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    Andor actress Varada Sethu joins Doctor Who as new companion

    by Charlotte McLaughlin Apr 13, 2024 2 minutes

    Varada Sethu will join Doctor Who as a new companion for Ncuti Gatwa’s second season as a Time Lord.

    The Indian-born actress, who has had roles in Star Wars spin-off show Andor and the Strike Back series, will join the long-running BBC science fiction programme as a second partner for the 15th Doctor.

    There had been reports that Sethu would join the cast to, who has played Gatwa’s companion Ruby Sunday since the Christmas episode The Church On Ruby Road, but the BBC has confirmed they will star opposite each other.

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