Safiyya Ingar
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AlmamaterArtsEd
OccupationsActor, voiceover artist, writer
Yearsactive2017–present
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Safiyya Ingar | |
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Ingar at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival | |
| Alma mater | ArtsEd |
| Occupations | Actor, voiceover artist, writer |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
Safiyya Ingar is a nonbinary British actor, voiceover artist, and writer. Their[a] films include Layla (2024) and Brides (2025). On television, they appeared in the BBC Two miniseries Summer of Rockets (2019) and the Netflix series The Witcher (2023).[2]
Ingar voiced companion Valarie Lockwood in The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles audio series for Big Finish Productions alongside Jacob Dudman as the Eleventh Doctor.[3]
Ingar was born in 1996[citation needed] to an Indian Muslim family and brought up in an East London flat with six siblings.[4][5] Ingar attended Leyton Sixth Form College and went on to study at Arts Educational School (ArtsEd).[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Inappropriate Behaviour | Mandy | Short film |
| 2022 | What's Love Got to Do with It? | Girl | |
| 2024 | Layla | Princy | |
| TBA | Brides | Muna | |
| TBA | Faith | Samira | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Summer of Rockets | Shirley | Miniseries, 5 episodes | |
| 2021 | Doctors | Nadira Shahbazi | Episode: "It Takes You Away" | |
| 2023 | The Witcher | Keira Metz | 4 episodes (season 3); season 4 | [7][8][2] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Another Eden | Elga | English version |
| 2022 | Valkyrie Elysium | Taika | English version |
| 2023 | Diablo IV | Additional voices | |
| 2024 | Dustborn | Sai | |
| 2024 | Wuthering Waves | Abby | English version |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Growth | Various | Paines Plough tour | |
| The Box of Delights | Maria Jones | Wilton's Music Hall, London | ||
| 2018 | Holes | Magnet | Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham | |
| Lava | Rach | |||
| 2019 | Hobson's Choice | Ruby Hobson | Royal Exchange, Manchester | |
| The Canterville Ghost | Virginia Otis | Unicorn Theatre, London | ||
| 2021 | Marvin's Binoculars | Sita | Unicorn Theatre, London | |
| The Child in the Snow | Hester Thornton | Wilton's Music Hall, London | ||
| 2022 | Two Billion Beats | Asha | Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond | [5][9][10][11][12] |
Audio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Inexplicables | Shuhela Begum | Neon Inkwell |
| 2022 | Torchwood: The Black Knight and Death in Venice | Lynne Sharman / Elena | Big Finish Productions |
| 2022–2024 | Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Chronicles (multiple boxed sets) | Valarie Lockwood | |
| 2022 | The War Master: Escape From Reality | Hobgoblin | |
| 2023 | Doctor Who - Short Trips: The Galois Group | Valarie Lockwood | |
| 2025 | Irwin Allen's the Time Tunnel | MB | Podcast series |