Manjinder Virk

Manjinder Virk

Manjinder Virk began acting at Coventry’s Belgrade Youth Theatre before studying contemporary dance at De Montfort University in Leicester. She made her screen debut guesting in Holby City (BBC) and The Bill (ITV), before landing more heavyweight roles in Ghost Squad (Channel 4) and Bradford Riots (Channel 4).

However, it was in 2007’s Britz (Channel 4), the BAFTA-winning drama from Peter Kosminsky, that Manjinder really broke through, and was named as one of Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow. She went on to play the lead in Clio Barnard’s genre-defying film The Arbor (2010), which earned Best Actress and Best Promising Newcomer nominations at the 2010 BIFAs.

Since then, she has had regular roles in dramas Monroe (ITV), Ordinary Lies (BBC), Midsomer Murders (ITV) and Jack Dee’s Bad Move (ITV), as well as appeared in such comedies as Green Wing (Channel 4), Sick of It (Sky) and Breeders (Sky). More recently, she was a regular in Trigger Point (ITV), and has had recurring roles in The Beast Must Die (Britbox), Devils season two (Sky) and season eight of Shetland (BBC). She is currently filming new BBC drama, Virdee, alongside fellow Elevate actor Aysha Kala.

Manjinder also writes and directs. Her 2013 short film, Out of Darkness, starring Tom Hiddleston and Monica Dolan, won Best of Festival and Best Drama awards at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival. Other shorts include the documentary 23 Days (2020), made during lockdown, and Things We Never Said (2022) – she is developing the latter into her first feature-length film, with producers Ivana Mackinnon and Emily Leo and BFI. She will soon be making her television directorial debut for Emmerdale (ITV), with three episodes featuring fellow Elevate actor Rhoda Ofori-Attah.

In 2024, she launched her own production outfit with writer/director Neil Biswas called Riverbird Films, which will make content for both international and UK broadcast and streaming services.

Majinder is represented by Charlotte Davies at United Agents.

Talent Agent: UK
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