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			{{short description\|British actor (born 1992)}}
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	{{short description\|British actress}}
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| image =		\| image = VaradaSethu.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption = Sethu in 2022
	\| name = Varada Sethu		\| name = Varada Sethu
			\| birth_name = Varada Sethumadhavan
	\| birth_date = 1992
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1992\|05\|12\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = ]
			\| birth_place = ], India
	\| occupation = Actress
			\| nationality = British
	\| years_active = 2010–present
			\| occupation = Actor
	\| spouse =
			\| alma_mater = ]
			\| years_active = 2010–present
			\| known_for = '']'' (2018)<br>''] (2019–2020)''<br>''] (2022–present)''<br>'']'' (2025–)
			\| education = ], Newcastle upon Tyne
	}}		}}
	'''Varada Sethu''' (born 1992) is a British ~~actress~~, best known for playing ~~''DS~~ Mishal Ali'' in ~~the~~ BBC ~~apocalyptic TV~~ ~~Series~~ '']''. ~~She~~ ~~has~~ ~~also featured~~ in '']'' as the ~~assistant~~ to ]’s ~~character~~.		'''Varada Sethu''' (born '''Varada Sethumadhavan''', 12 May 1992) is a British ], best known for playing ] Mishal Ali in ] television series '']'' (2018), ] in the ] '']'' series '']'' (2022{{ndash}}present) and ] in the BBC-Disney+ ] '']'' (2025–present). In 2010, Sethu won the ''Miss ]'' beauty pageant competition.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
			Sethu and her twin sister, Abhaya, were born in ],<ref name="malay"/> and are of ] descent.<ref name="andor"/><ref name="malay"/> Sethu's parents are both doctors. Having moved to the North East of England at a young age, she grew up in ],<ref name="chron">{{cite web\|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/geordie-actress-aimee-kelly-line-1405842 \|title=Geordie actress Aimee Kelly in line for film award \|publisher=chroniclelive.co.uk \|year=2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016023029/https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/geordie-actress-aimee-kelly-line-1405842\|archive-date=16 October 2018 \|url-status=live}}</ref> near ]. Sethu attended ] and was a member of the ].<ref name="chron" /> During her final year of sixth form, Sethu won the 2010 ''Miss Newcastle'' competition.<ref name="malay">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ukmalayalee.com/latest-news/news.php?id=MTY1Ng== \|title=Latest News \|publisher= ukmalayalee.com \|year=2010 \|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> She went on to study ] at ], later switching to ].<ref name="malay"/> Sethu has been performing both ] and ] from a young age.<ref name="malay"/> Sethu continued her acting education at the ] in ].<ref name="mids"/><ref name="hindu">{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/interview-with-kerala-born-british-indian-star-wars-actor-varada-sethu/article66139458.ece\|title=Kerala-born British actor Varada Sethu on playing a rebel in 'Star Wars' show 'Andor'\|work=The Hindu\|date=22 November 2022 \|last1=N \|first1=Aswin V. }}</ref>

	Varada was born in ] 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 ]. Sethu attended ] and was a member of the ].<ref name="chron" /> During her final year of sixth form, Sethu won the 2010 ''Miss Newcastle'' competition.<ref name="mala">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ukmalayalee.com/latest-news/news.php?id=MTY1Ng== \|title=Latest News \|publisher= ukmalayalee.com \|year=2010 \|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> She went on to study ] at ], later switching to ].<ref name="mala" /> Sethu has been performing both ] and ] from a young age.<ref name="mala" /> Sethu continued her acting education at the ] in ].<ref name="mids" />

	==Career==		==Career==
			In 2010, Sethu made her debut appearance on screen in the short film ''Impressions'' as Samena.<ref name="imp">{{cite web\|url= https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcuogn?retry \|title= Impressions (Short Film) \|publisher= dailymotion.com \|year=2010 }}</ref> In 2011, Sethu landed the role of Kiran in the feature film '']'',<ref name="chron" /> then as Meghana Scariah in '']'' in 2012. In 2015 she made an appearance in the 2000 TV series '']'' as PC Kylie Green.

			Her career continued in 2016 appearing as Peaseblossom in a 2016 TV movie version of ''].''<ref name="mids">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.identityschoolofacting.com/portfolio/varada-sethu/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518044223/https://www.identityschoolofacting.com/alumni/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2021-05-18 \|title=Portfolio: Varada Sethu\|website=identityschoolofacting.com \|date=2021}}</ref> Also in 2016, Sethu acted alongside ] and ] in '']'' and as an Indian nurse in '']''.

			In 2017, Sethu starred as Aisha in 2 episodes of '']''.

			In 2018, Sethu starred as DS Mishal Ali for six episodes in the BBC apocalyptic TV crime Series '']''.<ref name="rad">{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2018-01-13/meet-the-cast-of-bbc1s-hard-sun/ \|title=Meet the cast of BBC1s hard Sun \|publisher= radiotimes.com \|year=2018 \|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref>

			In 2019, Sethu performed as a series regular in season seven of '']'' as Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri of the British Army.<ref name="nerd">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nerdophiles.com/2020/02/28/strike-backs-varada-sethu-it-really-is-a-season-unlike-any-other/ \|title=Strike Back's Varada Sethu: 'It Really Is A Season Unlike Any Other'\|website=nerdophiles.com \|date=February 28, 2020}}</ref><ref name="strike">{{cite web\|url=https://screenrant.com/strike-back-best-character-deaths-philip-locke/\|title=Strike Back: 10 Best Characters Killed Off Prematurely In The Show\|website=Screen Rant\|date=24 April 2020}}</ref>

			She played rebel Cinta Kaz in the 2022 first season of ].<ref name="andor">{{Cite web \|last=Speicher \|first=Jeffrey \|date=2022-10-30 \|title=Vel and Cinta's Relationship Shows Nothing Comes Before the Rebellion \|url=https://collider.com/andor-vel-and-cinta-episode-7/ \|access-date=2022-11-01 \|website=Collider \|language=en-US}}</ref>
	Varada Sethu appeared in a short film ''Appearances'' as Sameena in 2010.<ref name="mala" /> Later Sethu landed the role of Kiran in the 2011 feature film '']'',<ref name="chron" /> then as Meghana Scariah in '']'' in 2012. In 2015 she made an appearance in the 2000 TV series '']'' as PC Kylie Green. Her career continued in 2016 appearing as Peaseblossom in a 2016 TV movie version of ''].''<ref name="mids">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.identityschoolofacting.com/portfolio/varada-sethu/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411210603/http://www.identityschoolofacting.com/portfolio/varada-sethu/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2016-04-11 \|title=Portfolio: Varada Sethu\|website=identityschoolofacting.com \|date=2016}}</ref> Also in 2016, Varada acted alongside ] and ] in '']'', and as an Indian nurse in '']''. In 2017 Varada starred as Aisha in 2 episodes of '']''.<ref name="rad" /> Varada also performed in the TV series '']'' as DS Mishal Ali for 6 episodes.<ref name="mov" />

			Sethu is set to portray the ] Belinda Chandra in '']'' alongside ] as the ] and ] as ] in ] in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Doctor Who - First Look at Ncuti Gatwa with Varada Sethu and Millie Gibson ahead of season two \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-varada-sethu-millie-gibson/ \|access-date=2024-04-12 \|website=www.bbc.co.uk \|language=en}}</ref><ref name='RTBC'>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-varada-sethu-character-newsupdate/\|title=Doctor Who reveals who Varada Sethu will be playing\|website=]\|author=James Hibbs\|date=27 July 2024\|accessdate=28 July 2024}}</ref> Prior to this, she played Mundy Flynn in the ] episode "]".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/doctor-who-boom-review-steven-moffat-classic-3060813\|title=Steven Moffat has written another Doctor Who classic\|website=inew.co.uk\|author=Stephen Kelly\|date=15 May 2024\|accessdate=15 May 2024}}</ref>
	In 2019, Verada starred as CIA Analyst McArthur in 2 episodes of \|] (TV Series) as well as becoming a series regular in season seven of
	'' ] '' as\|Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri of the British Army <ref name="nerd">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.nerdophiles.com/2020/02/28/strike-backs-varada-sethu-it-really-is-a-season-unlike-any-other/ \|title=Strike Back’s Varada Sethu: ‘It Really Is A Season Unlike Any Other’\|website=nerdophiles.com/ \|date=2020}}</ref>

