Amita Suman (born 19 July 1997) is a

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

–born

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actress. She stars as Inej Ghafa in the

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series ''

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''. She had a recurring role as Naya in

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Early life

Suman was born in

Kalikamai Rural Municipality Kalikamai (Nepali: कालिकामाई ) is a rural municipality in Parsa District in Province No. 2 of Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ� ...

(formerly Bhedihari VDC) of

Parsa District Parsa District ( ne, पर्सा जिल्ला), a part of Madhesh Province in Terai plain, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Birgunj as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population ...

in southern region of Nepal, to a

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-speaking family, and is also fluent in the language herself. She went to Saint Xavier School in

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. At the age of seven, Suman moved to

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, England. She attended

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(now East Sussex College

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) before going on to train at the

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, graduating in 2018.

Career

Shortly after graduating, Suman made her television debut with minor roles in ''

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''. She landed a major guest role in the ''Doctor Who'' series 11 episode "

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" as a young version of companion

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's grandmother, Umbreen. Suman took over the recurring role of Naya from

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in season 2 of

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''. In October 2019, it was announced Suman would star as Inej Ghafa in the 2021

series ''

'', an adaptation of the fantasy book series ''

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'' and the '' Six of Crows Duology'' by

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Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suman, Amita Living people 1997 births Actresses from Brighton Alumni of the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts British actresses of South Asian descent Nepalese emigrants to the United Kingdom People educated at East Sussex College People from Parsa District