Nina Singh (actress)

For the Indian Police Service officer, see Nina Singh.
Nina Singh
Born1996 (age 29–30)
Alma materEast 15 Acting School
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present

Nina Singh (born 1996[1]) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles in the BBC crime drama Virdee and the Acorn TV mystery series Art Detectives.

Life and career

In 2021 Singh graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the East 15 Acting School, where she made her first stage appearances.[2][3]

In 2022 Singh made her television debut in the science fiction thriller series The Lazarus Project, where she played the role of Tash for two episodes. She followed this with supporting and minor roles in The Ex-Wife, The Chemistry of Death, Beyond Paradise, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (her feature film debut) and Waterloo Road.[4]

In 2025 she landed her first series regular television role in the BBC One crime thriller Virdee, based on the novels by A A Dhand. She played Tara Virdee, an investigative journalist and the title character's niece.[5] That same year, she starred in the Acorn TV detective series Art Detectives, in which she took the role of Detective Constable Shazia Malik, an ambitious young police officer who joins the Heritage Crime Unit, a department which deals with crimes related to art and antiques.[6]

In February 2026 it was announced that Singh would co-star alongside Kerry Godliman in the ITV/BritBox reboot of Reginald Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe novels and the prior BBC series. Singh will play DS Paige Pascoe, a gender-swapped version of DI Peter Pascoe from the books and series.[7][8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Own Home Em Short film [9]
2023 The Ride Panchi Short film
2023 The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Garage Girl Feature film debut
2023 Girls will be Girls Charlotte Short film [10]
2023 Rough Sleeping Social Worker Short film [11]
2023 Idiomatic Jessica Short film [12]
2023 That Door Imara 'Mars' Kapoor Short film [13]
2025 Dali Samara Feature film [14]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 The Lazarus Project Tash 2 episodes [15]
2022 The Ex-Wife Lola Series 1, Episode 3 [16]
2023 The Chemistry of Death Mary Fraser 3 episodes [17]
2023 Beyond Paradise Sarah Dodds Series 1, Episode 1 [18]
2023 Waterloo Road Parveen Series 13, Episode 5 [19]
2025 Virdee Tara Virdee-Duggal Main role; 6 episodes [20]
2025 Art Detectives DC Shazia Malik Main role; 6 episodes [21]
2026 Silent Witness DC Joss King Upcoming [22]
TBA Dalziel & Pascoe DS Paige Pascoe Filming [23]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 August: Osage County Johnna East 15 Acting School [24]
2020 The Cherry Orchard Varya East 15 Acting School [25]
2020 Antony and Cleopatra Cleopatra East 15 Acting School [26]
2020 Macbeth First Witch East 15 Acting School [27]
2021 The Suicide Ava & Mandy East 15 Acting School [28]
2021 Alaska Mamta East 15 Acting School [29]
2021 Andromeda Andromeda Camden People's Theatre [30]
2022 How to Avoid a Wedding Aisha [31]
2023 For One More Day to Live Louisa Theatre Peckhem [32]
2025 The Beautiful Future is Coming Clare Bristol Old Vic [33]

References

  1. ^ "Nina Singh – Actress". TV Insider. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  2. ^ "BA Acting: Our class of 2021". East 15 Acting School. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  3. ^ "NINA SINGH". Spotlight. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Nina Singh". Independent Talent. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  5. ^ Cormack, Morgan (February 10, 2025). "Virdee cast: Meet the stars of BBC crime drama with Staz Nair". Radio Times. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  6. ^ Hahn, Kate (June 5, 2025). "Art Detectives': Stephen Moyer & Nina Singh Talk New Partnership, Failing at Romance & More". tvinsider.com. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  7. ^ "KERRY GODLIMAN AND NINA SINGH TAKE ON THE ICONIC ROLES OF DALZIEL AND PASCOE IN ITV AND BRITBOX REIMAGINING OF THE BELOVED SERIES". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  8. ^ Kanter, Jake (February 10, 2026). "Kerry Godliman & Nina Singh Headline BritBox/ITV Reboot 'Dalziel & Pascoe' In Female Twist On Original Detective Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
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