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Safiyya Ingar

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Safiyya Ingar
Alma materArtsEd
Years active2017–present

Safiyya Ingar is a British actor, voiceover artist, and writer. Their 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

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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

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Ingar talking about their work on the video game Dustborn

Film

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Safiyya Ingar - Contributions". Big Finish. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ Safiyya Ingar (February 2018). "Street Rat - The Camden Chronicles". TedxCamden. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Ying Ting Lau (31 January 2022). "Safiyya Ingar: A chat with the star of 'Two Billion Beats'". &Asian. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Expressive Arts Alumni". Leyton Sixth Form College. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ Major, Michael. "Video: Netflix Debuts THE WITCHER Volume 2 Trailer". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  6. ^ Gravemaster (2022-03-11). "Safiyya Ingar cast in The Witcher Season 3". Redanian Intelligence. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  7. ^ Lyus, Jon (2023-06-28). "The Witcher Season 3 UK Premiere Interviews: The cast on the bold new season". HeyUGuys. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  8. ^ "Safiyya Ingar: A Chat with the Star of 'Two Billion Beats'". www.andasian.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  9. ^ Al-Hassan, Aliya. "Review: TWO BILLION BEATS, Orange Tree Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  10. ^ Radical, Norwich (2022-03-04). "Safiyya Ingar". The Norwich Radical. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Stewart, Greg (2022-02-09). "Review: Two Billion Beats at The Orange Tree Theatre". Theatre Weekly. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  13. ^ Felix. "Two Billion Beats: The personal is political | Arts | Felix Online". felixonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
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