Kiran Sonia Sawar | |
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Born | Kiran Sonia Sawar |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2015–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]
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2016 | Murdered by My Father | Salma | TV movie | |
2017 | The Boy With The Topknot | Young Sathnam's Mother | TV movie | |
2017 | Diana and I | Yasmin | TV movie | |
2019 | Brexit: The Uncivil War | Shamara | TV movie | |
2020 | Mogul Mowgli | Asma | ||
2020 | Kindred | Linsey | ||
2020 | Listen | Anjali | ||
2021 | Danny Boy | Deena Aayari | TV movie | |
2023 | Meg 2: The Trench | Sal | Hollywood Movie |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Turn Me Online | Jas | 1 episode |
2015 | Legends | Farrah Bulfati | 4 episodes |
2015 | Holby City | Hafsa Ali | 1 episode |
2017 | Father Brown | Alisha Prasad | 1 episode |
2017 | The Educatoror | Meena | 3 episodes |
2017 | The Good Karma Hospital | Sister Inez | 1 episode |
2017 | Doctors | Pramada Malik | 1 episode |
2017 | Casualty | Riya Mehat | 1 episode |
2017 | Black Mirror | Shazia | Episode: "Crocodile" |
2018 | Next of Kin | Ani Shirani | Main cast |
2018 | Deep State | Sita | Main cast |
2019 | Silent Witness | Alice | 4 episodes |
2019 | Pure | Shereen | 6 episodes |
2019 | Humpty Dumpty | Peggy | Short |
2019 | Azaar | Hiydat | Short |
2019 | The Capture | Naz | 3 episodes |
2019 | I Am Hannah | Rebecca | TV movie |
2020 | McDonald & Dodds | Maheeda Abaasie | Series 1, episode 2 |
2021-2023 | The Nevers | Harriet Kaur | Recurring cast |
2024 | Truelove | Ayesha | 6 episodes |
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