Kiran Sonia Sawar
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Kiran Sonia Sawar is a Scottish actress best known for her role in the one-off drama '' Murdered by My Father''. In 2017, Sawar appeared in "
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''.


Early life

Sawar is of Pakistani descent and grew up in
Pollokshields Pollokshields (, Scots language, Scots: ''Powkshiels'') is an area in the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland. Its modern boundaries are largely man-made, being formed by the M77 motorway to the west and northwest with the open land of Pollok Count ...
,
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. She attended the
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where she received a degree in Marine and Environmental Biology. After graduating, she trained in acting at the
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, where she left in 2012.


Career

Sawar made her acting debut in theatre before landing her first television role in 2015. After a series of minor roles in various television series, she garnered critical acclaim for her role as the protagonist in the BBC television drama '' Murdered by My Father'', which highlighted the issue of
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. She portrayed Cordelia in the 2016 stage adaptation of
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's novel ''
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''. Kiran was offered a role in the movie Meg 2: The Trench where she plays the character of Sal.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


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* Living people 21st-century Scottish actresses Actresses from Glasgow Alumni of the University of St Andrews Scottish people of Pakistani descent Scottish television actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Pollokshields {{UK-screen-actor-stub