Maya Sondhi

Maya Sondhi (born 1983) is a British actress and screenwriter. She was born in Birmingham, England. She attended the National Youth Theatre before going on to study at LAMDA. She is the creator and writer of D.I Ray. As an actress she has appeared in Line of Duty and Citizen Khan.

Television Year Title Role Broadcaster 2002 Brum Firewoman BBC One/CBeebies 2005 Family Affairs Shireen Taymour Channel 5 Judge John Deed Carole BBC One 2005, 2008 Mariza/Kim Law ITV 2006 Fair City Sholeh Tenniz RTÉ One 2006, 2016 Silent Witness Rosa Cassalle/DC Shona Clarke BBC One 2007, 2009, 2014 Casualty Carly Grahame/Ravinder Theara/Anita Johar BBC One 2008 Doctors Gina Saunders BBC One 2009 Collision Nurse ITV/STV/UTV 2012–2014 Citizen Khan Shazia Khan / Shazia Malik BBC Two 2015 Professor Branestawm Returns Radio Producer BBC One 2016 DCI Banks Christine Farinelli ITV 2016–2019 Line of Duty Maneet Bindra BBC One/BBC Two 2018 The Split Dawn McKenzie BBC One Midsomer Murders Aisha Khalique ITV 2021–2025 The Adventures of Paddington Dr. Yasmine Kamali Gulli

Screenwriting Year Title Episodes Broadcaster 2014 4 episodes 2016 EastEnders 2 episodes 2016 Mount Pleasant 1 episode Sky One 2017 1 episode 2018 Ackley Bridge 1 episode Channel 4 2022-2024 DI Ray 8 episodes ITV