
Varada Sethu
Biography
Varada Sethu is a British actress born on May 12, 1992, in Kerala, India, and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne. Originally studying sciences at university, she later trained at the Identity School of Acting in London.
She began her career with indie films and TV roles, gaining recognition in Hard Sun and Strike Back. Her breakout role came as Cinta Kaz in Star Wars: Andor, and in 2025 she joined Doctor Who as companion Belinda Chandra alongside Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor.
Sethu is known for her versatility, grounded performances, and her background in classical Indian dance.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
100 Nights of Hero as Esa
2025Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as Belinda Chandra
2025VE Day 80 as Self
2024Doctor Who as Mundy Flynn
2024Doctor Who as Belinda Chandra
2024Doctor Who: Unleashed as Self - Belinda Chandra
2023Mrs Sidhu Investigates as Rani Toor
2022Andor as Cinta Kaz
2022Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look as Cinta Kaz (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022I Came By as Naserine 'Naz' Raheem
2022Jurassic World Dominion as Shira
2021Annika as DC Harper Weston
2018Special Delivery as Parminder
2018Hard Sun as DS Mishal Ali
2016Now You See Me 2 as Tressler Assitant
2016A Midsummer Night's Dream as Peaseblossom
2011Sket as Kiran
2010Strike Back as LCpl. Manisha Chetri / Chetri
2006The One Show as Self
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