Parveen Kaur

It didn't take long for Canadian actress Parveen Kaur to find success on television in both her home country and the United States. A native of British Columbia, she made her TV debut on the police drama "Played" (CTV, 2013-14). That led to appearances on "Working the Engels" (NBC, 2014) and "Defiance" (SyFy, 2013-15). She then was part of a story arc on Guillermo del Toro's "The Strain" (FX, 2014-18). Kaur also had a recurring role on "Saving Hope" (CTV, 2012-17), playing Dr. Asha Mirani. After acting in a number of shorts during her career, she made her feature debut in "White Night" (2017).

On television, she had a recurring role on the sitcom "Workin' Moms" (CBC, 2017-) and the drama "Beyond" (Freeform, 2016-18). She was also tapped for guest appearances on "American Gods" (Starz, 2017-) and "9-1-1" (Fox, 2018-). In films, she forged a partnership with Natty Zavitz, starring in the director's "Edging" (2018) and appearing in his follow-up "Acquaintance" (2018). She was cast as a series regular in the TV drama "Manifest" (NBC, 2018-), about a plane that suddenly reappears after having gone missing five years before. Kaur played a medical researcher whose work became prominent while she was missing. She also starred in the big screen adaption of Joseph Boyden's novel "Through Black Spruce" (2018), opposite Graham Greene and Tanaya Beatty.