Sujaya Dasgupta | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1988 India |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Sujaya Dasgupta (born 2 February 1988) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the Netflix series Shadow and Bone (2021–2023) and the Apple TV+ series Shantaram (2022).
Early life
Dasgupta was born in India; [1] for her father's work, she moved to England at the age of 3, [2] where she grew up in Hertfordshire. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Leicester in 2009. [3] She then trained in acting, going on to graduate from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2015. [4]
Career
Dasgupta appeared in the 2011 Barn Theatre productions of Lost and Private Fears in Public Places in Welwyn Garden City. [5] She then made her London stage debut in as Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Theatro Technis in 2012. [6]
Upon graduating from drama school, Dasgupta made her television debut as Priya Sutaria in a 2015 episode of the BBC medical drama Doctors. The following year, she had a recurring role as Veena Patel in the Freeform mystery series Guilt. She then went on the UK tour of Death of a Salesman in 2017, [7] [8] and had further television roles as Esme in the BBC One drama Press and Jamila Vani in four episodes of the soap opera Casualty in 2018. [9]
In 2019, Dasgupta went on the UK tour of the stage adaptation of A Thousand Splendid Suns. [10] [11] That same year, she was cast as Zoya Nazyalensky in the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone based on the Grishaverse novels by Leigh Bardugo, which premiered in 2021. [12] She also made guest appearances in Michaela Coel's miniseries I May Destroy You (2020) and the third series of the sitcom Ghosts (2021).
In 2022, Dasgupta had a main role as Kavita in the Apple TV+ adaptation of Shantaram. [13] She also starred in the play Silence, which ran at London's Donmar Warehouse and Tara Theatre. [14] [15]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Red Wolf | The Woman In Red / Narrator | Short film |
| 2015 | Doctors | Priya Sutaria | Episode: "Mother to Be" |
| 2016 | Guilt | Veena Patel | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2017 | The Good Karma Hospital | Mrs. Menon | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Press | Esme | 4 episodes |
| Casualty | Jamila Vani | 4 episodes | |
| 2020 | I May Destroy You | Mandeep | Episode: “The Alliance” |
| 2021–present | Shadow and Bone | Zoya Nazyalensky | Recurring role |
| 2021 | Ghosts | Zara | Episode: "The Bone Plot" |
| 2022 | Shantaram | Kavita | Main role |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Private Fears in Public Places | Nicola | Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City [5] |
| Lost | Elspet Grahame / Hetty / Dorothy Milne | ||
| 2012 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hippolyta | Theatro Technis, London [6] |
| 2017 | Death of a Salesman | Jenny / Miss Forsythe | UK tour |
| 2019 | A Thousand Splendid Suns | Laila | UK tour |
| 2022 | Silence | Various | Donmar Warehouse, London |
References
- ^ Bhutani, Pankhuri (3 January 2023). "Sujaya Dasgupta". Revamp Magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Sujaya Dasgupta FAULT Magazine Photoshoot and Interview". FAULT Magazine. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Trivedi, Dhruv (23 April 2021). "Sujaya Dasgupta Plays Zoya Nazyalensky in Shadow and Bone. Here's Everything We Know About Her". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Royal Central School Of Speech And Drama BA Acting Showcase 2015". The Stage. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Sujaya Dasgupta". Barn Theatre. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ a b "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Tower Theatre. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Sujaya Dasgupta". Birmingham Box. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Death of a Salesman". Royal & Derngate. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Abbott, Christian (14 May 2021). "Shadow and Bone cast: Who is Sujaya Dasgupta?". Daily Express. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Chatting to actors Sujaya Dasgupta and Amina Zia". BBC Radio Asian Network. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Vevers, Lauren (6 June 2019). "Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns, Northern Stage". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Harris, Latesha (2 October 2019). "TV News Roundup: Netflix Reveals Cast of New Series 'Shadow and Bone'". Variety. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Andrew, Stephen (28 October 2022). "'Shantaram' Actress Sujaya Dasgupta Talks 'Dream Role', 'Humble' Co-Star Charlie Hunnam, and 'Nightmare Versus Fantasy' in Episode 5 (Exclusive)". PopCulture.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Sujaya Dasgupta". Tara Theatre. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Dasgupta awaits release of 'epic' Shantaram". Eastern Eye. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
External links
- Sujaya Dasgupta at IMDb
- Sujaya Dasgupta at Curtis Brown