Kiran Sonia Sawar

Kiran Sonia Sawar
Born	Pollokshields, Glasgow, Scotland
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]

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2024	Slow Horses	Giti Rahman	TBD

References

1. Ahmed, Tufayel (29 March 2016). "'Murdered by my Father': inside the BBC's honor killing drama". Newsweek. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
2. Rutter, Claire (5 April 2016). "Murdered By My Father tells harrowing tale of honour killing as sexy selfies and forbidden love lead to tragic end". Mirror. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
3. Haring, Bruce (25 August 2017). "'Black Mirror': season 4 Cast & Episode Info, Teaser Trailer Released By Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
4. "Murdered by my Father's Kiran Sonia Sawar: 'Honour killings is an issue that needs to be dealt with'". The Asian Today. 22 April 2016.
5. "'As a young Asian actress, Good Wife star Archie is a role model': Kiran Sonia Sawar on her acting inspiration". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
6. "Student Stories: Kiran Sonia Sawar". Oxford School of Drama. 6 December 2016.
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8. "Murdered by My Father is a horrifying but award-worthy drama about "honour" killing". Radio Times. 29 March 2016.
9. MacAlister, Katherine (9 June 2016). "Kiran Sonia Sawar plays Cordelia in Brideshead Revisited when she's not collecting awards". The Oxford Times.
10. "Meg 2 Cast". The Direct. 7 August 2023.

External links

• Kiran Sonia Sawar at IMDb