Archie Panjabi

Archie made her film debut in the smash hit comedy East Is East in 1999. The film was the year’s biggest home-grown hit. Archie went onto to appear in the hugely successfully British film Bend It Like Beckham, with Keira Knightley. Roles followed in Fernando Meirelles’ The Constant Gardener, Simon Beaufoy’s Yasmin, Michael Winterbottom’s Code 46 and Sarah Gavron’s BIFA-winning This Little Life. TV work has included White Teeth and A Very Social Secretary. More recently Michael Winterbottom cast Archie alongside Angelina Jolie in A Mighty Heart. Archie is currently filming The Traitor starring opposite Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce.

BIFA Roles

2007 Jury Member