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Agam Darshi | |
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 Darshi at the Armageddon Expo Melbourne, Australia in 2011 | |
| Born | December 23, 1987 Birmingham, England, UK |
| Nationality | British, Canadian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | Juan Riedinger |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | http://www.agamdarshi.com/ |
Agamdeep Darshi (born December 23, 1987) is a British-Canadian actress.
Darshi was born in the city of Birmingham in England, the United Kingdom; to Sikh parents of Indian Punjabi descent. [1] At a very young age she and her family has emigrated to Canada, where she grew up mainly in Montreal, in Ottawa, and in Vancouver. [2] At the age of 14 she left home and relocated to Calgary, Alberta; which assisted her with the initial steps to pursue a career of acting. Darshi studied theatre and fine arts at the University of Calgary, and earned a degree in photography.
Darshi has made appearances in over twenty-five television productions along with appearing in over a dozen films. She is best known for her roles in Tru Calling, Dead Zone, The L-Word, and as Laura in the horror film Final Destination 3 . She appeared in a recurring role on the Canadian teen-drama television series renegadepress.com . From 2009 to 2011, Darshi appeared in the television series Sanctuary . She was part of the main cast in seasons two and three and had a recurring role in season four.
At the 2013 Leo Awards, she won Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture for her role in the feature Crimes of Mike Recket. [3] Along with fellow South Asian actress Patricia Isaac, she co-founded the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF). [4] She has also appeared as Ruby Shivani in season 2 of TV serial You Me Her .
In January 2021, she began principal photography on her directorial debut film, titled Donkeyhead , in Regina, Saskatchewan. [5] The film, in which Darshi also played the lead character, premiered at the 2021 Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival. [6]
Darshi is also a producer, director, [7] writer, screenwriter, playwright, artist, and graphic designer.
She is married to Canadian actor Juan Riedinger; and they have twin sons. [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Pavane for a Dead Skunk | Saviour Woman | Short film |
| 2004 | renegadepress.com | Hema / Hemma | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Tru Calling | Dawn Pullman | Episode: "Two Pair" |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | Lakshmi | Episode: "Grief" |
| 2004 | Perfect Romance | Smitten student | TV movie |
| 2004 | Pink Ludoos | Pria Dhaliwal | |
| 2004–2008 | Stargate Atlantis | Novo / Athosian #2 | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Reefer Madness | Female Dancer | |
| 2005 | Stranger in My Bed | Hotel Clerk | TV movie |
| 2005 | Best Friends | Sales Clerk | TV movie |
| 2005 | Zixx: Level Two | Jayda | 8 episodes |
| 2005–2009 | The L Word | Waitress | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Final Destination 3 | Laura | |
| 2006 | Double Cross | Lorraine | TV movie |
| 2006 | Supernatural | Jill | Episode: "Hell House" |
| 2006 | Civic Duty | Nurse | |
| 2006 | 49th & Main | Rajanpreet Johal | TV series |
| 2006 | The Dead Zone | Tahmina Mahmud | Episode: "Articles of Faith" |
| 2006 | Snakes on a Plane | Dell Girl | |
| 2006 | Deck the Halls | News Producer | |
| 2006 | Masters of Horror | Travel Agent | Episode: "The Screwfly Solution" |
| 2006 | Under the Sycamore Tree | Allison | |
| 2007 | Good Luck Chuck | Female Wedding Guest | |
| 2007 | Kyle XY | Pretty Girl | Episode: "The List Is Life" |
| 2007 | Butterfly on a Wheel | APM Secretary | |
| 2007 | Psych | Dwyer | Episode: "Meat Is Murder, But Murder Is Also Murder" |
| 2007 | American Venus | Ki | |
| 2007 | The Haunting of Sorority Row | Rachel | TV movie |
| 2007 | Reaper | Bubbly Employee | Episode: "Magic" |
| 2008 | Poison Ivy: The Secret Society | Nadia | TV movie |
| 2008 | Robson Arms | Sara | Episode: "Prince of Nigeria" |
| 2008 | NYC: Tornado Terror | Dog Walker #2 | TV movie |
| 2008 | The Guard | Darma Singh | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Bollywood Beckons | Neeru Singh | Short film |
| 2008 | Past Lies | Claudia | TV movie |
| 2009 | Playing for Keeps | Maya | TV movie |
| 2009 | Watchmen | On Location Reporter | |
| 2009 | Impact | Ella Barlow | TV miniseries, Episode: "#1.2" |
| 2009 | Almost Audrey | Stephanie | TV movie |
| 2009 | Excited | Safira | |
| 2009 | Stargate Universe | Dr. Sonja Damji | Episode: "Air: Part 1" |
| 2009 | 2012 | Aparna Tsurutani | |
| 2009–2011 | Sanctuary | Kate Freelander | 37 episodes |
| 2010 | Dan for Mayor | Brianna | 12 episodes |
| 2010 | A Night for Dying Tigers | Debbie | |
| 2010 | Fathers & Sons | Agam | |
| 2011 | Normal | Nancy | TV movie |
| 2011 | Endgame | Tara | Episode: "Bless This Union" |
| 2011 | White Collar Poet | Air | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | County | Talaikha | TV movie |
| 2012 | In Their Skin | Nurse | |
| 2012 | The Possession | Court Representative | |
| 2012 | Crimes of Mike Recket | Jasleen Recket | |
| 2012 | Ring of Fire | Audrey Leems / Audrey Lee | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Arrow | Anastasia | Episode: "Betrayal" |
| 2013 | Played | Khali Bhatt (Main) | 13 episodes |
| 2013 | Reunion | Her | Short film |
| 2014 | Bates Motel | Deputy Patty Lin | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Perception | Nasim Shah | Episode: "Mirror" |
| 2016 | Brain on Fire | Dr. Khan | |
| 2017 | Colossal | Ash | Film |
| 2017 | Chokeslam | Dr. Hayden | Film |
| 2017 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Wakti Wapnasi | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | You Me Her | Ruby Shivani | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2018 | Kingsway | Megan | |
| 2019 | The Magicians | Janet Pluchinsky | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Funny Boy | Radha | Nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2021 | The Flash | Mona Taylor / Queen | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Donkeyhead | Mona Ghuman | Also director |
| 2023 | She Talks to Strangers | Aran | |
| 2024–present | Sight Unseen | Sunny | Main cast |
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Agam Darshi's on-screen husband wore a turban but no beard. The problem? Sikh culture dictates men keep their hair uncut - something the filmmakers overlooked. "It's just not being respectful to the actual culture itself," said the Vancouver actor. Darshi's story is indicative of a larger challenge in Hollywood North. While roles are few, even more rare are those that don't cast ethnic actors like Darshi into stereotypes.
The whole festival is about opening up the perceptions of mainstream audiences so they can see South Asian and other minorities as being part of their world," she said. "We definitely are South Asian, but we live and think of ourselves as very mainstream actors."
Darshi (who co-starred on Sanctuary and recently won a Leo Award for her role in Crimes of Mike Recket) directed, while Lowe and Sidhu shared producing responsibilities. It was the first time any of these experienced actresses had attempted any of these weighty roles.
