Amber Agar
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Amber Agha also credited as Amber Agar (born 1976, Hampstead
) is an English
actress best known for her role as Dr. Anvar 'Annie' Parvez in the British
television series Murder City.
. Law degree from Cambridge University. Trained at RADA
. She has performed at the National Theatre
in The Man of Mode
as Harriet, alongside Tom Hardy
and Hayley Atwell Series regular for Murder City, with Kris Marshall
and Amanda Donohoe
. Guest artist in Holby City
twice, EastEnders
, Totally Frank, Green Wing
, Doctors and The Bill
. Other stage work includes The Orange Tree Theatre, Soho Theatre, Riverside Studios
with Ed Stoppard
and Hampstead Theatre
In 2009 WhatsonStage named her as one of the "exciting young actors" of 2009 for her portrayal of Marian in Clare Bayley's The Container at The Young Vic
directed by Tom Wright
, with Abhin Galeya
and Doreene Blackstock. Also in 2009 she took on the role of Justice for Jean campaigner Yasmin Khan in This Much is True at Theatre 503
. Directed by Tim Roseman and written by Paul Unwin
, creator of Holby City
and Casualty
for BBC
. The cast included Justine Waddell
and Gerald Kyd
. The show was based on first hand accounts of the Jean Charles de Menezes
case, including testimony heard for the first time.
2010 saw Amber work alongside Lawrence Fox and Kevin Whately
in Lewis, with Brenda Fricker
in a special episode of Casualty
and take on a lead guest role in the last ever episode of Waking The Dead
for BBC- to be aired early in 2011. In 2011 Amber started rehearsals for Reading Hebron at The Orange Tree Theatre.
, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
, The Lost Festival ( winning entry) and The Cockpit Theatre. The company has worked with prominent actors including Doug Rao
, Ewen Macintosh, Lucy Davenport, Anna Tolputt, Susan Salmon
Hampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...
) is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress best known for her role as Dr. Anvar 'Annie' Parvez in the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television series Murder City.
Acting
Educated at Francis Holland SchoolFrancis Holland School
Francis Holland School is the name of two independent day schools for girls in central London governed by the Francis Holland Schools Trust...
. Law degree from Cambridge University. Trained at RADA
Rada
Rada is the term for "council" or "assembly"borrowed by Polish from the Low Franconian "Rad" and later passed into the Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages....
. She has performed at the National Theatre
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
in The Man of Mode
The Man of Mode
The Man of Mode, or, Sir Fopling Flutter is a Restoration comedy by George Etherege, written in 1676 and first performed March 2 of the same year. Gibbons argues that the play "offers the comedy of manners in its most concentrated form"...
as Harriet, alongside Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy
Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy is an English actor. He is best known for playing the title character in the 2008 British film Bronson, the character of Eames in Inception, and the villain Praetor Shinzon in Star Trek Nemesis...
and Hayley Atwell Series regular for Murder City, with Kris Marshall
Kris Marshall
Kristopher "Kris" Marshall is an English actor, best known for his role as Nick Harper in My Family, and as Adam in the adverts for BT Group since 2005.-Career:...
and Amanda Donohoe
Amanda Donohoe
Amanda Donohoe is an English film and television actress. She is known for her 1980s relationship with popstar Adam Ant and her later work on television — including L.A. Law and Emmerdale — and her roles in successful movies including Liar, Liar.-Early life:Donohoe was born in London, the daughter...
. Guest artist in Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
twice, EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, Totally Frank, Green Wing
Green Wing
Green Wing is a British sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital. It was created by the same team behind the sketch show Smack the Pony, led by Victoria Pile, and stars Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan and Julian Rhind-Tutt....
, Doctors and The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
. Other stage work includes The Orange Tree Theatre, Soho Theatre, Riverside Studios
Riverside Studios
Riverside Studios is a production studio, theatre and independent cinema on the banks of the River Thames in Hammersmith, London, England. It plays host to contemporary and international dramatic and dance performance, film, visual art exhibitions and television production.-History:In 1933, the...
with Ed Stoppard
Ed Stoppard
Edmund Stoppard , often credited as Ed Stoppard, is a British actor.-Life and career:Stoppard was born in London, United Kingdom, the son of playwright Tom Stoppard and physician/author Miriam Stoppard , through whom he is related to former MP Oona King...
and Hampstead Theatre
In 2009 WhatsonStage named her as one of the "exciting young actors" of 2009 for her portrayal of Marian in Clare Bayley's The Container at The Young Vic
The Young Vic
The Young Vic is a theatre on the Cut, located near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It specialises in giving opportunities to young actors and directors. The theatre is publicly subsidised and has a high artistic reputation. Playwright David Lan has been the theatre's artistic...
directed by Tom Wright
Tom Wright
Tom Wright may refer to:*Tom Wright , American film and Broadway actor*Tom Wright , Australian actor*Tom Wright , Victorian Football League player...
