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15 Facts About Varada Sethu

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Varada Sethu's credits include Sket, English: An Autumn in London, Doctors, New Blood, Doctor Foster, Hanna, Strike Back: Vendetta, Jurassic World Dominion, and Annika.

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Varada Sethu portrayed Detective Sergeant Mishal Ali in Hard Sun, and Cinta Kaz in the Disney+ Star Wars series Andor, and Belinda Chandra in Doctor Who.

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Varada Sethu moved to the North East of England at a young age and she grew up in Benton, Tyne and Wear, near Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Varada Sethu attended Dame Allan's Schools and was a member of the National Youth Theatre.

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Varada Sethu went on to study veterinary medicine at University of Bristol, later switching to physiology.

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Varada Sethu has been performing both Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam from a young age.

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Varada Sethu continued her acting education at the Identity School of Acting in London.

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In 2010, Varada Sethu made her debut appearance on screen in the short film Impressions as Samena.

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In 2011, Varada Sethu landed the role of Kiran in the feature film Sket, then as Meghana Scariah in English: An Autumn in London in 2012.

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Varada Sethu's career continued in 2016 appearing as Peaseblossom in a 2016 TV movie version of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Also in 2016, Varada Sethu acted alongside in Now You See Me 2 and as an Indian nurse in New Blood.

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In 2017, Varada Sethu appeared as Aisha in two episodes of Doctor Foster.

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

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

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In 2025, Varada Sethu portrayed the companion Belinda Chandra in Doctor Who alongside Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor in Series 15 in 2025.