Varada Sethu
Varada Sethu | |
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Born | 1992 Kerala, India |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2010–present |
Varada Sethu (born 1992) is a 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 was born in Kerala, India to parents who are both doctors, and she has a twin sister, Abhaya. 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]
Career[]
Varada 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, Varada acted alongside Michael Caine and Daniel Radcliffe in Now You See Me 2 and as an Indian nurse in New Blood. In 2017 Varada starred as Aisha in 2 episodes of Doctor Foster.[4] Varada also starred as DS Mishal Ali for 6 episodes in the British crime drama series Hard Sun in 2018.[4]
In 2019, Verada performed as a series regular in season seven of Strike Back: Revolution as Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri of the British Army [5] [6]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2010 | Impressions (Short film) | Sameena [2] |
2011 | Sket [1] | Kiran |
2012 | English: An Autumn in London | Meghana Scariah |
2016 | A Midsummer Night's Dream[7] | Peaseblossom |
2016 | Now You See Me 2 [7] | Tressler Assistant |
2018 | Special Delivery (Short film) | Parminder |
2020 | Bad News (Short film) | Mindi |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Doctors | 1 episode | |
2016 | New Blood | Indian Nurse | 3 episodes [7] |
2017 | Doctor Foster. | Aisha | 2 episodes [4] [7] |
2018 | Hard Sun | DS Mishal Ali | 6 episodes [4] |
2019 | Strike Back: Revolution | Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri, British Army | 10 episodes [6] |
2019 | Hanna | CIA Analyst McArthur | 2 episodes |
2020 | Strike Back: Vendetta | Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri, British Army | 9 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.
- ^ 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/. 2020.
- ^ a b "Strike Back: 10 Best Characters Killed Off Prematurely In The Show". screenrant.com. 24 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "From Miss Newcastle to TV star and the other North East female stars making it big". chroniclelive.co.uk. 2018.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1992 births
- 21st-century English actresses
- Alumni of the Identity School of Acting
- English film actresses
- English television actresses
- People educated at Dame Allan's School