Nina Singh

Nina Singh is a British actress. She is best known for her roles in the BBC crime drama Virdee and the Acorn TV mystery series Art Detectives.

Life and career In 2021 Singh graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the East 15 Acting School, where she made her first stage appearances.

In 2022 Singh made her television debut in the science fiction thriller series The Lazarus Project, where she played the role of Tash for two episodes. She followed this with supporting and minor roles in The Ex-Wife, The Chemistry of Death, Beyond Paradise, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (her feature film debut) and Waterloo Road.

In 2025 she landed her first series regular television role in the BBC One crime thriller Virdee, based on the novels by A A Dhand. She played Tara Virdee, an investigative journalist and the title character's niece. That same year, she starred in the Acorn TV detective series Art Detectives, in which she took the role of Detective Constable Shazia Malik, an ambitious young police officer who joins the Heritage Crime Unit, a department which deals with crimes related to art and antiques.

In February 2026 it was announced that Singh would co-star alongside Kerry Godliman in the ITV/BritBox reboot of Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe novels and the prior BBC series. Singh will play DS Paige Pascoe, a gender-swapped version of DI Peter Pascoe from the books and series.

Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotesRef. 2022 Own Home Em Short film

Stage YearTitleRoleNotesRef. 2019 August: Osage County Johnna East 15 Acting School 2020 The Cherry Orchard Varya Antony and Cleopatra Cleopatra Macbeth First Witch 2021 The Suicide Ava & Mandy Alaska Mamta Andromeda Andromeda Camden People's Theatre 2022 How to Avoid a Wedding Aisha 2023 For One More Day to Live Louisa Theatre Peckhem 2025 The Beautiful Future is Coming Clare Bristol Old Vic