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Varada Sethu
ActorBorn May 12, 1992 (33 years)
Varada Sethu is a British actress born on May 12, 1992, in Kerala, India, and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne. Originally studying sciences at university, she later trained at the Identity School of Acting in London.
She began her career with indie films and TV roles, gaining recognition in Hard Sun and Strike Back. Her breakout role came as Cinta Kaz in Star Wars: Andor, and in 2025 she joined Doctor Who as companion Belinda Chandra alongside Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor.
Sethu is known for her versatility, grounded performances, and her background in classical Indian dance.
She began her career with indie films and TV roles, gaining recognition in Hard Sun and Strike Back. Her breakout role came as Cinta Kaz in Star Wars: Andor, and in 2025 she joined Doctor Who as companion Belinda Chandra alongside Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor.
Sethu is known for her versatility, grounded performances, and her background in classical Indian dance.
Filmography
| 2025 | Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War · as Belinda Chandra |
| 2023 | Doctor Who (2023) (TV Series) · as Belinda Chandra |
| 2023 | Mrs Sidhu Investigates (TV Series) · as Rani Toor |
| 2022 | Andor (TV Series) · as Cinta Kaz |
| 2022 | Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look · as Cinta Kaz (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | I Came By · as Naserine 'naz' Raheem |
| 2022 | Jurassic World: Dominion · as Shira |
| 2021 | Annika (2021) (TV Series) · as Dc Harper Weston |
| 2019 | Hanna (TV Series) · as Cia Analyst Mcarthur |
| 2018 | Hard Sun (TV Series) · as Ds Mishal Ali |
| 2016 | Now You See Me 2 · as Tressler Assitant |
| 2016 | New Blood (TV Series) · as Indian Nurse |
| 2016 | A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Peaseblossom |
| 2015 | Doctor Foster (TV Series) · as Aisha |
| 2012 | English: An Autumn in London · as Meghana Scariah |
| 2011 | Sket · as Kiran |
| 2010 | Strike Back (TV Series) · as Lcpl. Manisha Chetri / Chetri |
| 2000 | Doctors (TV Series) · as Pc Kylie Green |