Varada Sethu
Varada Sethu | |
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Born | Varada Sethumadhavan 1992 Kerala, India |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2010–present |
Varada Sethu (Born: Varada Sethumadhavan, 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,[1] and are of Malayalam descent.[2][1] Sethu's parents were both doctors. Having moved to the North East of England at a young age, she grew up in Benton, Tyne and Wear,[3] near Newcastle upon Tyne. Sethu attended Dame Allan’s Schools and was a member of the National Youth Theatre.[3] During her final year of sixth form, Sethu won the 2010 Miss Newcastle competition.[1] She went on to study Veterinary medicine at University of Bristol, later switching to Physiology.[1] Sethu has been performing both Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam from a young age.[1] Sethu continued her acting education at the Identity School of Acting in London.[4][5]
Career
In 2010, Sethu made her debut appearance on screen in the short film Impressions as Samena.[6] In 2011,, Sethu landed the role of Kiran in the feature film Sket,[3] 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.[4] 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.[7] Sethu also starred as DS Mishal Ali for 6 episodes in the British crime drama series Hard Sun in 2018.[7]
In 2018, she starred as DS Mishal Ali in the BBC apocalyptic TV Series Hard Sun.[3]
In 2019, Sethu performed as a series regular in season seven of Strike Back: Revolution as Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri of the British Army.[8][9]
In 2022, Sethu plays rebel Cinta Kaz in the 2022 series Andor.[2]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2010 | Impressions (short film) [6] | Sameena |
2011 | Sket[3] | Kiran |
2012 | English: An Autumn in London | Meghana Scariah |
2016 | A Midsummer Night's Dream[10] | Peaseblossom |
2016 | Now You See Me 2[10] | 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 |
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2015 | Doctors | PC Kylie Green | 1 episode |
2016 | New Blood | Indian Nurse | 3 episodes[10] |
2017 | Doctor Foster | Aisha | 2 episodes[7][10] |
2018 | Hard Sun | DS Mishal Ali | 6 episodes[7] |
2019 | Strike Back: Revolution | Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri, British Army | 10 episodes[9] |
2019 | Hanna | CIA Analyst McArthur | 2 episodes |
2020 | Strike Back: Vendetta | Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri, British Army | 9 episodes |
2022 | Andor | Cinta Kaz | 8 episodes |
References
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- Living people
- 1992 births
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actresses from Newcastle upon Tyne
- Alumni of the Identity School of Acting
- British actresses of Asian descent
- English film actresses
- English television actresses
- Indian emigrants to England
- People educated at Dame Allan's School