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.
Varada Sethu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1992 Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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]
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.[4] Sethu also starred as DS Mishal Ali for 6 episodes in the British crime drama series Hard Sun in 2018.[4]
In 2019, Sethu performed as a series regular in season seven of Strike Back: Revolution as Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri of the British Army.[5][6] Sethu currently stars as rebel Cinta Kaz in the 2022 series Andor.[7]
| 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[8] | Peaseblossom |
| 2016 | Now You See Me 2[8] | 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Doctors | PC Kylie Green | 1 episode |
| 2016 | New Blood | Indian Nurse | 3 episodes[8] |
| 2017 | Doctor Foster | Aisha | 2 episodes[4][8] |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Andor | Cinta Kaz | 4 episodes |