---
name: "Manjinder Virk"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/manjinder-virk"
fi1m_id: "manjinder-virk"
imdb_id: "nm1528671"
tmdb_id: 1092559
wikidata_id: "Q6750397"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-23T14:07:48.812112+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Manjinder Virk

## Identity

Manjinder Virk

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/manjinder-virk
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** manjinder-virk
- **IMDb ID:** nm1528671
- **TMDB ID:** 1092559
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6750397
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjinder_Virk, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6750397, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1528671/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1092559

Actor. Born 1 January 1975 in Coventry, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1975, Coventry, England, UK
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 66 (1), 2000s 86 (2), 2010s 80 (1), 2020s 60 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 72 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjinder_Virk, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6750397, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1528671/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1092559

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Midsomer Murders*](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md) (66), [*Trigger Point*](https://film.one/tv/trigger-point.md) (60)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Manjinder Virk is a British actress, director and writer. She was born in Coventry, England, and began acting at the Belgrade Youth Theatre there before studying contemporary dance at De Montfort University. She made her television debut in Holby City in 1999.

Virk has appeared in numerous television series, including a recurring role as Dr Kam Karimore in Midsomer Murders (2016–2018) and as DI Samira Desai in Trigger Point (2022). Other credits include Skins (2010), Call the Midwife (2012), Hunted (2012) and Shetland (2023). She has also written and directed short films, including Forgive (2008) and Out of Darkness (2013).

Virk is married to writer and director Neil Biswas.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Trigger Point* (2022), Fi1m 60, as DI Samira Desai — [page](https://film.one/tv/trigger-point.md)
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Ameera Khatun — [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *The Thick of It* (2005), Fi1m 89, as Journalist — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)
- *Green Wing* (2004), Fi1m 83, as Theatre Nurse — [page](https://film.one/tv/green-wing.md)
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Fi1m 66, as Kam Karimore — [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Between Breath & Silence* (2026), as Dr Khan
- *Dekho* (2025), as Jassi · Director, Writer
- *Trigger Point* (2022), series, as DI Samira Desai — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/tv/trigger-point.md)
- *The Beast Must Die* (2021), series, as Liz Jerwood
- *Breeders* (2020), series, as Dr. Webb
- *Sick of It* (2018), series, as Mrs. Sharma
- *Kaleidoscope* (2017), as Officer Torrington
- *Bad Move* (2017), series, as Meena
- *The Sense of an Ending* (2017), as Medical Staff
- *With Love From Calais* (2017), as Gurjeet · Director, Writer
- *History's Future* (2016), as Phoebe
- *Brilliantman!* (2015), as Jogger
- *Ordinary Lies* (2015), series, as Marianne
- *Out of Darkness* (2013), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Shetland* (2013), series, as Farida Sadat — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/shetland.md)
- *Hunted* (2012), series, as Simran Bains
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Ameera Khatun — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *Monroe* (2011), series, as Sally Fortune
- *The Arbor* (2010), as Lorraine Dunbar
- *Moving On* (2009), series, as Alice
- *The Blue Tower* (2008), as Asha
- *Forgive* (2008), Writer, Director
- *Britz* (2007), as Nasima Wahid
- *Britz* (2007), series, as Nasima
- *Comedy Showcase* (2007), series, as News Reporter
- *Skins* (2007), series, as Doctor Berg — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)
- *Bradford Riots* (2006), as Shazia
- *The Ghost Squad* (2005), series, as WPC Shareen Charan
- *Child of Mine* (2005), as WPC
- *The Thick of It* (2005), series, as Journalist — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)
- *Green Wing* (2004), series, as Theatre Nurse — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/green-wing.md)
- *Swiss Toni* (2003), series, as Jenny
- *Doctors* (2000), series, as Harpit Jindal, Laila Khalid, Karen Slater
- *Holby City* (1999), series, as Junior Nurse
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Dr. Kam Karimore, Kam Karimore — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *The Bill* (1984), series, as Khadija Miah
- *Fly Little Bird*, as Leena Bidkar

## Gallery

- ![Manjinder Virk](https://film.one/media/person/384506/gallery-d78b22538662.jpg) Manjinder Virk — Mango Films (Manjinder Virk), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Manjinder_Virk_Out_of_Darkness.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Manjinder Virk](https://film.one/media/person/384506/gallery-7c2ccafaa059.jpg) Manjinder Virk — Image via TMDB

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