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
editDinita 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
editBefore 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 which Gohil features in 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
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Last Train | Anita Nixon | 6 episodes[3] |
| 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: "Series 2, episode 5" |
| 2017 | Year Million | Sajani | 5 episodes[4] |
| 2019 | Moving On | Sarah | Episode: "By Any Other Name" |
| 2019 | MotherFatherSon | Nurse Beth | Episode: "Series 1, episode 2" |
| 2019 | Clink | Sami Gilani | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Flack | Narinda | Episode: "Danny & Deepak" |
| 2020 | Twelfth Night | Viola | 2017 RSC production of Twelfth Night[8] |
| 2022 | Our House | Lucy Vaughan | 1 episode[10] |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Fate Maiden | Recurring |
| 2022 | Treason | Zoe | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Silent Witness | Bela Nasir | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | DI Ray | Amara Dhawan | 4 episodes[11] |
| TBA | Under Salt Marsh | TBA | Upcoming TV series |
Film
edit| 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 | [12] |
| 2019 | Greed | Amanda | [7] |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | RSC Live: Twelfth Night | Viola | [5] |
| 2023 | God of Carnage | Annette | [9] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Rising Star: Dinita Gohil". Muddy Stilettos: Warwickshire. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Dinita Gohil | Spotlight". Spotlight. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ a b Kessler, P L (2 May 2001). "The Last Train". The History Files. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b Pioneer.hu (3 November 2016). "Year Million". Pioneer Stillking Films. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b Michael Billington (10 November 2017). "Twelfth Night review – fun and fury from Ade Edmondson and Kara Tointon at the RSC". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (5 December 2018). "Sony & Film4 Wrap Steve Coogan Pic 'Greed'; Sophie Cookson, Asa Butterfield, Stephen Fry Join Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 January 2022.[dead link]
- ^ a b Debruge, Peter (21 February 2020). "'Greed': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b Wood, Alex (27 March 2020). "RSC and Marquee TV to release Twelfth Night with Kara Tointon, Dinita Gohil and Ade Edmondson". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b Akbar, Arifa (8 September 2023). "God of Carnage review – deliciously savage satire still has plenty of bite". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Jade, Kayleigh (10 March 2022). "Our House cast revealed for brand new ITV drama". TellyMix. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0324743/
- ^ Graham, Alison. "The Boy with the Topknot". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
External links
edit- Dinita Gohil at IMDb