Varada Sethu
Born
Varada Sethumadhavan

1992 (age 31–32)
Kerala, India
OccupationActress
Years active2010–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 Malayali descent.[2][1] Sethu's parents are 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
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
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
2022 Annika DS Harper Weston 3 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Latest News". ukmalayalee.com. 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Speicher, Jeffrey (30 October 2022). "Vel and Cinta's Relationship Shows Nothing Comes Before the Rebellion". Collider. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Geordie actress Aimee Kelly in line for film award". chroniclelive.co.uk. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Portfolio: Varada Sethu". identityschoolofacting.com. 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
  5. ↑ N, Aswin V. (22 November 2022). "Kerala-born British actor Varada Sethu on playing a rebel in 'Star Wars' show 'Andor'". The Hindu.
  6. 1 2 "Impressions (Short Film)". dailymotion.com. 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Meet the cast of BBC1s hard Sun". radiotimes.com. 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Strike Back's Varada Sethu: 'It Really Is A Season Unlike Any Other'". nerdophiles.com. 28 February 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Strike Back: 10 Best Characters Killed Off Prematurely In The Show". Screen Rant. 24 April 2020.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "From Miss Newcastle to TV star and the other North East female stars making it big". chroniclelive.co.uk. 2018.
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