Bhavnisha Parmar

Episodes Broadcast: 2018, 2020-2021

Biography

Born in Birmingham, West Midlands, Bhavnisha Parmar studied acting at both the University of Leeds and the Arts Educational School. She appeared in several short films while also establishing her credentials as a voice artist, including on a number of promotional campaigns. Parmar's television debut came in 2014, on an episode of Darren Has A Breakdown. She also appeared in the telefilm Guilty Pleasures before she was cast as Sonya, sister to Doctor Who companion Yasmin Khan. Parmar appeared in five stories throughout Jodie Whittaker's tenure as the Thirteenth Doctor, initially in 2018's Arachnids In The UK and latterly in the third installment of 2021's epic-length Flux. She maintained her connection with Doctor Who by taking roles in audio dramas from Big Finish Productions, the first of which was rogue Time Agent Keira Sanstrom in the 2021 anthology Timejacked!, featuring the Twelfth Doctor.

Credits
Actor, Sonya Khan
Arachnids In The UK
Demons Of The Punjab
Spyfall
Can You Hear Me?
Flux

Updated 4th April 2023