Agam Darshi
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Early life
Agam Darshi was born in the city of Birmingham in England, the United Kingdom; to Sikh parents of Indian Punjabi descent.[1] At a very young age she and her family has emigrated to Canada, where she grew up mainly in Montreal, in Ottawa, and in Vancouver.[2] At the age of 14 she left home and relocated to Calgary, Alberta; which assisted her with the initial steps to pursue a career of acting. Darshi studied theatre and fine arts at the University of Calgary, and earned a degree in photography.
Career
Darshi has made appearances in over 25 television productions along with appearing in over a dozen films. She is best known for her roles in Tru Calling, The Dead Zone, The L-Word, and as Laura in the horror film Final Destination 3. She appeared in a recurring role on the Canadian teen-drama television series renegadepress.com. From 2009 to 2011, Darshi appeared in the television series Sanctuary. She was part of the main cast in seasons two and three and had a recurring role in season four.
At the 2013 Leo Awards, Darshi won Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture for her role in the feature Crimes of Mike Recket.[3] Along with fellow South Asian actress Patricia Isaac, she co-founded the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF).[4] She has also appeared as Ruby Shivani in season 2 of TV serial You Me Her.
In January 2021, Darshi principal photography on her directorial debut film, titled Donkeyhead, in Regina, Saskatchewan.[5] The film, in which Darshi also played the lead character, premiered at the 2021 Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival.[6]
Darshi is also a producer, director,[7] writer, screenwriter, playwright, artist, and graphic designer.
Personal life
Darshi is married to Canadian actor Juan Riedinger; and they have twin sons.[8] She lives in Los Angeles.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Pavane for a Dead Skunk | Saviour Woman | Short film |
| renegadepress.com | Hema / Hemma | 3 episodes | |
| Tru Calling | Dawn Pullman | Episode: "Two Pair" | |
| Touching Evil | Lakshmi | Episode: "Grief" | |
| Perfect Romance | Smitten student | TV movie | |
| Pink Ludoos | Pria Dhaliwal | ||
| 2004–2008 | Stargate Atlantis | Novo / Athosian #2 | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Reefer Madness | Female Dancer | |
| Stranger in My Bed | Hotel Clerk | TV movie | |
| Best Friends | Sales Clerk | TV movie | |
| Zixx: Level Two | Jayda | 8 episodes | |
| 2005–2009 | The L Word | Waitress | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Final Destination 3 | Laura | |
| Double Cross | Lorraine | TV movie | |
| Supernatural | Jill | Episode: "Hell House" | |
| Civic Duty | Nurse | ||
| 49th & Main | Rajanpreet Johal | TV series | |
| The Dead Zone | Tahmina Mahmud | Episode: "Articles of Faith" | |
| Snakes on a Plane | Dell Girl | ||
| Deck the Halls | News Producer | ||
| Masters of Horror | Travel Agent | Episode: "The Screwfly Solution" | |
| Under the Sycamore Tree | Allison | ||
| 2007 | Good Luck Chuck | Female Wedding Guest | |
| Kyle XY | Pretty Girl | Episode: "The List Is Life" | |
| Butterfly on a Wheel | APM Secretary | ||
| Psych | Dwyer | Episode: "Meat Is Murder, But Murder Is Also Murder" | |
| American Venus | Ki | ||
| The Haunting of Sorority Row | Rachel | TV movie | |
| Reaper | Bubbly Employee | Episode: "Magic" | |
| 2008 | Poison Ivy: The Secret Society | Nadia | TV movie |
| Robson Arms | Sara | Episode: "Prince of Nigeria" | |
| NYC: Tornado Terror | Dog Walker #2 | TV movie | |
| The Guard | Darma Singh | 6 episodes | |
| Bollywood Beckons | Neeru Singh | Short film | |
| Past Lies | Claudia | TV movie | |
| 2009 | Playing for Keeps | Maya | TV movie |
| Watchmen | On Location Reporter | ||
| Impact | Ella Barlow | TV miniseries, Episode: "#1.2" | |
| Almost Audrey | Stephanie | TV movie | |
| Excited | Safira | ||
| Stargate Universe | Dr. Sonja Damji | Episode: "Air: Part 1" | |
| 2012 | Aparna Tsurutani | ||
| 2009–2011 | Sanctuary | Kate Freelander | 37 episodes |
| 2010 | Dan for Mayor | Brianna | 12 episodes |
| A Night for Dying Tigers | Debbie | ||
| Fathers & Sons | Agam | ||
| 2011 | Normal | Nancy | TV movie |
| Endgame | Tara | Episode: "Bless This Union" | |
| White Collar Poet | Air | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | County | Talaikha | TV movie |
| In Their Skin | Nurse | ||
| The Possession | Court Representative | ||
| Crimes of Mike Recket | Jasleen Recket | ||
| Ring of Fire | Audrey Leems / Audrey Lee | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Arrow | Anastasia | Episode: "Betrayal" |
| Played | Khali Bhatt (Main) | 13 episodes | |
| Reunion | Her | Short film | |
| 2014 | Bates Motel | Deputy Patty Lin | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Perception | Nasim Shah | Episode: "Mirror" |
| 2016 | Brain on Fire | Dr. Khan | |
| 2017 | Colossal | Ash | Film |
| Chokeslam | Dr. Hayden | Film | |
| Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Wakti Wapnasi | 4 episodes | |
| You Me Her | Ruby Shivani | Recurring role (season 2) | |
| 2018 | Kingsway | Megan | |
| 2019 | The Magicians | Janet Pluchinsky | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Funny Boy | Radha | Nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards |
| 2021 | The Flash | Mona Taylor / Queen | 4 episodes |
| Donkeyhead | Mona Ghuman | Also director | |
| 2023 | She Talks to Strangers | Aran | |
| 2024–present | Sight Unseen | Sunny | Main cast |
References
External links
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- ↑ Victoria Ahearn, "In Brief: Agam Darshi's Donkeyhead to open MISAFF". Playback, 26 November 2021.
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Actresses from Vancouver
- British emigrants to Canada
- British film actresses
- British people of Indian descent
- British television actresses
- British women film directors
- Film directors from Calgary
- Film directors from Vancouver