Amita Suman

Amita Suman
Suman at the 2021 Comic-Con Germany
Born	(1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 27)[1] Bhedihari, Narayani, Nepal
Education	Academy of Live and Recorded Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2018–present

Amita Suman (Nepali: अमिता सुमन, born 19 July 1997) is a Nepalese-British actress. She stars as Inej Ghafa in the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone (2021–2023). She had a recurring role in the CW series The Outpost (2019–2021).

Early life

Suman was born in Bhedihari (part of Kalikamai Rural Municipality), a village in the Parsa District of southern Nepal to a Bhojpuri family.[2][3][4] The family lived in a self-built clay house with modest infrastructure and grew their own food.[5] Suman went to Saint Xavier School in Birgunj.

Upon her father remarrying a British woman,[6] Suman moved to Brighton, England when she was seven. She attended Varndean Secondary School[7] and Sussex Downs College (now East Sussex College Lewes)[8] before going on to train at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, graduating in 2018.[9][10]

Career

Shortly after graduating, Suman made her television debut with minor roles in Casualty and Ackley Bridge.[11][12][13] She had a major guest role in the Doctor Who series 11 episode "Demons of the Punjab" as a young version of companion Yasmin Khan's grandmother, Umbreen.[14] Suman took over the recurring role of Naya from Medalion Rahimi in season 2 of the CW series The Outpost.[15]

In October 2019, it was announced Suman would star as Inej Ghafa in the 2021 Netflix series Shadow and Bone, an adaptation of the fantasy book series The Grisha Trilogy and the Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo.[16][17] The series was cancelled by Netflix after two successful seasons,[18][19][20] but fans are currently campaigning to get it back, with more than 200,000 signatures asking to save it.[21]

Suman has upcoming roles in the Paramount+ series NCIS: Tony and Ziva as Claudette and the Netflix political thriller The Choice.[22]

Filmography

Television and film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Casualty	Nina Biswas	2 Episodes
	Ackley Bridge	Sameera	1 Episode
	Doctor Who	Umbreen	Episode: "Demons of the Punjab"
2019	Daughter	Lilah	Short film
2019–2021	The Outpost	Naya	Recurring role; 14 Episodes
2021–2023	Shadow and Bone	Inej Ghafa	Main role; 16 Episodes
2022	The Sandman	Nora	Episode: "Dream of a Thousand Cats/Calliope"
TBA	She Creates Change	Diksha	Voice role; animated anthology
	Helvellyn Edge	Alamo	Upcoming film[23]

References

1. Amita Suman (19 July 2020). "Officially 23 Had an amazing day thanks to amazing friends and family". Retrieved 20 December 2020 – via Instagram.
2. "Nepal-born actor sizzles in hit Netflix series". The Annapurna Express. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
3. Kamdar, Hitanshi (20 April 2021). "New Kid On The Block: Amita Suman". Grazia India. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
4. Broster, Alice (20 April 2021). "If Amita Suman Wasn't A Fantasy Actor She'd Be The Next Attenborough". Bustle. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
5. Twigg, Melissa (7 December 2022). "Amita Suman: 'My first visit to a supermarket in the UK felt like time-travelling to another era'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
6. Hargreaves, Eilidh (23 February 2023). "Netflix sensation Amita Suman goes stratospheric on the cover of the April issue". Tatler. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
7. "Our History & Alumni - Varndean School".
8. "Amita Suman, Performing Arts alumni from East Sussex College Lewes, stars in the hit Netflix show, Shadow & Bone". East Sussex College. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
9. "Amita Suman". Sainou. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
10. "ALRA South 3rd Year – Graduates in July 2018". ALRA. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
11. "Casualty, Series 32, Episode 37". BBC. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
12. Rackham, Jane. "Ackley Bridge Series 2 - Episode 5 Guide". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 November 2019.^[permanent dead link‍]
13. Debnath, Neela (12 November 2018). "Doctor Who Demons of the Punjab cast: Who is Amita Suman?". Express. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
14. Fullerton, Huw (7 October 2018). "Doctor Who casts Mark Addy, Chris Noth and Julie Hesmondhalgh in mysterious new roles". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
15. Ellenbogen, Rachael (26 September 2019). "Is CW's 'The Outpost' Renewed Or Canceled? Season 3 Update Before Finale". International Business Times. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
16. Jones, Marcus (2 October 2019). "Netflix announces Shadow and Bone cast and fans are excited to see Ben Barnes as the Darkling". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
17. Fuentes, Tamara (18 April 2021). "Exclusive: "Shadow and Bone" Star Amita Suman Got a Scar While Learning How to Use Inej's Knives". Seventeen. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
18. "FAN FAVORITE TV SERIES 2023". rottentomatoes. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
19. "Google reveals the Top 10 most-searched TV shows of 2023". BGR. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
20. "Shadow and Bone canceled after 2 seasons at Netflix, Six of Crows spinoff also scrapped". Entertainment Weekly. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
21. "Save Shadow and Bone & Six of Crows". neverstopfighting. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
22. Webb Mitovich, Matt (15 July 2024). "NCIS: Tony & Ziva Casts James D'Arcy, Amita Suman, Maximilian Osinski and Others — Plus, Meet Tweenage Tali!". TV Line. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
23. "Amita Suman as Inej Ghafa". 27 February 2022.

External links

• Amita Suman at IMDb
• Amita Suman at Spotlight