Manjinder Virk

Manjinder Virk is an English actress, director and writer. She has appeared in the television series Holby City (1999), Doctors (2000), The Bill (2004), The Ghost Squad (2005), Runaway (2009), Skins (2010), Monroe (2011), Hunted (2012) and Midsomer Murders (2016 –2018). She has also written and directed the short films Forgive (2008) and Out of Darkness (2013), the latter of which she won Best of Fest award at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival.

The Arbor (2010)

Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar. Andrea Dunbar wrote honestly and unflinchingly about her upbringing on the notorious Buttershaw Estate in Bradford and was described as ‘a genius straight from the slums.’ When she died tragically at the age ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clio Barnard
CAST:  Kate Rutter  •  Christine Bottomley  •  George Costigan  •  Monica Dolan

Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar. Andrea Dunbar wrote honestly and unflinchingly about her upbringing on the notorious Buttershaw Estate in Bradford and was described as ‘a genius straight from the slums.’ When she died tragically at the age ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clio Barnard
CAST:  Kate Rutter  •  Christine Bottomley  •  George Costigan  •  Monica Dolan

Out of Darkness (2013)

A unique story told by nine different actors which explores the haunting of a conscience by lost souls that won't let go.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manjinder Virk
CAST:  Riz Ahmed  •  Asheq Akhtar  •  Jimmy Akingbola  •  Christine Bottomley

A unique story told by nine different actors which explores the haunting of a conscience by lost souls that won't let go.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manjinder Virk
CAST:  Riz Ahmed  •  Asheq Akhtar  •  Jimmy Akingbola  •  Christine Bottomley

The Blue Tower (2008)

Dark thriller about a young British man of Indian origin who finds himself trapped in a loveless marriage. Unemployed, he spends his days driving his car, hanging out with a motley crew of listless friends and visiting his wealthy old aunt's house - where he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Smita Bhide
CAST:  Abhin Galeya  •  Paul Chowdhry  •  Alice O'Connell  •  Sonnell Dadral

Dark thriller about a young British man of Indian origin who finds himself trapped in a loveless marriage. Unemployed, he spends his days driving his car, hanging out with a motley crew of listless friends and visiting his wealthy old aunt's house - where he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Smita Bhide
CAST:  Abhin Galeya  •  Paul Chowdhry  •  Alice O'Connell  •  Sonnell Dadral

Britz (2007)

Sohail is an ambitious law undergraduate who signs up with MI5 and, eager to play a part in protecting British security, begins an investigation into a terrorist cell. His sister Nasima is a medical student in Leeds who becomes increasingly alienated and angered by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Kosminsky
CAST:  Manjinder Virk  •  Riz Ahmed  •  Ravin J. Ganatra  •  Mary Stockley

Sohail is an ambitious law undergraduate who signs up with MI5 and, eager to play a part in protecting British security, begins an investigation into a terrorist cell. His sister Nasima is a medical student in Leeds who becomes increasingly alienated and angered by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Kosminsky
CAST:  Manjinder Virk  •  Riz Ahmed  •  Ravin J. Ganatra  •  Mary Stockley

Bradford Riots (2006)

The story of the aftermath of the 2001 Bradford riots told from the perspective of an Asian familty  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Biswas
CAST:  Sacha Dhawan  •  Ace Bhatti  •  Victor Banerjee  •  Manjinder Virk

The story of the aftermath of the 2001 Bradford riots told from the perspective of an Asian familty  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Biswas
CAST:  Sacha Dhawan  •  Ace Bhatti  •  Victor Banerjee  •  Manjinder Virk

History's Future (2016)

Losing his memory after a mugging, a man known only as 'MP' (Missing Person) leaves his home and sets out on a journey - in search not only for his memory but perhaps also for a new identity. MP finds himself confronted by a world in which there are no longer any ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fiona Tan
CAST:  Mark O'Halloran  •  Denis Lavant  •  Anne Consigny  •  Hristos Passalis

Losing his memory after a mugging, a man known only as 'MP' (Missing Person) leaves his home and sets out on a journey - in search not only for his memory but perhaps also for a new identity. MP finds himself confronted by a world in which there are no longer any ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fiona Tan
CAST:  Mark O'Halloran  •  Denis Lavant  •  Anne Consigny  •  Hristos Passalis

Kaleidoscope (2017)

A psychological thriller about the destructive relationship between a middle-aged man and his mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rupert Jones
CAST:  Anne Reid  •  Sinead Matthews  •  Toby Jones  •  Frederick Schmidt

A psychological thriller about the destructive relationship between a middle-aged man and his mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rupert Jones
CAST:  Anne Reid  •  Sinead Matthews  •  Toby Jones  •  Frederick Schmidt

The Sense of an Ending (2017)

A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him re-think his current situation in life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ritesh Batra
CAST:  Jim Broadbent  •  Charlotte Rampling  •  Harriet Walter  •  Michelle Dockery

A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him re-think his current situation in life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ritesh Batra
CAST:  Jim Broadbent  •  Charlotte Rampling  •  Harriet Walter  •  Michelle Dockery

Child of Mine (2005)

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DIRECTION:  Jamie Payne
CAST:  Joanne Whalley  •  Hannah Lochner  •  Adrian Dunbar  •  Stevie Gillespie

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DIRECTION:  Jamie Payne
CAST:  Joanne Whalley  •  Hannah Lochner  •  Adrian Dunbar  •  Stevie Gillespie

Forgive (2008)

A Father. A Son. Two meetings that will change the rest of their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manjinder Virk
CAST:  Sacha Dhawan  •  Abdi Gouhad

A Father. A Son. Two meetings that will change the rest of their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manjinder Virk
CAST:  Sacha Dhawan  •  Abdi Gouhad

Midsomer Murders: 25 Years of Mayhem (2022)

This documentary explores the enduring popularity of one of Britain's best loved crime dramas, Midsomer Murders, as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  John Nettles  •  Neil Dudgeon  •  Nick Hendrix  •  Daniel Casey

This documentary explores the enduring popularity of one of Britain's best loved crime dramas, Midsomer Murders, as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  John Nettles  •  Neil Dudgeon  •  Nick Hendrix  •  Daniel Casey