Devika Bhise
Biography
Devika Bhise is an American actress who grew up in Manhattan and studied at Johns Hopkins University, where she acted in Ira Hauptman's play The Partition, which helped lead to her casting in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016). Her first screen part came in The Accidental Husband (2008), directed by Griffin Dunne, while she was in tenth grade, and in high school she directed the documentary Hijras: The Third Gender, which won Best Social Documentary at the New York Independent Film Festival in 2009. After graduating she took Off-Broadway roles, among them Partial Comfort's And Miles To Go, and appeared on television in Elementary and One Bad Choice. She starred alongside Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons in The Man Who Knew Infinity, played a university student in Impossible Monsters (2019), and led The Warrior Queen of Jhansi, a biopic of Rani Lakshmibai that she co-wrote. She also played Antoinette Benneteau in 11 episodes of The Rookie: Feds.
35years old
Turns 36 on March 29in 139 days
- Born Manhattan
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 16 years2008 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024Eco VillageIMDb rating 6.7
- 2019Impossible MonstersIMDb rating 4.1
- 2016The Man Who Knew InfinityIMDb rating 7.2
- 2008The Accidental HusbandIMDb rating 5.6
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Behind the camera
Bhise co-wrote the script for The Warrior Queen of Jhansi, the biopic in which she also played the lead role of Indian queen Rani Lakshmibai opposite Derek Jacobi and Rupert Everett.
Behind the camera
Bhise directed the documentary Hijras: The Third Gender while she was in high school. It earned Best Social Documentary at the New York Independent Film Festival in 2009.
First role
Bhise's first film role came in tenth grade, when she was cast in The Accidental Husband, directed by Griffin Dunne.
Early training
Bhise studied at Johns Hopkins University, where she earned the Hodson Trust Scholarship. John Astin served as her mentor while she was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow.
Devika Bhise movies on Netflix
Eco Villageas Sammi
Impossible Monstersas Jo
The Man Who Knew Infinityas Janaki
The Accidental Husbandas Chandini
Worked with
Devika Bhise made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Toby Jones1 film together, 2016
Toby Jones's page The Man Who Knew Infinity2016IMDb rating 7.2Bhise as JanakiJones as Littlewood
Colin Firth1 film together, 2008
Colin Firth's page The Accidental Husband2008IMDb rating 5.6Bhise as ChandiniFirth as Richard
Jeremy Irons1 film together, 2016
Jeremy Irons's page The Man Who Knew Infinity2016IMDb rating 7.2Bhise as JanakiIrons as G. H. Hardy
Uma Thurman1 film together, 2008
Uma Thurman's page The Accidental Husband2008IMDb rating 5.6Bhise as ChandiniThurman as Emma
Sam Shepard1 film together, 2008
Sam Shepard's page The Accidental Husband2008IMDb rating 5.6Bhise as ChandiniShepard as Wilder
Stephen Fry1 film together, 2016
Stephen Fry's page The Man Who Knew Infinity2016IMDb rating 7.2Bhise as JanakiFry as Sir Francis Spring
Matt BrownDirector, 1 film, 2016
All films by Matt Brown The Man Who Knew Infinity2016IMDb rating 7.2Bhise as Janaki
Griffin DunneDirector, 1 film, 2008
All films by Griffin Dunne The Accidental Husband2008IMDb rating 5.6Bhise as Chandini
Nathan CatucciDirector, 1 film, 2019
All films by Nathan Catucci Impossible Monsters2019IMDb rating 4.1Bhise as Jo
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