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Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1973-03-01

Place of Birth

England, UK

Priyanga Burford

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

Known for

Veep

Veep

A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.

Lewis

Lewis

Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.

Industry

Industry

In the cutthroat world of international finance, a group of young graduates compete for a limited set of permanent positions at a top investment bank in London. The boundaries between colleague, friend, lover, and enemy soon blur as they immerse themselves in a company culture defined as much by sex, drugs and ego as it is by deals and dividends.

Great British Menu

Great British Menu

Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure.

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

In the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton, the unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-China-shop-copper DS Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick DS, later DI, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining down-to-Earth wit and humour.

No Time to Die

No Time to Die

Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order.

The Thick of It

The Thick of It

Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.

Extras

Extras

Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.

The Vice

The Vice

The Vice is an ITV police drama about the Metropolitan Police Vice Unit. Spanning five short series from 1999 and 2003, it follows the London Metropolitan police force's vice squad, where prostitution, underage sex, and such organised crime are regular occurrences. Most episodes end where the main villain is caught but often not in a 'naturally' concluded way expected from other TV dramas, and often ending with more unanswered questions than answered. Leader DI Pat Chappel struggles to manage the balance between his private and professional lives — as do the rest of the team. Working in the seedy underworld leads to a continual dilemma — the tension between the Vice Squad and vice-related crimes runs throughout the series and gives the show a rich viewing experience. The line of the team staying on the right side of the law is often blurred, as almost every member at different points submits briefly or permanently to the dubious temptations, sometimes with drastic consequences.

Avenue 5

Avenue 5

40 years in the future, space captain Ryan Clark and the crew of the luxury space cruise ship Avenue 5 navigate disgruntled passengers and unexpected events after experiencing technical difficulties onboard.

No Offence

No Offence

Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists, neo-Nazis and notorious murderers are all in a day’s work for this close-knit team, led by the dizzyingly capable but unquestionably unhinged DI Vivienne Deering. But when a particularly twisted serial killer emerges it leaves even the most hardened of these seasoned coppers reeling.

Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law

Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy is a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment, he's given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment. A loner with little to lose and dealing with everything on his own terms, this time around, however, Murphy has an ally in Detective Inspector Annie Guthrie.

Innocent

Innocent

After seven years in prison, David Collins is acquitted of the murder of his wife. Now, he must fight to rebuild his shattered life while police search for the real murderer.

This Time with Alan Partridge

This Time with Alan Partridge

Alan is handed a career lifeline - the chance to stand in as co-host on This Time, a weekday magazine show. But can he capitalise on the opportunity?