Sujaya Dasgupta

Sujaya Dasgupta (born 2 February) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the Netflix series Shadow and Bone (2021–) and the Apple TV+ series Shantaram (2022).

Sujaya Dasgupta
Born2 February
India
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Early life

Dasgupta was born in India;[1] for her father's work, she moved to England at the age of 3,[2] where she grew up in Hertfordshire. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Leicester in 2009.[3] She then trained in acting, going on to graduate from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2015.[4]

Career

Dasgupta appeared in the 2011 Barn Theatre productions of Lost and Private Fears in Public Places in Welwyn Garden City.[5] She then made her London stage debut in as Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Theatro Technis in 2012.[6]

Upon graduating from drama school, Dasgupta made her television debut as Priya Sutaria in a 2015 episode of the BBC medical drama Doctors. The following year, she had a recurring role as Veena Patel in the Freeform mystery series Guilt. She then went on the UK tour of Death of a Salesman in 2017,[7][8] and had further television roles as Esme in the BBC One drama Press and Jamila Vani in four episodes of the soap opera Casualty in 2018.[9]

In 2019, Dasgupta went on the UK tour of the stage adaptation of A Thousand Splendid Suns.[10][11] That same year, she was cast as Zoya Nazyalensky in the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone based on the Grishaverse novels by Leigh Bardugo, which premiered in 2021.[12] She also made guest appearances in Michaela Coel's miniseries I May Destroy You (2020) and the third series of the sitcom Ghosts (2021).

In 2022, Dasgupta had a main role as Kavita in the Apple TV+ adaptation of Shantaram.[13] She also starred in the play Silence, which ran at London's Donmar Warehouse and Tara Theatre.[14][15]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Red Wolf The Woman In Red / Narrator Short film
2015 Doctors Priya Sutaria Episode: "Mother to Be"
2016 Guilt Veena Patel Recurring role; 7 episodes
2017 The Good Karma Hospital Mrs. Menon 1 episode
2018 Press Esme 4 episodes
Casualty Jamila Vani 4 episodes
2020 I May Destroy You Mandeep Episode: “The Alliance”
2021–present Shadow and Bone Zoya Nazyalensky Recurring role
2021 Ghosts Zara Episode: "The Bone Plot"
2022 Shantaram Kavita Main role

Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Private Fears in Public Places Nicola Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City[5]
Lost Elspet Grahame / Hetty / Dorothy Milne
2012 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hippolyta Theatro Technis, London[6]
2017 Death of a Salesman Jenny / Miss Forsythe UK tour
2019 A Thousand Splendid Suns Laila UK tour
2022 Silence Various Donmar Warehouse, London

References
  1. Bhutani, Pankhuri (3 January 2023). "Sujaya Dasgupta". Revamp Magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. "Sujaya Dasgupta FAULT Magazine Photoshoot and Interview". FAULT Magazine. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. Trivedi, Dhruv (23 April 2021). "Sujaya Dasgupta Plays Zoya Nazyalensky in Shadow and Bone. Here's Everything We Know About Her". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. "Royal Central School Of Speech And Drama BA Acting Showcase 2015". The Stage. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. "Sujaya Dasgupta". Barn Theatre. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Tower Theatre. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  7. "Sujaya Dasgupta". Birmingham Box. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. "Death of a Salesman". Royal & Derngate. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  9. Abbott, Christian (14 May 2021). "Shadow and Bone cast: Who is Sujaya Dasgupta?". Daily Express. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  10. "Chatting to actors Sujaya Dasgupta and Amina Zia". BBC Radio Asian Network. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  11. Vevers, Lauren (6 June 2019). "Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns, Northern Stage". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  12. Harris, Latesha (2 October 2019). "TV News Roundup: Netflix Reveals Cast of New Series 'Shadow and Bone'". Variety. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  13. Andrew, Stephen (28 October 2022). "'Shantaram' Actress Sujaya Dasgupta Talks 'Dream Role', 'Humble' Co-Star Charlie Hunnam, and 'Nightmare Versus Fantasy' in Episode 5 (Exclusive)". PopCulture.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  14. "Sujaya Dasgupta". Tara Theatre. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  15. "Dasgupta awaits release of 'epic' Shantaram". Eastern Eye. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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