	== Filmography==		== Filmography==
	=== Film ===		=== Film ===
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	\|-		\|-
	!Year		!Year
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	!Role		!Role
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2020~~		\| 2010
	\|'' ~~Bad News~~ '' (~~Short~~ film)		\| ''Impressions'' (short film) <ref name="imp"/>
			\| Sameena
	\| Mindi
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2018~~		\| 2011
			\|'']''<ref name="chron"/>
	\|'' Special Delivery '' (Short film)
			\| Kiran
	\| Parminder
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2016~~		\| 2012
			\|'']''
	\| '' ] ''<ref name="ver">{{cite web\|url= https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/miss-newcastle-tv-star-north-14178705 \|title=From Miss Newcastle to TV star and the other North East female stars making it big \|publisher= chroniclelive.co.uk \|year=2018 }}</ref>
			\| Meghana Scariah
			\|-
			\| rowspan=2\| 2016
			\| '']''<ref name="ver">{{cite web\|url= https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/miss-newcastle-tv-star-north-14178705 \|title=From Miss Newcastle to TV star and the other North East female stars making it big \|publisher= chroniclelive.co.uk \|year=2018 }}</ref>
	\| ]		\| ]
	\|-		\|-
			\| '']''<ref name="ver" />
	\| 2016
	\| '' ] '' <ref name="ver" />
	\| Tressler Assistant		\| Tressler Assistant
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2012~~		\| 2018
			\|'' Special Delivery '' (Short film)
	\|'' ] ''
			\| Parminder
	\| Meghana Scariah
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2011~~		\| 2020
			\|'' Bad News'' (short film)
	\|'' ] '' <ref name="chron">{{cite web\|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/geordie-actress-aimee-kelly-line-1405842 \|title=Geordie actress Aimee Kelly in line for film award \|publisher=chroniclelive.co.uk \|year=2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016023029/https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/geordie-actress-aimee-kelly-line-1405842\|archive-date=16 October 2018 \|url-status=live}}</ref>
	\| ~~Kiran~~		\| Mindi
	\|-		\|-
			\| rowspan=2\| 2022
	\| 2010
			\|'']''
	\| '' ''
			\| Shira
	\| Sameena <ref name="mala" />
	\|-`		\|-
			\|'']''
			\| Naserine 'Naz' Raheem
	\|}		\|}

	=== Television ===		=== Television ===
			{\| class="wikitable"

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	\|-		\|-
	!Year		!Year
	!Title		!Title
	!Role		!Role
			!Notes
	\|-		\|-
			\| 2015
	\|2020
	\| '' ] ''		\| '']''
			\| PC Kylie Green
	\|Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri, British Army (9 episodes)
			\| 1 episode
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~2019~~		\| 2016
	\| '' ] ''		\|'']''
			\| Indian Nurse
	\|Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri, British Army (10 episodes)
			\| 3 episodes<ref name="ver" />
	\|-		\|-
			\| 2017
	\|2019
	\| '' ] ''		\|'']''
			\| Aisha
	\|CIA Analyst McArthur (2 episodes)
			\| 2 episodes<ref name="rad"/><ref name="ver" />
	\|-		\|-
	\|2018		\| 2018
			\| '']''
	\| '' ] '' <ref name="mov">{{cite web\|url= https://two-movies.net/actor_director/Varada_Sethu \|title=Actor director - Varada Sethu \|publisher= twomovies.net \|year=2018 \|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref>
	\| DS Mishal Ali ~~(6 episodes)~~		\| DS Mishal Ali
			\| 6 episodes<ref name="rad"/>
	\|-		\|-
			\| rowspan=2\| 2019
	\| 2017
			\| '']''
	\|'' ] ''.<ref name="rad">{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2018-01-13/meet-the-cast-of-bbc1s-hard-sun/ \|title=Meet the cast of BBC1s hard Sun \|publisher= radiotimes.com \|year=2018 \|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="ver" />
			\| Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri, British Army
	\| Aisha (2 episodes)
			\| 10 episodes<ref name="strike"/>
	\|-		\|-
			\| '']''
	\| 2016
			\| CIA Analyst McArthur
	\|'' ] ''<ref name="ver" />
	\| ~~Indian Nurse (3~~ episodes)		\| 2 episodes
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2015~~		\| 2020
	\| '' ] ''		\| '']''
			\| Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri, British Army
	\| 1 episode
			\| 9 episodes
			\|-
			\| 2023–present
			\|'']''
			\| DS Harper Weston
			\| 4 episodes
			\|-
			\| 2022–present
			\|'']''
			\| Cinta Kaz
			\| 8 episodes; starring role
			\|-
			\| 2024
			\| rowspan="2" \|'']''
			\| Mundy Flynn
			\| ]: "]" (guest cast)
	\|-		\|-
			\|2025
			\| Belinda Chandra<ref name='RTBC' />
			\| ] (main cast)
	\|}		\|}

