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My Take
Afshan Azad will forever be Padma Patil to most of the world, and there is no shame in that, being part of the Harry Potter phenomenon is a kind of immortality. But what interests me is what she did after. Plucked from Manchester as a teenager, a British-Bangladeshi actress who later expanded into modelling and online media, she kept reinventing how she shows up rather than coasting on a single famous role. That instinct to stay in motion, in an industry that prefers to typecast and forget, is quietly admirable. I am rooting for the parts of her story that have nothing to do with Hogwarts.
Overview
Afshan Noor Azad-Kazi (née Azad; born 12 February 1988) is a British actress, model, and media personality. She is best known for playing the role of Padma Patil in the Harry Potter film series, beginning in 2005 with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Afshan Azad
- Name (Japanese)
- アフシャン・アザド
- Reading
- あふしゃん・あざど
- Born
- February 12, 1988 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Longsight, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 165 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / model / film actor / YouTuber
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Whalley Range 11-18 High School
- University
- Xaverian College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.