Agam Darshi

Agam Darshi was born in Birmingham, England, to Sikh parents of Punjabi descent.^[1] At a young age she emigrated with her family to Canada, growing up in Montreal, Ottawa, and Vancouver.^[2] At the age of 14 she left home and relocated to Calgary, beginning to pursue a career in acting. Darshi studied theatre and fine arts at the University of Calgary, and earned a degree in photography.

Darshi has made appearances in over 25 television productions, and appeared in over a dozen films. She is best known for her roles in Tru Calling, The Dead Zone, The L-Word, and as Laura in the horror film Final Destination 3. She appeared in a recurring role on the Canadian teen-drama television series renegadepress.com. From 2009 to 2011, Darshi appeared in the television series Sanctuary. She was part of the main cast in seasons two and three and had a recurring role in season four.

At the 2013 Leo Awards, Darshi won Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture for her role in the feature Crimes of Mike Recket.^[3] Along with fellow South Asian actress Patricia Isaac, she co-founded the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF).^[4] She has also appeared as Ruby Shivani in season 2 of TV serial You Me Her.

In January 2021, Darshi completed made her directorial debut with a film entitled Donkeyhead.^[5] The film, in which Darshi also played the lead character, premiered at the 2021 Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival.^[6]

Darshi is also a producer,^[7] writer, screenwriter, playwright, artist, and graphic designer.

Darshi is married to Canadian actor Juan Riedinger; and they have twin sons.^[8] She lives in Los Angeles.^[9]