Kiran Sonia Sawar is a Scottish actress. She has appeared in the one-off television drama Murdered by My Father and in "Crocodile", an episode of the fourth season of anthology series Black Mirror.
Early life Sawar is of Pakistani descent and grew up in Pollokshields, Glasgow. She attended the University of St Andrews where she received a degree in Marine and Environmental Biology. After graduating, she trained in acting at the Oxford School of Drama, 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 honour killings. She portrayed Cordelia in the 2016 stage adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel Brideshead Revisited. Kiran was offered a role in the movie Meg 2: The Trench where she plays the character of Sal.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2016Murdered by My FatherSalma TV movie 2017 The Boy With The Topknot Young Sathnam's Mother TV movie 2017 Diana and I Yasmin TV movie 2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War Shamara TV movie 2020 Mogul Mowgli Asma 2020 Kindred Linsey 2020 Listen Anjali 2021 Danny Boy Deena Aayari TV movie 2023 Meg 2: The Trench Sal Hollywood Movie
Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 Turn Me Online Jas 1 episode2015LegendsFarrah Bulfati4 episodes2015Holby CityHafsa Ali 1 episode2017Father BrownAlisha Prasad 1 episode2017The EducatororMeena 3 episodes 2017 The Good Karma Hospital Sister Inez 1 episode 2017 Doctors Pramada Malik 1 episode 2017 Casualty Riya Mehat 1 episode 2017 Black Mirror Shazia Episode: "Crocodile" 2018 Next of Kin Ani Shirani Main cast 2018 Deep State Sita Main cast 2019Silent Witness Alice 4 episodes 2019 Pure Shereen 6 episodes2019Humpty DumptyPeggyShort2019AzaarHiydatShort2019The CaptureNaz3 episodes2019I Am HannahRebeccaTV movie 2020 McDonald & Dodds Maheeda Abaasie Series 1, episode 22021-2023The NeversHarriet KaurRecurring cast 2024 Truelove Ayesha 6 episodes 2024Slow HorsesGiti Rahman4 episodes 2026MayaKaren
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