Ritu Arya

Ritu Arya (born 17 September 1988) is an English actress. She first became known for her role as Dr. Megan Sharma in the soap opera Doctors (2013–2017), for which she was nominated for a British Soap Award. She gained further recognition for her roles as Flash in the sci-fi series Humans (2016–2018) and Lila Pitts in the Netflix superhero series The Umbrella Academy (2019–present). Ritu Arya's mother and father both work in real estate. She is of Indian descent and has two brothers, Romi and Rahul. Arya began acting as a teenager. Arya obtained a BSc in astrophysics from the University of Southampton and trained at the Oxford School of Drama. Following a series of roles in short films, Arya played the recurring role of Dr. Megan Sharma in the British soap opera Doctors, for which she was nominated for a British Soap Award for Best Newcomer in 2017. She had a guest appearance in the series Sherlock in 2014, and later had a recurring role as the android Flash in the series Humans from 2016 to 2018. In 2019, Arya appeared as Jenna in the film Last Christmas, which was a commercial success. The following year, she had a recurring role as Lava in the Netflix series Feel Good and guest starred in the series Doctor Who.