Amita Suman

About

Amita Suman (Nepali: अमिता सुमन, born 19 July 1997) is a British actress. On television, she is known for her roles as in the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone (2021–2023) and the Paramount+ spinoff NCIS: Tony & Ziva (2025). She also had a recurring role in the CW series The Outpost (2019–2021).

Suman was born in Bhedihari, Nepal to a Bhojpuri family. The family lived in a self-built clay house with modest infrastructure and grew their own food. Suman went to Saint Xavier School in Birgunj.
Upon her father remarrying a British woman, Suman moved to Brighton, England when she was seven. She attended Varndean Secondary School and Sussex Downs College (now East Sussex College Lewes) before going on to train at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, graduating in 2018.

Shortly after graduating, Suman made her television debut with minor roles in Casualty and Ackley Bridge. She had a major guest role in the Doctor Who series 11 episode “Demons of the Punjab” as a young version of companion Yasmin Khan’s grandmother, Umbreen. Suman took over the recurring role of Naya from Medalion Rahimi in season 2 of the CW series The Outpost.
In October 2019, it was…