Dinita Gohil
British actress (born 1985/1986))
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Dinita Gohil is a British actress. She is best known for her performance as Amanda in the satirical film Greed (2019), and on-stage as Viola in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Twelfth Night (2017–2018).
Dinita Gohil | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hodge Hill, Birmingham, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Holloway, University of London Guildhall School of Music and Drama (MA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Early life
Dinita Gohil was born in Hodge Hill, Birmingham. She was educated at Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, and later studied Spanish and French language at Royal Holloway, University of London. Gohil received a Master of Arts from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studied acting for three years.[1][2]
Career
Before acting, Gohil worked as a translator.[1] In 1999, Gohil began her on-screen acting career in the post-apocalyptic miniseries, The Last Train as Anita Nixon.[3] In 2017, Gohil played Sajani in the National Geographic documentary and science fiction television series, Year Million.[4]
From 2017 to 2018, Gohil played Viola in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Twelfth Night, written by William Shakespeare. In a three-star review for The Guardian, Michael Billington called Gohil's performance "the best performance of the evening, [...] a bright-eyed figure who surrenders happily to Orsino's kisses and who delivers the famous "willow cabin" speech with a level of rapture I have not heard in ages."[5]
In 2019, Gohil played a leading role in the 2019 satirical film Greed as Amanda, a personal assistant of Sir Richard McCreadie (played by Steve Coogan).[6][7] In April 2020, The Royal Shakespeare Company released the 2017 production of Twelfth Night, with Gohil as Viola, on the streaming service Marquee TV.[8]
In September 2023, Gohil played Annette Raleigh in the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith production of God of Carnage alongside Freema Agyeman.[9]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Last Train | Anita Nixon | Main cast |
| 2014 | Doctors | Penny Glover | Episode: "Dorian Blue" |
| 2016 | Call the Midwife | Jamila Shahjee | Episode: "Series 5, episode 4" |
| 2016 | New Blood | PC Louise Tunstall | Episode: "Case 1, Part 3" |
| 2016 | Our Girl | Saira Abbasi | Episode: "Afterwards" |
| 2017 | Year Million | Sajani | Documentary series, main cast |
| 2019 | Moving On | Sarah | Episode: "By Any Other Name" |
| 2019 | MotherFatherSon | Nurse Beth | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Clink | Sami Gilani | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Flack | Narinda | Episode: "Danny & Deepak" |
| 2020 | Twelfth Night | Viola | 2017 RSC production of Twelfth Night |
| 2022 | Our House | Lucy Vaughan | 1 episode[10] |
| 2022–2025 | The Sandman | Fate Maiden | Recurring role |
| 2022 | Treason | Zoe | Supporting role |
| 2023 | Silent Witness | Bela Nasir | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | DI Ray | Amara Dhawan | Recurring role (series 2) |
| 2024 | The Road Trip | Cherry | Main cast |
| 2026 | Under Salt Marsh | Nisha Jones | Miniseries, main cast |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kill Your Friends | MTV Newsreader | |
| 2016 | The Infiltrator | Farhana Awan | |
| 2017 | The Snowman | Linda | |
| 2017 | The Boy with the Topknot | Kiran Chahal | [11] |
| 2019 | Greed | Amanda | [7] |
Audio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures | Sahdna Chand, Marla | Episode: "The Colour of Terror" (Series 2, #4.1) |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | RSC Live: Twelfth Night | Viola | [5] |
| 2023 | God of Carnage | Annette | [9] |
