Varada Sethu
May 12, 1992 (33 years old) in Kerala, India
Varada Sethu is a British actress born on May 12, 1992, in Kerala, India, and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne. Originally studying sciences at university, she later trained at the Identity School of Acting in London. She began her career with indie films and TV roles, gaining recognition in Hard Sun and Strike Back. Her breakout role came as Cinta Kaz in Star Wars: Andor, and in 2025 she joined Doctor Who as companion Belinda Chandra alongside Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor. Sethu is known for her versatility, grounded performances, and her background in classical Indian dance.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as Belinda Chandra
- 2025 · VE Day 80 as Herself
- 2024 · Doctor Who as Mundy Flynn
- 2024 · Doctor Who as Belinda Chandra
- 2024 · Doctor Who: Unleashed as Self - Belinda Chandra
- 2023 · Mrs Sidhu Investigates as Rani Toor
- 2022 · Andor as Cinta Kaz
- 2022 · Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look as Cinta Kaz (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022 · I Came By as Naserine 'Naz' Raheem
- 2022 · Jurassic World Dominion as Shira
- 2021 · Annika as DC Harper Weston
- 2018 · Special Delivery as Parminder
- 2018 · Hard Sun as DS Mishal Ali
- 2016 · Now You See Me 2 as Tressler Assitant
- 2016 · A Midsummer Night's Dream as Peaseblossom
- 2011 · Sket as Kiran
- 2010 · Strike Back as LCpl. Manisha Chetri / Chetri
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- Future · The One Hundred Nights of Hero as
- Future · Pramadavanam as