Safiyya Ingar
Safiyya Ingar | |
|---|---|
 Ingar at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival | |
| Alma mater | ArtsEd |
| Occupations | Actor, voiceover artist, writer |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
Safiyya Ingar is a nonbinary British actor, voiceover artist, and writer. Their[a] films include Layla (2024) and Brides (2025). On television, they appeared in the BBC Two miniseries Summer of Rockets (2019) and the Netflix series The Witcher (2023).[2]
Ingar voiced companion Valarie Lockwood in The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles audio series for Big Finish Productions alongside Jacob Dudman as the Eleventh Doctor.[3]
Early life
Ingar was born in 1996[citation needed] to an Indian Muslim family and brought up in an East London flat with six siblings.[4][5] Ingar attended Leyton Sixth Form College and went on to study at Arts Educational School (ArtsEd).[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Inappropriate Behaviour | Mandy | Short film |
| 2022 | What's Love Got to Do with It? | Girl | |
| 2024 | Layla | Princy | |
| TBA | Brides | Muna | |
| TBA | Faith | Samira |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Summer of Rockets | Shirley | Miniseries, 5 episodes | |
| 2021 | Doctors | Nadira Shahbazi | Episode: "It Takes You Away" | |
| 2023 | The Witcher | Keira Metz | 4 episodes (season 3); season 4 | [7][8][2] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Another Eden | Elga | English version |
| 2022 | Valkyrie Elysium | Taika | English version |
| 2023 | Diablo IV | Additional voices | |
| 2024 | Dustborn | Sai | |
| 2024 | Wuthering Waves | Abby | English version |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Growth | Various | Paines Plough tour | |
| The Box of Delights | Maria Jones | Wilton's Music Hall, London | ||
| 2018 | Holes | Magnet | Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham | |
| Lava | Rach | |||
| 2019 | Hobson's Choice | Ruby Hobson | Royal Exchange, Manchester | |
| The Canterville Ghost | Virginia Otis | Unicorn Theatre, London | ||
| 2021 | Marvin's Binoculars | Sita | Unicorn Theatre, London | |
| The Child in the Snow | Hester Thornton | Wilton's Music Hall, London | ||
| 2022 | Two Billion Beats | Asha | Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond | [5][9][10][11][12] |
Audio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Inexplicables | Shuhela Begum | Neon Inkwell |
| 2022 | Torchwood: The Black Knight and Death in Venice | Lynne Sharman / Elena | Big Finish Productions |
| 2022–2024 | Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles (multiple boxed sets) | Valarie Lockwood | |
| 2022 | The War Master: Escape From Reality | Hobgoblin | |
| 2023 | Doctor Who - Short Trips: The Galois Group | Valarie Lockwood | |
| 2025 | Irwin Allen's the Time Tunnel | MB | Podcast series |
Notes
- ^ Ingar is non-binary and uses the pronouns they/she.[1] This article uses they/them for consistency.
References
- ^ Ingar, Safiyya [@SafiyyaIngar] (July 13, 2021). "Raging reminder that I am non binaryy- if you work with me my pronouns are they/she - I do notice when people just use She and I understand it sits normally... but please please try use both 💕🏳️⚧️" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Hullender, Tatiana (30 January 2025). "Brides Director & Stars Clarify How The Heart Of Their Potentially Controversial Sundance Movie Is Ride-Or-Die Teen Friendship". Screen Rant. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "Safiyya Ingar - Contributions". Big Finish. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Safiyya Ingar (February 2018). "Street Rat - The Camden Chronicles". TedxCamden. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b Ying Ting Lau (31 January 2022). "Safiyya Ingar: A chat with the star of 'Two Billion Beats'". &Asian. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Expressive Arts Alumni". Leyton Sixth Form College. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Gravemaster (2022-03-11). "Safiyya Ingar cast in The Witcher Season 3". Redanian Intelligence. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Lyus, Jon (2023-06-28). "The Witcher Season 3 UK Premiere Interviews: The cast on the bold new season". HeyUGuys. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Radical, Norwich (2022-03-04). "Safiyya Ingar". The Norwich Radical. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Stewart, Greg (2022-01-17). "Interview: Safiyya Ingar on Sonali Bhattacharyya's Two Billion Beats at Orange Tree Theatre". Theatre Weekly. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Stewart, Greg (2022-02-09). "Review: Two Billion Beats at The Orange Tree Theatre". Theatre Weekly. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Felix (22 February 2022). "Two Billion Beats: The personal is political | Arts | Felix Online". felixonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
External links
- Safiyya Ingar at IMDb
- Safiyya Ingar at Spotlight
- Safiyya Ingar at Harvey Voices