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Priyanga Burford
Actor

Priyanga Burford

1 Mar 1973Born
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Biography

Priyanga Burford – British actress, writer, and narrator of Sri Lankan (Sinhalese) heritage, born March 1973 in England. Studied English literature at Keble College, Oxford before training at LAMDA, graduating in 2000. Married to Tom Burford since 1999 with two sons, Danny and Oscar. Her most notable television roles include Amina Chaudury in Press (2018, BBC), Sara Dhadwal in Industry (2020–2027, BBC/HBO), Karen in Innocent (2017–2021, ITV), Deepa Kaur in UKIP: The First 100 Days (2015, Channel 4), Mrs.

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Stevens in King Charles III (2017), Sita Anwar in Steeltown Murders (2023, BBC), and guest appearances in The Thick of It, W1A, Silent Witness, Avenue 5, and This Time with Alan Partridge.

Her film credits include Dr. Symes in No Time to Die (2021), Dr. Emma Hurd in The Other Man (2008), a Reporter in A Long Way Down (2014), and uncredited roles in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Detective Pikachu (2019). On stage she is best known for the premiere of Consent at the National Theatre (2017), Dr. Lorna James in The Effect at the Sheffield Crucible (2015), Eyam at Shakespeare's Globe (2018), and An Enemy of the People at the Duke of York's Theatre (2024), for which she received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She is also set to voice M in the video game

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Filmography

  1. 2026A Small and Quiet LightFilm: Noor
  2. 2025Second SkinFilm: Kate
  3. 2025SteveFilm: Kamila
  4. 2023Why Sharks AttackFilm: Narrator
  5. 2023Steeltown MurdersSeries: Sita Anwar (4 episodes)
  6. 2022The CarerFilm: Lisa
  7. 2022Why Ships CrashFilm: Narrator
  8. 2021No Time to DieFilm: Dr. Symes
  9. 2021Lost Treasure Tombs of the Ancient MayaSeries: Narrator (Voice) (2 episodes)
  10. 2020IndustrySeries: Sara Dhadwal (3 episodes)
  11. 2020Avenue 5Series: Lori Hernandez (6 episodes)
  12. 2019Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed UsSeries: Narrator (Voice) (3 episodes)
  13. 2019Lost Films of WWIISeries: Narrator (Voice) (2 episodes)
  14. 2018The Winter's Tale - Live at Shakespeare's GlobeFilm: Hermione
  15. 2018PressSeries: Amina Chaudury (6 episodes)
  16. 2018InnocentSeries: Karen Moss (4 episodes)
  17. 2017Star Wars: The Last JediFilm: Resistance Medical Officer
  18. 2017King Charles IIIFilm: Mrs Stevens
  19. 2017National Theatre Live: ConsentFilm: Rachel
  20. 2016I Want My Wife BackSeries: Nereesha (5 episodes)
  21. 2016CriminalFilm: Pharmacist
  22. 2015London SpySeries: Clinician, Clinician (uncredited) (1 episode)
  23. 2015No OffenceSeries: Dr Venkatesan (1 episode)
  24. 2015UKIP: The First 100 DaysFilm: Deepa Kaur
  25. 2014A Long Way DownFilm: Reporter
  26. 2014W1ASeries: Faiza Rajah (2 episodes)
  27. 2013Life of CrimeSeries: Helen Clarke (3 episodes)
  28. 2012VeepSeries: Reporter (1 episode)
  29. 2010Married Single OtherSeries: Jenna (1 episode)
  30. 2008The Other ManFilm: Dr. Emma Hurd
  31. 2007MagiciansFilm: Female Colleague
  32. 2007LewisSeries: Katherine Warwick (1 episode)
  33. 2005ExtrasSeries: George (1 episode)
  34. 2005The Thick of ItSeries: Baroness Sureka (1 episode)
  35. 2005HeatwaveFilm: Dr. Abby Granger
  36. 2005HeartlessFilm: Laura
  37. 2001Murphy's LawSeries: Shahana Khan (3 episodes)
  38. 2001Pretending to Be JudithFilm: Agency Woman
  39. 1999The ViceSeries: Fiona (1 episode)
  40. 1998A Rather English MarriageFilm: Dr. Swann
  41. 1996Dalziel and PascoeSeries: Rebekah Beeton (1 episode)

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