Agam Darshi

English-Canadian actress

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Agam Darshi

Darshi at Armageddon Expo Melbourne, Australia in 2012

Born|  (1987-12-23) December 23, 1987 (age 36)

Birmingham, England

Nationality| British, Canadian, American
Occupation| Actress
Years active| 2004–present
Spouse| Juan Riedinger
Children| 2
Website| http://www.agamdarshi.com/

Agamdeep Darshi is an English-Canadian-American actress.

## Early life

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She was born in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, to Sikh parents of Indian Punjabi descent.[1] At a very young age she and her family moved to Canada. She grew up in Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, San Jose and Vancouver.[2] At the age of 14 she left home and moved to Calgary, to pursue a career of acting. Darshi studied Theatre and Fine Arts at the University of Calgary and earned a degree in photography.

## Career

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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.

Darshi is also a producer, director,[3] writer, screenwriter, playwright, artist, and graphic designer. 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.[4] Along with fellow South Asian actress Patricia Isaac, she co-founded the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF).[5] 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.[6] The film, in which Darshi also played the lead character, premiered at the 2021 Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival.[7]

## Personal life

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She is married to Juan Riedinger and they have twin sons.[8]

## Filmography

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List of acting performances in film and television  Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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  | Also director
2024–present  | Sight Unseen | Sunny  | Main cast

## References

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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."
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. ^ 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."
4. ^ "VanCity Buzz Entertainment: "An Interview with Played Star Agam Darshi", Oct. 2013". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
5. ^ 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.""
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ Victoria Ahearn, "In Brief: Agam Darshi’s Donkeyhead to open MISAFF". Playback, November 26, 2021.
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.

## External links

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