Kiran Sonia Sawar

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Kiran Sonia Sawar
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Kiran Sonia Sawar

OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Kiran Sonia Sawar is a Scottish actress best known for her role in the one-off drama Murdered by My Father . [1] [2] In 2017, Sawar appeared in "Crocodile", an episode of the fourth season of anthology series Black Mirror . [3]

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Early life

Sawar is of Pakistani descent and grew up in Pollokshields, Glasgow. [4] She attended the University of St Andrews where she received a degree in Marine and Environmental Biology. [5] After graduating, she trained in acting at the Oxford School of Drama, where she left in 2012. [6]

Career

Sawar made her acting debut in theatre before landing her first television role in 2015. [7] After a series of minor roles in various television series, she garnered critical acclaim for her role as the protagonist in the BBC television drama Murdered by My Father , which highlighted the issue of honour killings. [8] She portrayed Cordelia in the 2016 stage adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited . [9] Kiran was offered a role in the movie Meg 2: The Trench where she plays the character of Sal. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Murdered by My Father SalmaTV movie
2017 The Boy With The Topknot Young Sathnam's MotherTV movie
2017 Diana and I YasminTV movie
2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War ShamaraTV movie
2020 Mogul Mowgli Asma
2020 Kindred Linsey
2020 Listen Anjali
2021 Danny Boy Deena AayariTV movie
2023 Meg 2: The Trench SalHollywood Movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Turn Me OnlineJas1 episode
2015 Legends Farrah Bulfati4 episodes
2015 Holby City Hafsa Ali1 episode
2017 Father Brown Alisha Prasad1 episode
2017The EducatororMeena3 episodes
2017 The Good Karma Hospital Sister Inez1 episode
2017 Doctors Pramada Malik1 episode
2017 Casualty Riya Mehat1 episode
2017 Black Mirror ShaziaEpisode: "Crocodile"
2018Next of KinAni ShiraniMain cast
2018 Deep State SitaMain cast
2019 Silent Witness Alice4 episodes
2019 Pure Shereen6 episodes
2019Humpty DumptyPeggyShort
2019AzaarHiydatShort
2019 The Capture Naz3 episodes
2019I Am HannahRebeccaTV movie
2020 McDonald & Dodds Maheeda AbaasieSeries 1, episode 2
2021-2023 The Nevers Harriet KaurRecurring cast
2024 Truelove Ayesha6 episodes

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