Shivani Ghai

Shivani Ghai is an English actress whose career began on the London stage with companies such as Man Mela, Rifco and Kali. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne and raised in Gosforth, she moved into television through small parts in Doctors, Spooks and The Bill. In 2003 she took a guest lead in Adventure Inc., and Gurinder Chadha cast her in Bride and Prejudice after noticing her at a script reading. Later television work included My Hero, Sinchronicity, and the Italian series Un medico in famiglia, where she played Sarita Dhavi as part of the first Indian family shown on Italian television. She appeared in House of Saddam as Rana, Identity, and Five Days II, before playing Rena in Cleanskin (2012). Her other screen roles include Ambassadors, The Bible, EastEnders, Dominion, The Catch, Strike Back: Revolution, and Batwoman.