Agam Darshi | |
|---|---|
 Darshi at Armageddon Expo Melbourne, Australia in 2012 | |
| Born | December 23, 1987 |
| Nationality | British, Canadian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | Juan Riedinger |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | http://www.agamdarshi.com/ |
Agamdeep Darshi is an English-Canadian actress, now based in Los Angeles.
She was born as Agamdeep Darshi 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.
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]
She is married to Juan Riedinger and they have twin sons.[8]
| 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 | 5 episodes |
| 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 |
