Английская Википедия:Charithra Chandran

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Charithra Surya Chandran (Шаблон:IPAc-en; born 17 January 1997) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the Amazon spy thriller series Alex Rider (2021) and the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2022).

Early life and education

Chandran was born in Perth, Scotland, the daughter of Tamil Indian medical professionals. Her parents separated when she was two, and she left for India with her father where she stayed with her grandparents in Tamil Nadu. Upon returning to the UK when she was four, she went to school in Liverpool. She then boarded at Moreton Hall Preparatory School in Suffolk from six to eleven before settling down with her mother in Oxford for her teenage years whilst her father lived in Wales.

Charithra completed sixth form at Oxford High School. She then went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, politics and economics from New College, Oxford in 2019. She participated in a number of productions during university and joined the National Youth Theatre. She worked part-time for the New Policy Institute after taking a gap year, during which she did drama as a hobby before deciding to make it her career, turning down a job offer from BCG.

Career

In 2021, Charithra joined the main cast of the spy thriller series Alex Rider as Sabina Pleasance for its second series on IMDb TV. Having auditioned before the first series aired, Charithra starred as Edwina in the second series, based on the novel The Viscount Who Loved Me, of the Shondaland-produced Netflix period drama Bridgerton alongside Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley in 2022.

In June 2022, Charithra voiced the courtesan Camille for BBC Radio 3 in an audio adaptation of Pam Gems' stage play, Camille, based on the novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils. This production was shortlisted for the 2023 BBC Audio Drama Awards, Best Adaptation. This was followed by a further voice role as Mia in Meet Cute's September 2022 audio series A Mid-Semester Night's Dream. The series is a retelling of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in which a group of graduate students discover a magical print of the play.

Charithra has an upcoming role in the young adult romantic comedy How to Date Billy Walsh for Prime Video. It was announced that Charithra will lead and associate produce Song of the Sun God, a six-part drama series based on the novel of the same name by Shankari Chandran.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	The Talents	Bekkie	Short film
2022	Class S	Cherry
2024	How to Date Billy Walsh	Amelia	Streaming film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Alex Rider	Sabina Pleasance	Main role (series 2)
2022	Bridgerton	Edwina Sharma	Main role (series 2)
2023	Star Wars: Visions	Annisoukaline "Anni" Kalfus	Voice role, episode: "I Am Your Mother"
TBA	Pillow Talk	Stella	Main role; web series
TBA	Song of the Sun God	Leela	Main role; associate producer
TBA	Arzu	Arzu	Lead role

Audio

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Camille	Camille	BBC Radio 3
2022	A Mid-Semester Night's Dream	Mia	Podcast series

Music Videos

Year	Artist	Title	Ref.
2022	Pinkpantheress	Mosquito

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2022	National Television Awards	Rising Star	Bridgerton	Шаблон:Nom
	Glamour Awards	Rising Star		Шаблон:Won

External links

• Шаблон:IMDb name
• Шаблон:Instagram