Agamdeep Darshi is an English-Canadian actress, now based in

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Early life

Born as Agamdeep Darshi in

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, the

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, to parents of

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Punjabi (

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n) descent. At a very young age she and her family moved to Canada. She grew up in

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, Calgary, San Jose and Vancouver. At the age of 14 she left home and moved to

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, to pursue a career of acting. Darshi studied Theatre and Fine Arts at the

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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 ''

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''. 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 ''

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''. 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, 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''. Along with fellow South Asian actress Patricia Isaac, she co-founded the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF). She has also appeared as Ruby Shivani in season 2 of TV serial ''

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''. In January 2021, she began

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on her directorial debut film, titled ''

Donkeyhead ''Donkeyhead'' is a 2021 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Agam Darshi in her directorial debut. The plot follows Mona, a woman tasked with taking care of her father with the help of her three siblings after he is diagnosed wi ...

'', in

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. The film, in which Darshi also played the lead character, premiered at the 2021 Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival.Victoria Ahearn
"In Brief: Agam Darshi’s Donkeyhead to open MISAFF"
'' Playback'', November 26, 2021.

Personal life

She is married to

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and they have twin sons.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Darshi, Agam Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses English film actresses English emigrants to Canada English television actresses Canadian people of Indian descent Living people People from Birmingham, West Midlands Actresses from Vancouver 1987 births