Devika Bhise | |
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 Devika Bhise at SFFF 2016 | |
| Born | March 29, 1991 Manhattan, New York, US |
| Education | Johns Hopkins University The Brearley School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 [1] |
| Mother | Swati Bhise |
Devika Bhise is an American actress, best known for her performance in The Man Who Knew Infinity , starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons, and for her role as Antoinette Benneteau in The Rookie: Feds . [2]
Bhise was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, and is of Indian descent. [3] She attended The Brearley School, an all-girl private school in Manhattan, and Johns Hopkins University, where she won the Hodson Trust Scholarship and was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow under the mentorship of John Astin. [4] While at Johns Hopkins University, she acted in Ira Hauptman's play, The Partition, based on the life of Ramanujan, which contributed to her being cast in the film years later. [5]
Bhise was cast in her first film, The Accidental Husband , directed by Griffin Dunne, in tenth grade. [6] While in high school, she also directed a documentary film Hijras: The Third Gender, which won the award for Best Social Documentary at the New York Independent Film Festival in 2009. [7] After graduating from Johns Hopkins, Bhise appeared in multiple plays Off-Broadway, including Partial Comfort's production of And Miles To Go, a play written by Chad Beckim and directed by Hal Brooks. [8] She starred in television series such as Elementary and One Bad Choice until she was cast in The Man Who Knew Infinity with Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons. She also performed in 'Impossible Monsters' which also starred Chris Henry Coffey and Geofrey Owens in 2020 as a university student being part of a study on sleep paralysis. She was seen next as the lead role in The Warrior Queen of Jhansi, the biopic on Indian queen Rani Lakshmibai, acting opposite Derek Jacobi and Rupert Everett. [9] Bhise also co-wrote the script. Bhise has guest starred in many television shows, including Chicago Med on NBC, Extrapolations on Apple TV+, Fantasy Island (2021 TV series) on Fox Broadcasting Company, and 11 episodes of The Rookie: Feds on ABC, playing Antoinette Benneteau, a French laboratory technician for the FBI and love interest of Brendon Acres, played by Kevin Zegers. [10]
Bhise is part of New York's New Abolitionists, a group of New Yorkers "united by our commitment to ending human trafficking, in New York State and globally", [11] alongside Christie Brinkley, Michael Bloomberg, Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, Lee Daniels, Preet Bharara, Diane von Furstenberg, Gloria Steinem, Meryl Streep, and others. She has also been honored by Asia Society as a leader in "socio-cultural developments that have long-term impact on the presentation and response to Asian-American culture" [12] and has been an ongoing contributor to The Asia Foundation. [13]
She serves on the board of Sing For Hope alongside Jon Batiste, Andrea Bocelli, Muhammad Yunus, and others. [14]
She is the daughter of dancer and director Swati Bhise and Bharat Bhise. In 2020, Bhise married Nicholas Gilson, Founder and CEO of Gilson Snow. [15]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Accidental Husband | Chandini | |
| 2013 | Queensbee | Ganesha Girl | Short film |
| 2015 | The Bench | Erica | Short film |
| 2015 | The Man Who Knew Infinity | Janaki | |
| 2017 | Impossible Monsters | Jo | |
| 2017 | Mosaic | Clarice | |
| 2018 | The Rest of Us | Reina | |
| 2019 | The Warrior Queen of Jhansi | Rani Lakshmibai |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | One Bad Choice | Stephanie | Episode: "Michelle Gopaul" |
| 2015 | Elementary | Minerva | 2 episodes: "Hemlock" and "The Past is Parent" |
| 2022 | Chicago Med | Varsha Patel | Episode: "May Your Choices Reflect Hope, Not Fear" |
| 2022–2023 | The Rookie: Feds | Antoinette Benneteau | 11 episodes |
| 2023 | Extrapolations | Lola | Episode: "Lola" |
| 2023 | Fantasy Island (2021 TV series) | Natalie Rose | Episode: "War of the Roses (and the Hutchinsons)" |
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