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Priyanga Burford

Priyanga Burford

Actor · Born March 1, 1973 (53) · England, UK

Priyanga Burford – British actress, writer, and narrator of Sri Lankan (Sinhalese) heritage, born March 1973 in England. Studied English literature at Keble College, Oxford before training at LAMDA, graduating in 2000. Married to Tom Burford since 1999 with two sons, Danny and Oscar. Her most notable television roles include Amina Chaudury in Press (2018, BBC), Sara Dhadwal in Industry (2020–2027, BBC/HBO), Karen in Innocent (2017–2021, ITV), Deepa Kaur in UKIP: The First 100 Days (2015, Channel 4), Mrs. Stevens in King Charles III (2017), Sita Anwar in Steeltown Murders (2023, BBC), and guest appearances in The Thick of It, W1A, Silent Witness, Avenue 5, and This Time with Alan Partridge. Her film credits include Dr. Symes in No Time to Die (2021), Dr. Emma Hurd in The Other Man (2008), a Reporter in A Long Way Down (2014), and uncredited roles in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Detective Pikachu (2019). On stage she is best known for the premiere of Consent at the National Theatre (2017), Dr. Lorna James in The Effect at the Sheffield Crucible (2015), Eyam at Shakespeare's Globe (2018), and An Enemy of the People at the Duke of York's Theatre (2024), for which she received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She is also set to voice M in the video game

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 1, 1973 (53)
From
England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 9% in 30 days

What are Priyanga Burford's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
28%
Bonds
14%
Self
13%
Power
13%
Survival
13%
Ideas
11%
Morality
8%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Allyas Amina Chaudury in Press (2018)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Warm
2
Tense
2
Contemplative
1
Joyful
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Priyanga Burford's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Priyanga Burford's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

43 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Small and Quiet Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer · as Noor

  • Second Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Kate

  • Steve(2025)

    as Kamila

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Why Sharks Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Narrator

  • Steeltown Murders(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sita Anwar

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Carer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Lisa

  • Why Ships Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator

  • No Time to Die(2021)

    as Dr. Symes

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Lost Treasure Tombs of the Ancient Maya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (Voice)

  • Industry(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sara Dhadwal

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Avenue 5(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lori Hernandez

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator (Voice)

  • Lost Films of WWII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (Voice)

  • This Time with Alan Partridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Jean Chaudhary

  • The Winter's Tale - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Hermione

  • Press(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Amina Chaudury

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Innocent(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Karen Moss

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi(2017)

    as Resistance Medical Officer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • King Charles III(2017)

    as Mrs Stevens

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Consent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Rachel

  • I Want My Wife Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Nereesha

  • Criminal(2016)

    as Pharmacist

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • London Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Clinician · as Clinician (uncredited)

  • No Offence(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr Venkatesan

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • UKIP: The First 100 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Deepa Kaur

  • A Long Way Down(2014)

    as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • W1A(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Faiza Rajah

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Boomers(2014)

    Show as Grace

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Life of Crime(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Helen Clarke

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Veep(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Married Single Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenna

  • The Other Man(2008)

    as Dr. Emma Hurd

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Magicians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Female Colleague

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Katherine Warwick

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Extras(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as George

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Thick of It(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Baroness Sureka

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Heatwave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dr. Abby Granger

  • Heartless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Laura

  • Murphy's Law(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Shahana Khan

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Pretending to Be Judith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Agency Woman

  • The Vice(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Fiona

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • A Rather English Marriage(1998)

    as Dr. Swann

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Rebekah Beeton

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Highest rated

Press (2018)

Midcredits 75th

Film career

19962026

Peak 2007 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2007Screen debut· Magicians

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting42 of 42: 41 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdProducing1 of 42: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Who does Priyanga Burford work with?

People who share at least 2 of Priyanga Burford's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mike Bartlett shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers