Surinder Matharu Casting Actress

Training and tuition
Mawson-Harris School of Drama, Nottingham

FILM/TV CREDITS
Cancun/Crushed Woman – TV (dir. J. Lovering, BBC)
Fox Gronland/Arif’s Mother – TV (dir. Jarl Larsen, TV Rubicon TV, Norway)
Bend it like Beckham/Cousin – Feature (dir. G. Chadha, Rock Media)
Trisha Ident/Asian Woman – Ident (dir. Paul Blake, Bark Films)
Crimewatch UK/The Victim – TV (dir. Nick Blower, BBC)
Perfect World II/Granny – TV (dir. Nick Wood, BBC/Tiger Aspect)
Ravi Show/Wife – TV (dir. Shashi Singh, Channel East)   
Ravi Show/Shopkeeper – TV (dir. Shashi Singh, Channel East)     
Ravi Show/Customer – TV (dir. Shashi Singh, Channel East)
New Year’s Day Special/ Agony Aunt – TV (dir. Amrit Basran, Asia Net)           
Doordesh/Gurjeet – TV (dir. M. Khalid, Channel Sonny)                   
The Curtained Pillar/Grandmother – Short film (dir. Shrikrishnan, Edinburgh Drama School)               
Panjabi comedy show/Housewife – TV (dir. M.Bharaj, Lashkara Studio, India)

COMMERCIALS
Nationwide Bank/Hindu Lady – dir. Matthew Cowley
Kellogg’s All Bran/Housewife – dir. Stuart McLeod
Ikea/Member of Staff – dir. Steve Reeve (Stark Films)           
BBC      Nature/Movement Display - BBC
Sunrise Radio, Learn Direct/Student – dir. Javed Hussam
Persil-commercial – MGV 

CORPORATE CREDITS
The Pension Service/Pensioner – dir. Owen Cotterell, Mocha Prods.       
London Ambulance/Grandmother – dir. Mark J. Thompson, MJTV      
Syngenta/Asian Grandmother – dir. Toa Stappard, The Edge
British Empire & Commonwealth Museum/Character – dir. Gareth Read, Spiral Productions
Dispelling the Myths of Diabetes/       Balvir, wife of Diabetic Patient – dir. Nayor Morali, Flying Elephant Productions       
Birmingham Disease Unit/Grandmother – dir. John Austin, Austin Media
Talking About Suicide/Jasmin – dir. Shakila Mann, Shakila and Manjit Films,
EpilepsyAction/Nursedir.LesSmith,LBVTV Moorfields Eye Hospital / Grandmother – dir. Carley Smith, Cowboy Films   Learn Direct/Immigrant – dir. Javed Akhtar, Media Reach

More credits on the next page – Stage and Voice over

VOICE OVER CREDITS
Diabetes/Patient – dir. Colin Stevens, Foreign Versions
Parental Leave/Grandmother – dir. Tim Morgan, COI
Diabetes/Punjabi Presenter – dir. Alan Johnson, Alan Johnson & Partners
Housing Association/Hindi Woman – dir. Anthony Draper, Townhouse Prods.
Who will look after you/Grandmother – dir. R. Ciallella, Quality Time TV

MODELLING
Heart Foundation/Wife of the patient – dir. Sanjay Kumar, Media Reach   
Amelia’s Fashion magazine/Asian Woman – dir. Becky Small
Pfizer Exubera Diabetes Medicine/Patient - Mark Summers

SKILLS
Languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu             
Driving licence Full driving licence
Swimming 

STAGE CREDITS

Production/Character    Director        Company/Venue      
Serfa Ker Kay Sutti/Tejo        Arjun Reayt     Watermans Arts Centre      
Kudi Da Kasoor Koi Nee/Davinder Arjun Reayt     Paul Robeson Theatre, Hounslow     
Desi Munda Valaiti Kudi/Talwar Kaur     Arjun Reayt     Bloomsbury Theatre         
Saare Jahan Se Achha/Bali; Chandra      D. Channa       New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth      
Chhutkara/Jagiro        Arjun Reayt     Watermans Arts Centre      
Raula Daj La/Lakshmi    Shajait Khan    Nottingham Playhouse       
Beta Mast Kalandar/Harjeet      Hina Baxi       Watermans Arts Centre      
Mein To Chala Kashi/Heera       Riffat Shamim   Steiner Theatre    
Bade Admi/Sushila Devi  Saneh Verma     Watermans Arts Centre