Agam Darshi (born 23 December 1987) is a British actress.

Early life

Agam Darshi was born in the city of

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, the

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; to

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parents of

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n Punjabi descent. At a very young age she and her family has emigrated to

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, where she grew up mainly in

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, in

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, and in

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. At the age of 14 she left home and relocated to

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; which assisted her with the initial steps to pursue a career of acting. Darshi studied theatre and fine arts at the

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, and earned a degree in

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Career

Darshi has made appearances in over 25 television productions along with appearing in over a dozen films. She is best known for her roles in '' Tru Calling'', ''The'' ''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 ''

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''. She was part of the main cast in seasons two and three and had a recurring role in season four. At the 2013 Leo Awards, Darshi 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 '' You Me Her''. In January 2021, Darshi

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on her directorial debut film, titled '' Donkeyhead'', 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'', 26 November 2021. Darshi is also a producer, director, writer, screenwriter, playwright, artist, and graphic designer.

Personal life

Darshi is married to Canadian actor

Juan Riedinger Juan Riedinger is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Rufus in the CBC television series ''The Romeo Section'' (2015–2016), and Carlos Lehder in the Netflix series '' Narcos'' (2015–2017). His other TV roles include Dodger in The CW ...

; and they have twin sons. She lives in Los Angeles.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Darshi, Agam 1987 births Living people Actresses from Birmingham, West Midlands Actresses from Vancouver British emigrants to Canada British film actresses British people of Indian descent British television actresses British women film directors Film directors from Calgary Film directors from Vancouver