Ritu Arya

Ritu Arya is an English actress and drummer. She first became known for her role as Dr. Megan Sharma in the British soap opera Doctors (2013–2017), for which she was nominated for a British Soap Award. She gained further recognition for her role as Flash in the series Humans (2016–2018). She made her breakthrough as Lila Pitts in the Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy (2020–present), for which she gained widespread recognition.

Ritu Arya
EducationUniversity of Southampton
Oxford School of Drama
Occupation
  • Actress
  • drummer
Years active2013–present

Early life

Arya obtained her degree from the University of Southampton and trained at the Oxford School of Drama.[1][2]

Career

Arya first received recognition for her recurring role as psychiatrist Dr. Megan Sharma in the British soap opera Doctors, which she played from 2013 to 2017. For her performance, she was nominated for a British Soap Award for Best Newcomer in 2017.[3] She guest starred in the series Sherlock in 2014, and had a recurring role as the robot Flash in the series Humans from 2016 to 2018.[4][5]

In 2019, Arya starred as Jenna in the film Last Christmas, which was a major commercial success,[6] and had a recurring role as Lava in the Netflix series Feel Good in 2020. That same year she guest starred in the series Doctor Who.[7][8] In 2020, she starred as Lila Pitts in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, which is considered to be her breakthrough role.[9] Arya is a drummer and part of the band KIN, who released their debut single "Sharing Light" in April 2020.[10] Their follow up single "L.O.V.E" premiered on 6 August 2020.[11][12]

Arya will next star in the Netflix film Red Notice, which was originally scheduled to be released on November 13, 2020 by Universal Pictures, but was later moved to Netflix.[13][14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 My Beautiful White Skin Parita Short film
2017 Daphne Rachida
Jessamine Sonya Short film
The Super Recogniser Short film
2018 Lady Parts Saira Short film
2019 Last Christmas Jenna
TBA Red Notice TBA Upcoming Netflix film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Tunnel Bureau girl Episode: "Episode 6"
2013–2017 Doctors Dr. Megan Sharma Recurring role
2014 Sherlock Gail Episode: "The Sign of Three"
2016 We The Jury Kate Episode: "Pilot"
2016–2018 Humans Flash Recurring role
2017 Crackanory Eleni / Beth Episodes: "A Close Slave", "Proxy Lady"
2018–2019 The Good Karma Hospital Barsha Nambeesan Recurring role
2019 Stick and Stones Becky Recurring role
2020 Doctor Who Gat Episode: "Fugitive of the Judoon"
2020 Feel Good Lava Recurring role
2020–present The Umbrella Academy Lila Pitts Main role
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References
  1. Spirogis, Jeremy (5 August 2020). "'The Umbrella Academy 2': Who Plays Lila on the Netflix Series and What Else Has She Been In?". Sahiwal. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. "Ritu Arya". University of Southampton Drama. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. "The British Soap Awards 2017: Full Winners List: Spoiler Alert". HELLO!. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. Petski, Denise (10 September 2019). "'The Umbrella Academy': Ritu Arya, Yusuf Gatewood, Marin Ireland Join Season 2 Cast Of Netflix Series". Deadline. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. "Ritu Arya stars as Flash in Channel 4's Humans | News". Oxford School of Drama. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. D'Alessandro, Anthony; D'Alessandro, Anthony (25 November 2019). "How Disney Turned 'Frozen 2' Into Biggest Global Toon Debut Of All-Time With $358M+, November Animated Pic U.S. Record $130M". Deadline. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. Weston, Christopher (27 January 2020). "Meet actress Ritu Arya: Sticks and Stones star on Instagram and Doctor Who appearance explored!". HITC. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. Carlin, Shannon (18 March 2020). "The Cast Of Netflix's "Feel Good" Will Give You All The Feels". Refinery29. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. Romero, Ariana (1 August 2020). "You Love Lila. We Love Lila. Ritu Arya Explains Umbrella Academy's Best New Character". Refinery29. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  10. "Sharing Light, by KIN". KIN. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  11. Romero, Ariana (6 August 2020). "Your Fave New Umbrella Academy Star's New Music Video Is Here & It's Got A Sneaky Easter Egg". Refinery29. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  12. "KIN - L.O.V.E." Nicholas Alexander. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  13. N'Duka, Amanda (10 February 2020). "'Red Notice': 'The Umbrella Academy's Ritu Arya, Chris Diamantopoulos Join Dwayne Johnson In Netflix Film". Deadline. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  14. "Dwayne Johnson Action-Thriller 'Red Notice' Heads To November 2020". Deadline. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
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