur | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Strike Back: Vendetta | Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri, British Army | 9 episodes |
| 2022 | Andor | Cinta Kaz | 4 episodes |
References
- ^ a b c "Geordie actress Aimee Kelly in line for film award". chroniclelive.co.uk. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Latest News". ukmalayalee.com. 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Portfolio: Varada Sethu". identityschoolofacting.com. 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Kerala-born British actor Varada Sethu on playing a rebel in 'Star Wars' show 'Andor'". The Hindu.
- ^ a b c d "Meet the cast of BBC1s hard Sun". radiotimes.com. 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Strike Back's Varada Sethu: 'It Really Is A Season Unlike Any Other'". nerdophiles.com. 28 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Strike Back: 10 Best Characters Killed Off Prematurely In The Show". Screen Rant. 24 April 2020.
- ^ Speicher, Jeffrey (30 October 2022). "Vel and Cinta's Relationship Shows Nothing Comes Before the Rebellion". Collider. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "From Miss Newcastle to TV star and the other North East female stars making it big". chroniclelive.co.uk. 2018.