Varada Sethu

Varada Sethu (born Varada Sethumadhavan, She and her twin sister Abhaya are of Malayali ancestry. near Newcastle upon Tyne. Sethu attended Dame Allan's Schools and was a member of the National Youth Theatre. She went on to study at University of Bristol.

Career

In 2010, Sethu made her debut appearance on screen in the short film Impressions as Samena. In 2011, Sethu landed the role of Kiran in the feature film Sket,

Her career continued in 2016 appearing as Peaseblossom in a 2016 TV movie version of A Midsummer Night's Dream., Now You See Me 2 and New Blood.

In 2019, Sethu performed as a series regular in season seven of Strike Back: Revolution as Lance Corporal Manisha Chetri of the British Army. In 2022, She played rebel Cinta Kaz in both seasons of Andor.

In 2025, Sethu portrayed the companion Belinda Chandra in Doctor Who alongside Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor in series 15. Prior to this, she played Mundy Flynn in the series 14 episode "Boom".

Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2010 Impressions Sameena Short film Now You See Me 2 Tressler Assistant 2018 Special Delivery Parminder Short film 2020 Bad News Mindi 2022 Jurassic World Dominion Shira I Came By Naserine 'Naz' Raheem 2025 100 Nights of Hero Esa

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