
Priyanga Burford
Biography
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.…
Filmography

The Winter's Tale - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2018 · 10.0

Why Sharks Attack
2023 · 10.0

The Thick of It
2005 · 8.1

Extras
2005 · 7.8

This Time with Alan Partridge
2019 · 7.8

W1A
2014 · 7.7

Lewis
2007 · 7.6

Murphy's Law
2001 · 7.6

Veep
2012 · 7.5

No Offence
2015 · 7.5

Married Single Other
2010 · 7.4

Heartless
2005 · 7.4

No Time to Die
2021 · 7.3

Innocent
2018 · 7.0

Press
2018 · 7.0

London Spy
2015 · 7.0

Industry
2020 · 6.9

Steeltown Murders
2023 · 6.8

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · 6.7

Avenue 5
2020 · 6.5

Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · 6.4

Life of Crime
2013 · 6.4

King Charles III
2017 · 6.4

Steve
2025 · 6.3

A Long Way Down
2014 · 6.2

Criminal
2016 · 6.2

Heatwave
2005 · 6.0

Lost Treasure Tombs of the Ancient Maya
2021 · 6.0

Magicians
2007 · 5.8

The Vice
1999 · 5.6

A Rather English Marriage
1998 · 5.5

The Other Man
2008 · 5.4

Why Ships Crash
2022 · 5.0

I Want My Wife Back
2016 · 4.7
UKIP: The First 100 Days
2015 · 4.2

Catching Britain's Killers: The Crimes That Changed Us
2019 · 0.0

National Theatre Live: Consent
2017 · 0.0
Lost Films of WWII
2019 · 0.0

A Small and Quiet Light
2026 · 0.0

Second Skin
2025 · 0.0
The Carer
2022 · 0.0