Agam Darshi

Agam Darshi
Agam Darshi
	Darshi at the Armageddon Expo Melbourne, Australia in 2011
Born	December 23, 1987 (age 36); Birmingham, England, UK
Nationality	British, Canadian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Juan Riedinger
Children	2
Website	http://www.agamdarshi.com/

Agamdeep Darshi (born December 23, 1987) is a British-Canadian actress.

Early life

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 twenty-five television productions along with appearing in over a dozen films. She is best known for her roles in Tru Calling, 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, she 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, she began 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

She is married to Canadian actor Juan Riedinger; and they have twin sons.^[8]

Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Pavane for a Dead Skunk	Saviour Woman	Short film
2004	renegadepress.com	Hema / Hemma	3 episodes
2004	Tru Calling	Dawn Pullman	Episode: "Two Pair"
2004	Touching Evil	Lakshmi	Episode: "Grief"
2004	Perfect Romance	Smitten student	TV movie
2004	Pink Ludoos	Pria Dhaliwal
2004–2008	Stargate Atlantis	Novo / Athosian #2	2 episodes
2005	Reefer Madness	Female Dancer
2005	Stranger in My Bed	Hotel Clerk	TV movie
2005	Best Friends	Sales Clerk	TV movie
2005	Zixx: Level Two	Jayda	8 episodes
2005–2009	The L Word	Waitress	4 episodes
2006	Final Destination 3	Laura
2006	Double Cross	Lorraine	TV movie
2006	Supernatural	Jill	Episode: "Hell House"
2006	Civic Duty	Nurse
2006	49th & Main	Rajanpreet Johal	TV series
2006	The Dead Zone	Tahmina Mahmud	Episode: "Articles of Faith"
2006	Snakes on a Plane	Dell Girl
2006	Deck the Halls	News Producer
2006	Masters of Horror	Travel Agent	Episode: "The Screwfly Solution"
2006	Under the Sycamore Tree	Allison
2007	Good Luck Chuck	Female Wedding Guest
2007	Kyle XY	Pretty Girl	Episode: "The List Is Life"
2007	Butterfly on a Wheel	APM Secretary
2007	Psych	Dwyer	Episode: "Meat Is Murder, But Murder Is Also Murder"
2007	American Venus	Ki
2007	The Haunting of Sorority Row	Rachel	TV movie
2007	Reaper	Bubbly Employee	Episode: "Magic"
2008	Poison Ivy: The Secret Society	Nadia	TV movie
2008	Robson Arms	Sara	Episode: "Prince of Nigeria"
2008	NYC: Tornado Terror	Dog Walker #2	TV movie
2008	The Guard	Darma Singh	6 episodes
2008	Bollywood Beckons	Neeru Singh	Short film
2008	Past Lies	Claudia	TV movie
2009	Playing for Keeps	Maya	TV movie
2009	Watchmen	On Location Reporter
2009	Impact	Ella Barlow	TV miniseries, Episode: "#1.2"
2009	Almost Audrey	Stephanie	TV movie
2009	Excited	Safira
2009	Stargate Universe	Dr. Sonja Damji	Episode: "Air: Part 1"
2009	2012	Aparna Tsurutani
2009–2011	Sanctuary	Kate Freelander	37 episodes
2010	Dan for Mayor	Brianna	12 episodes
2010	A Night for Dying Tigers	Debbie
2010	Fathers & Sons	Agam
2011	Normal	Nancy	TV movie
2011	Endgame	Tara	Episode: "Bless This Union"
2011	White Collar Poet	Air	2 episodes
2012	County	Talaikha	TV movie
2012	In Their Skin	Nurse
2012	The Possession	Court Representative
2012	Crimes of Mike Recket	Jasleen Recket
2012	Ring of Fire	Audrey Leems / Audrey Lee	TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2013	Arrow	Anastasia	Episode: "Betrayal"
2013	Played	Khali Bhatt (Main)	13 episodes
2013	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
2017	Chokeslam	Dr. Hayden	Film
2017	Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency	Wakti Wapnasi	4 episodes
2017	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
2021	Donkeyhead	Mona Ghuman	Also director
2023	She Talks to Strangers	Aran
2024–present	Sight Unseen	Sunny	Main cast

References

^ Ip, Stephanie (14 July 2011). "Casting talent over colour". 24 Hours Vancouver. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2013. Agam Darshi's on-screen husband wore a turban but no beard. The problem? Sikh culture dictates men keep their hair uncut - something the filmmakers overlooked. "It's just not being respectful to the actual culture itself," said the Vancouver actor. Darshi's story is indicative of a larger challenge in Hollywood North. While roles are few, even more rare are those that don't cast ethnic actors like Darshi into stereotypes.
^ "Snakes on an iPod Girl Interview". snakesonablog.com. 15 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
^ "VanCity Buzz Entertainment: "An Interview with Played Star Agam Darshi", Oct. 2013". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
^ Ip, Stephanie (14 July 2011). "Casting talent over colour". 24 Hours Vancouver. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2013. The whole festival is about opening up the perceptions of mainstream audiences so they can see South Asian and other minorities as being part of their world," she said. "We definitely are South Asian, but we live and think of ourselves as very mainstream actors."
^ Dino-Ray Ramos (21 January 2021). "'Funny Boy' Actress Agam Darshi Sets Feature Directorial Debut With Family Dramedy 'Donkeyhead'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^ Victoria Ahearn, "In Brief: Agam Darshi's Donkeyhead to open MISAFF". Playback, November 26, 2021.
^ Furminger, Sabrina (29 August 2013). "Vancouver actresses create their own film industry". WeVancouver. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Darshi (who co-starred on Sanctuary and recently won a Leo Award for her role in Crimes of Mike Recket) directed, while Lowe and Sidhu shared producing responsibilities. It was the first time any of these experienced actresses had attempted any of these weighty roles.
^ Gee, Dana (2 December 2020). "Agam Darshi's long ago dream is now a reality on the screen". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

External links

Official website
Agam Darshi at IMDb

[1] Ip, Stephanie (14 July 2011). "Casting talent over colour". 24 Hours Vancouver. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2013. Agam Darshi's on-screen husband wore a turban but no beard. The problem? Sikh culture dictates men keep their hair uncut - something the filmmakers overlooked. "It's just not being respectful to the actual culture itself," said the Vancouver actor. Darshi's story is indicative of a larger challenge in Hollywood North. While roles are few, even more rare are those that don't cast ethnic actors like Darshi into stereotypes.

[soap-2] "Snakes on an iPod Girl Interview". snakesonablog.com. 15 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

[3] "VanCity Buzz Entertainment: "An Interview with Played Star Agam Darshi", Oct. 2013". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2013.

[4] Ip, Stephanie (14 July 2011). "Casting talent over colour". 24 Hours Vancouver. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2013. The whole festival is about opening up the perceptions of mainstream audiences so they can see South Asian and other minorities as being part of their world," she said. "We definitely are South Asian, but we live and think of ourselves as very mainstream actors."

[Announcement-5] Dino-Ray Ramos (21 January 2021). "'Funny Boy' Actress Agam Darshi Sets Feature Directorial Debut With Family Dramedy 'Donkeyhead'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

[misaff-6] Victoria Ahearn, "In Brief: Agam Darshi's Donkeyhead to open MISAFF". Playback, November 26, 2021.

[7] Furminger, Sabrina (29 August 2013). "Vancouver actresses create their own film industry". WeVancouver. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Darshi (who co-starred on Sanctuary and recently won a Leo Award for her role in Crimes of Mike Recket) directed, while Lowe and Sidhu shared producing responsibilities. It was the first time any of these experienced actresses had attempted any of these weighty roles.

[8] Gee, Dana (2 December 2020). "Agam Darshi's long ago dream is now a reality on the screen". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

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