Mandeep Dhillon

Mandeep Dhillon (born 21 December 1990) is a British actress and singer. On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC series Some Girls (2012–2014), Fried, The City and the City (2018) and Avoidance (2022–2024), the Netflix series After Life (2019–2020), the CBS series CSI: Vegas (2021–2024), and the Paramount+ series MobLand (2025). Her films include Finding Fatimah (2017) and The Sheep Detectives (2026)

Early life Dhillon was born on 21 December 1990 Dhillon attended Wilbury Primary School and Fearnhill School, Letchworth.

In a 2019 interview, Dhillon said that as she was unable to afford acting lessons, she made sure that she participated in all of the school plays for experience. Dhillon said in a 2015 interview that she decided to become an actress shortly before her 19th birthday, and started emailing agencies using contact details that she found on the Spotlight website. One of the agencies offered her a place on a workshop, following which she received an audition for Some Dogs Bite (2010), which became her first television appearance.

Career In 2011, Dhillon played a school student in The Knowledge at the Bush Theatre. The production received a positive review in The Times, with Dominic Maxwell saying that "There [was] not a whiff of stage school" to the actors, including Dhillon, portraying the students. A radio production featuring Dhillon and the rest of the original cast was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. and Time Out said she was "luminous".

After appearances in The Mimic (2011) In the main series the character's name is Amara, and she is from a wealthy family, having got a job in a fried chicken shop at the behest of her family who want her to appreciate the value of money.

Dhillon's performance as Meena in the stage adaptation of Anita and Me, which played at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and then the Theatre Royal Stratford East in 2015, Michael Billington in The Guardian had a similar view, giving the play a middle-rated 3 stars out of 5, whilst highlighting the "good work" done by Mandeep Dhillon and her co-star Jalleh Alizadeh.

She auditioned for Ricky Gervais's film David Brent: Life on the Road (2016) and won the part of a receptionist after Gervais asked her what she thought of the David Brent character and she replied "he scares me." She appeared in the British romantic comedy film Finding Fatimah in 2017. Umbreen Ali in Asian Image gave the movie a positive review, saying that "the charismatic Nayna [played by Dhillon] delivers her dialogue with perfectly projected dramatic nuance." In 2017, Dhillon played the lead role as Krishna in the short film Garfield and won the Actor Award at Underwire Film Festival.

Dhillon played the main character Constable Lizbyet Corwi in the four part BBC Drama The City and the City in 2018, alongside David Morrissey who played her police partner, Inspector Tyador Borlú. Dhillon said in a 2018 interview that she enjoyed the role and working with Morrissey, one of the reasons being that "To actually play a lead, a female lead, and to have a male cop and a female cop, and there not be any sexual tension ... we could have bants and have that good friendship vibe." She also spoke positively of her perception that the show used colour blind casting.

In the black comedy series After Life (2019–2022), Dhillon portrays Sandy, a journalist working for Tony, played by the show's creator, Gervais. The two characters form what Wonderland Magazine called "a compassionate and nurturing bond". The pair had previously worked together on David Brent: Life on the Road, and according to her account, he approached her at a Christmas Party and told her that he had written the role in After Life with her in mind. 2014 A Wonderful Christmas Time Mandi 2015 Nina Forever 2016 David Brent: Life on the Road Karen Parashar Garfield Krishna Short Film Finding Fatimah Nayna 2018 Songbird Susie 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Lieutenant Garan

Letter to My Future Self Herself YouTube The Forgotten C Aisha Short film 2026 The Sheep Detectives Postwoman Jo Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2010 Some Dogs Bite Seema TV movie 2012–2014 Some Girls Saz Kaur Main cast; 18 episodes Wolfblood Dacia Turner 9 episodes 2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Indira Kamal 1 episode: "The Charm Offensive" 2017 Hospital People Shaz Dutta 6 episodes Tim Vine Travels Through Time Jane Seymour TV movie 2018The City and the CityConstable Lizbyet Corwi TV Mini Series BulletproofKamali Khan 6 episodes Hounslow DiariesTash 1 episode: "Pilot" ZappedCaz 4 episodes 2019–2020 After Life Sandy Main cast (Series 1 & 2); 12 episodes Wonderdate Flo TV Short Adult Material Abby 3 episodes 2021 Pls Like Izzy 1 episode: "Home & Lifestyle" Elliott from Earth Nara Voice only Temple DI Kam Skinner 4 episodes 2021–2024 CSI: Vegas Allie Rajan Main cast 2022–2024 Peacock Georgia Main cast 2022–2024 Avoidance Dan Main cast 2025 MobLand Seraphina Harrigan Main cast

Theatre Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2008 New Path KatrinaCANDI Productions 2015 Anita and Me Meena Birmingham Repertory Theatre & Theatre Royal Stratford East

Radio Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2011 Little Platoons Amitha BBC Radio 4 (recorded with the Bush Theatre production stage cast) 2017 Newsjack PerformerBBC Radio 4 2018 The Beard Sally Martin 2020 Freezing to Death (and How to Avoid It) Avdotya Quartet for the End of Time Anika (First Violin)

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