Safiyya Ingar
Safiyya Ingar | |
|---|---|
 Ingar at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival | |
| Alma mater | ArtsEd |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Safiyya Ingar is a British actor, voiceover artist, and writer. Their[a] films include Layla (2024). On television, they appeared in the BBC Two miniseries Summer of Rockets (2019) and the Netflix series The Witcher (2023).
Ingar voiced companion Valarie Lockwood in The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles audio series for Big Finish Productions alongside Jacob Dudman as the Eleventh Doctor.[1]
Early life
[edit]Ingar was born to an Indian Muslim family and brought up in an East London flat with six siblings.[2][3] Ingar attended Leyton Sixth Form College and went on to study at Arts Educational School (ArtsEd).[4]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Inappropriate Behaviour | Mandy | Short film |
| 2022 | What's Love Got to Do with It? | Girl | |
| 2024 | Layla | Princy | |
| TBA | Brides | Muna | |
| TBA | Faith | Samira |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Summer of Rockets | Shirley | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Doctors | Nadira Shahbazi | Episode: "It Takes You Away" |
| 2023 | The Witcher | Keira Metz | 4 episodes (season 3)[5][6][7] |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Another Eden | Elga | English version |
| 2022 | Valkyrie Elysium | Taika | English version |
| 2023 | Diablo IV | Additional voices | |
| 2024 | Dustborn | Sai |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Growth | Various | Paines Plough tour |
| The Box of Delights | Maria Jones | Wilton's Music Hall, London | |
| 2018 | Holes | Magnet | Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham |
| Lava | Rach | ||
| 2019 | Hobson's Choice | Ruby Hobson | Royal Exchange, Manchester |
| The Canterville Ghost | Virginia Otis | Unicorn Theatre, London | |
| 2021 | Marvin's Binoculars | Sita | Unicorn Theatre, London |
| The Child in the Snow | Hester Thornton | Wilton's Music Hall, London | |
| 2022 | Two Billion Beats | Asha | Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond[8][9][10][11][12][13] |
Audio
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Inexplicables | Shuhela Begum | Neon Inkwell |
| 2022 | Torchwood: The Black Knight and Death in Venice | Lynne Sharman / Elena | Big Finish Productions |
| 2022–2023 | Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles (multiple boxed sets) | Valarie Lockwood | |
| 2022 | The War Master: Escape From Reality | Hobgoblin | |
| 2023 | Doctor Who - Short Trips: The Galois Group | Valarie Lockwood |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Ingar is non-binary and uses the pronouns they/she. This article uses they/them for consistency.
References
[edit]- ^ "Safiyya Ingar - Contributions". Big Finish. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Safiyya Ingar (February 2018). "Street Rat - The Camden Chronicles". TedxCamden. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Ying Ting Lau (31 January 2022). "Safiyya Ingar: A chat with the star of 'Two Billion Beats'". &Asian. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Expressive Arts Alumni". Leyton Sixth Form College. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Major, Michael. "Video: Netflix Debuts THE WITCHER Volume 2 Trailer". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Gravemaster (2022-03-11). "Safiyya Ingar cast in The Witcher Season 3". Redanian Intelligence. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Lyus, Jon (2023-06-28). "The Witcher Season 3 UK Premiere Interviews: The cast on the bold new season". HeyUGuys. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Safiyya Ingar: A Chat with the Star of 'Two Billion Beats'". www.andasian.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Al-Hassan, Aliya. "Review: TWO BILLION BEATS, Orange Tree Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Radical, Norwich (2022-03-04). "Safiyya Ingar". The Norwich Radical. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Stewart, Greg (2022-01-17). "Interview: Safiyya Ingar on Sonali Bhattacharyya's Two Billion Beats at Orange Tree Theatre". Theatre Weekly. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Stewart, Greg (2022-02-09). "Review: Two Billion Beats at The Orange Tree Theatre". Theatre Weekly. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Felix. "Two Billion Beats: The personal is political | Arts | Felix Online". felixonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
External links
[edit]- Safiyya Ingar at IMDb
- Safiyya Ingar at Spotlight
- Safiyya Ingar at Harvey Voices