Afshan Azad

Padma Patil

Full name: Afshan Azad
DOB: 12 February 1988
Birth place: Manchester, England, UK
Short biography: Afshan Azad (born in 1989) plays Padma Patil in the Harry Potter films. She got the part when casting agents visited her school; after several auditions, Azad was chosen for the part. She currently lives in Manchester. She is a Muslim and a second-generation Bangladeshi. Azad and her co-star Shefali Chowdhury became very close after acting in Goblet of Fire. Seventeen-year-old Azad is also an A-level student studying chemistry, biology, English and media language at Xaverian College and has just taken her AS level exams.

Filmography:

1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) (filming) .... Padma Patil
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) .... Padma Patil