Priyanga Burford

Priyanga Burford

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    England
    Birthday
    March 1973
Magicians
Magicians
5.9
No Time to Die
No Time to Die
7.336
Why Sharks Attack
Why Sharks Attack
10
A Long Way Down
A Long Way Down
6.242
Why Ships Crash
Why Ships Crash
5
UKIP: The First 100 Days
4.2
A Rather English Marriage
A Rather English Marriage
5.5
Criminal
Criminal
6.231
Heartless
Heartless
7.4
King Charles III
King Charles III
6.4
Pretending to Be Judith
10
The Winter's Tale - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
The Winter's Tale - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
10
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
6.733
The Other Man
The Other Man
5.376
National Theatre Live: Consent
National Theatre Live: Consent
0
The Carer
0
Second Skin
Second Skin
0
Steve
Steve
6.367
Heatwave
Heatwave
6
A Small and Quiet Light
A Small and Quiet Light
0