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British actor (born 1992)

Varada Sethu
Sethu in 2022
Born	Varada Sethumadhavan (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 32) Kerala, India
Nationality	British
Education	Dame Allan's Schools, Newcastle upon Tyne
Alma mater	University of Bristol
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Hard Sun (2018) Strike Back (2019–2020) Star Wars: Andor (2022–present) Doctor Who (2025–)

Varada Sethu (born Varada Sethumadhavan, 12 May 1992) is a British actor, best known for playing Detective Sergeant Mishal Ali in BBC television series Hard Sun (2018), Cinta Kaz in the Disney+ Star Wars series Andor (2022–present) and Belinda Chandra in the BBC-Disney+ co-production Doctor Who (2025–present). In 2010, Sethu won the Miss Newcastle beauty pageant competition.

Early life

Sethu and her twin sister, Abhaya, were born in Kerala, India, and are of Malayali descent. 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, near Newcastle upon Tyne. Sethu attended Dame Allan’s Schools and was a member of the National Youth Theatre. During her final year of sixth form, Sethu won the 2010 Miss Newcastle competition. She went on to study veterinary medicine at University of Bristol, later switching to physiology. Sethu has been performing both Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam from a young age. Sethu continued her acting education at the Identity School of Acting in London.

Career

In 2010, Sethu made her debut appearance on screen in the short film Impressions as Samena. In 2011, Sethu landed the role of Kiran in the feature film Sket, 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. 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.

In 2018, Sethu starred as DS Mishal Ali for six episodes in the BBC apocalyptic TV crime Series Hard Sun.

In 2019, Sethu performed as a series regular in season seven of Strike Back: Revolution as Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri of the British Army.

She played rebel Cinta Kaz in the 2022 first season of Andor.

Sethu is set to portray the companion Belinda Chandra in Doctor Who alongside Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday in Series 15 in 2025. Prior to this, she played Mundy Flynn in the Series 14 episode "Boom".

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2010	Impressions (short film)	Sameena
2011	Sket	Kiran
2012	English: An Autumn in London	Meghana Scariah
2016	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Peaseblossom
2016	Now You See Me 2	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
2017	Doctor Foster	Aisha	2 episodes
2018	Hard Sun	DS Mishal Ali	6 episodes
2019	Strike Back: Revolution	Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri, British Army	10 episodes
2019	Hanna	CIA Analyst McArthur	2 episodes
2020	Strike Back: Vendetta	Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri, British Army	9 episodes
2023–present	Annika	DS Harper Weston	4 episodes
2022–present	Andor	Cinta Kaz	8 episodes; starring role
2024	Doctor Who	Mundy Flynn	Series 14: "Boom" (guest cast)
2025	Doctor Who	Belinda Chandra	Series 15 (main cast)

References

^ "Latest News". ukmalayalee.com. 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ Speicher, Jeffrey (30 October 2022). "Vel and Cinta's Relationship Shows Nothing Comes Before the Rebellion". Collider. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^ "Geordie actress Aimee Kelly in line for film award". chroniclelive.co.uk. 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018.
^ "Portfolio: Varada Sethu". identityschoolofacting.com. 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
N, Aswin V. (22 November 2022). "Kerala-born British actor Varada Sethu on playing a rebel in 'Star Wars' show 'Andor'". The Hindu.
^ "Impressions (Short Film)". dailymotion.com. 2010.
^ "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.
^ "Strike Back: 10 Best Characters Killed Off Prematurely In The Show". Screen Rant. 24 April 2020.
"Doctor Who - First Look at Ncuti Gatwa with Varada Sethu and Millie Gibson ahead of season two". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ James Hibbs (27 July 2024). "Doctor Who reveals who Varada Sethu will be playing". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
Stephen Kelly (15 May 2024). "Steven Moffat has written another Doctor Who classic". inew.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
^ "From Miss Newcastle to TV star and the other North East female stars making it big". chroniclelive.co.uk. 2018.

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