, with Abhin Galeya
Abhin Galeya
Abhin Galeya is British actor who played Police Constable Arun Ghir in the ITV1 police drama The Bill.He has recently completed filming Cleanskin , playing one of the lead roles in the terrorist thriller starring Sean Bean, Charlotte Rampling, James Fox, Michelle Ryan and Tuppence...
and Doreene Blackstock. Also in 2009 she took on the role of Justice for Jean campaigner Yasmin Khan in This Much is True at Theatre 503
Theatre 503
Theatre503 is located at 503 Battersea Park Road in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth, above the Latchmere pub. It is a performing arts venue which specialises in new work.-History:...
. Directed by Tim Roseman and written by Paul Unwin
Paul Unwin (film director)
Paul Unwin is a film, theatre, TV writer / director.As a theatre director his work includes The Man Who Had All the Luck by Arthur Miller at the Bristol Old Vic and the Young Vic, The Misanthrope at the Bristol Old Vic and the Royal National Theatre, Hamlet, Othello, In Times Like These by Jeremy...
, creator of Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
and Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
for BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. The cast included Justine Waddell
Justine Waddell
Justine Waddell is a South African born, British actress. Her roles include playing Estella in the 1999 BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations and her dual role in 2006 feature film The Fall...
and Gerald Kyd
Gerald Kyd
Gerald Kyd is a half-Greek, half-Scottish actor.-Films:-Television:-Theatre Credits:* The Seagull - Boris Trigorin Royal Shakespeare Company...
. The show was based on first hand accounts of the Jean Charles de Menezes
Jean Charles de Menezes
Jean Charles de Menezes was a Brazilian man shot in the head seven times at Stockwell tube station on the London Underground by the London Metropolitan police, after he was misidentified as one of the fugitives involved in the previous day's failed bombing attempts...
case, including testimony heard for the first time.
2010 saw Amber work alongside Lawrence Fox and Kevin Whately
Kevin Whately
Kevin Whately is an English actor.Whately is known for his starring role as Neville Hope in the British television comedy Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, his role as Dr Jack Kerruish in the drama series Peak Practice, and as Robert "Robbie" Lewis in the crime dramas Inspector Morse and...
in Lewis, with Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker is an Irish actress of theatre, film and television. She had appeared in more than 30 films and television roles...
in a special episode of Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
and take on a lead guest role in the last ever episode of Waking The Dead
Waking the Dead (TV series)
Waking the Dead is a British television police procedural crime drama series produced by the BBC featuring a fictional Cold Case Unit comprising CID police officers, a psychological profiler and a forensic scientist. A pilot episode aired in September 2000 and there have been a total of nine series...
for BBC- to be aired early in 2011. In 2011 Amber started rehearsals for Reading Hebron at The Orange Tree Theatre.
Writing
She has been a published poet for Arrival Press and Pyramid Press for a number of years. Winner of The Times International Poetry Competition at University. In 2010 her collection "In The Arms of Lyra" was published as an ebook and paperback.Producing
She is producer for her company Cheeky Maggot Productions CMP. Showcasing new writing at The Hampstead Theatre, Soho TheatreSoho Theatre
Soho Theatre is a theatre in the eponymous Soho district of the City of Westminster. It presents new works of theatre, together with comedy and cabaret....
, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is a drama school located in London, United Kingdom. It is generally regarded as one of the most renowned drama schools in the world, and is one of the oldest drama schools in the United Kingdom, having been founded in 1904.RADA is an affiliate school of the...
, The Lost Festival ( winning entry) and The Cockpit Theatre. The company has worked with prominent actors including Doug Rao
Doug Rao
Doug Rao is an English actor. He played DS Stuart Turner in The Bill, and he has starred in theatre with The Royal Shakespeare Company, in three renowned world premieres including David Edgar's The Prisoner's Dilemma and Peter Whelan's A Russian in the Woods.In 2007 he wrote, produced and directed...
, Ewen Macintosh, Lucy Davenport, Anna Tolputt, Susan Salmon