Priyanga Burford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 1, 1973 (age 53)
- Birthplace
- England, UK
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. 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
A Small and Quiet Light
Movie · as Noor
Escaping Idi Amin
Movie · as Self- Narrator
Escaping Idi Amin
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Second Skin
Movie · as Kate
Steve
Movie · as Kamila
Why Sharks Attack
Movie · as Narrator
Steeltown Murders
TV · as Sita Anwar · 4 eps
Why Ships Crash
Movie · as Narrator
The Carer
Movie · as Lisa
No Time to Die
Movie · as Dr. Symes
Building Britain's Biggest Nuclear Power Station
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Lost Treasure Tombs of the Ancient Maya
TV · as Narrator (Voice) · 2 eps
Avenue 5
TV · as Lori Hernandez · 6 eps
Industry
TV · as Sara Dhadwal · 3 eps
This Time with Alan Partridge
TV · as Jean Chaudhary · 1 ep
Lost Films of WWII
TV · as Narrator (Voice) · 2 eps
Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us
TV · as Narrator (Voice) · 3 eps
Why...?
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
The Winter's Tale - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Movie · as Hermione
Innocent
TV · as Karen Moss · 4 eps
Press
TV · as Amina Chaudury · 6 eps
King Charles III
Movie · as Mrs Stevens
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Movie · as Resistance Medical Officer
National Theatre Live: Consent
Movie · as Rachel
Criminal
Movie · as Pharmacist
I Want My Wife Back
TV · as Nereesha · 5 eps
UKIP: The First 100 Days
Movie · as Deepa Kaur
London Spy
TV · as Clinician, Clinician (uncredited) · 1 ep
No Offence
TV · as Dr Venkatesan · 1 ep
A Long Way Down
Movie · as Reporter
W1A
TV · as Faiza Rajah · 2 eps
Life of Crime
TV · as Helen Clarke · 3 eps
Veep
TV · as Reporter · 1 ep
Married Single Other
TV · as Jenna · 1 ep
The Other Man
Movie · as Dr. Emma Hurd
Magicians
Movie · as Female Colleague
Lewis
TV · as Katherine Warwick · 1 ep
Great British Menu
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Heartless
Movie · as Laura
Heatwave
Movie · as Dr. Abby Granger
The Thick of It
TV · as Baroness Sureka · 1 ep
Extras
TV · as George · 1 ep
Pretending to Be Judith
Movie · as Agency Woman
Murphy's Law
TV · as Shahana Khan · 3 eps
The Vice
TV · as Fiona · 1 ep
A Rather English Marriage
Movie · as Dr. Swann
Dalziel and Pascoe
TV · as Rebekah Beeton · 1 ep