Amita Suman

Amita Suman (born 19 July 1997) is a Nepal–born British actress. She stars as Inej Ghafa in the Netflix series Shadow and Bone. She had a recurring role as Naya in The CW series The Outpost. Suman was born in Kalikamai Rural Municipality (formerly Bhedihari VDC) of Parsa District in southern region of Nepal, to a Bhojpuri-speaking family, and is also fluent in the language herself. She went to Saint Xavier School in Birgunj. At the age of seven, Suman moved to Brighton, England. She attended Sussex Downs College (now East Sussex College Lewes) before going on to train at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, graduating in 2018. Shortly after graduating, Suman made her television debut with minor roles in Casualty and Ackley Bridge. She landed a major guest role in the Doctor Who series 11 episode "Demons of the Punjab" as a young version of companion Yasmin Khan's grandmother, Umbreen. Suman took over the recurring role of Naya from Medalion Rahimi in season 2 of the CW series The Outpost. In October 2019, it was announced Suman would star as Inej Ghafa in the 2021 Netflix series Shadow and Bone, an adaptation of the fantasy book series The Grisha Trilogy and the Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo.