Karen David
Acting
Biography
Karen Shenaz David (born 15 April 1979) is an Indian-born English/Canadian actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for starring as Spanish teacher Francesca 'Cesca' Montoya in Waterloo Road (2010–2011), Princess Isabella in Galavant (2015–2016), and Grace Mukherjee in Fear the Walking Dead (2019–2023). Other television credits include Cold Feet, Once Upon a Time, Legacies, Barry, and The Irrational. She has appeared in films such as Batman Begins (2005), The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (2008), Red Lights (2012), and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014).
Born: April 15, 1979
Place of Birth: Shillong - Meghalaya - India
Known For
The Rookie
Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.
Legacies
In a place where young witches, vampires, and werewolves are nurtured to be their best selves in spite of their worst impulses, Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman, among others, come of age into heroes and villains at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted.
Criminal Minds
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
Pantheon
A bullied teen receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her recently deceased father, David, whose consciousness has been uploaded to the Cloud following an experimental destructive brain scan. David is the first of a new kind of being – an “Uploaded Intelligence” or “UI” – but he will not be the last, as a global conspiracy unfolds that threatens to trigger a new kind of world war.
Eureka
Chief Shell engineer Jaap Van Ballegooijen is passionate about saving the world's energy resources. Whilst under stress working in the south east Asia oil fields, he struggles to solve the problem of leaving "Undrillable" oil behind. Under the increasing pressure from a local reporter, Jaap returns to his teenage son in Amsterdam who ultimately shows that, even with the biggest problems, inspiration can come from the most unlikely places.
Castle
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Law & Order: Organized Crime
The detectives of the Organized Crime Control Bureau work to dismantle New York City's most vicious and violent illegal enterprises.
Barry
A listless hitman is enthralled by theatre acting and becomes eager to leave his old life behind in pursuit of a new career.
Batman Begins
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
Fear the Walking Dead
What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer that question.
Filmography
as Maya
as Rose Dinshaw
as Asha
as Melody Douglass
as Justine's Mom / Receptionist (voice)
as Diya Laghari
as Queenie
as Emma Tig
as Det. Rita Calderon
as Sharon Lucado
as Ruby
as Young Officer Denise Christopher (Dhriti Sirivastava)
as Grace Mukherjee
as Meera
as Isabella
as FBI Lead Agent
as Female Reporter #2
as Kayla Graham
as Jasmine
as Barmaid
as Spa Attendant
as Sara El-Masri
as Layla (as Karen David)
as Liessa
as Reporter
as Asha
as Barnes's Operational Soldier Flanders
as Francesca Montoya
as Lyla
as Mary Meadows
as Courthouse Reporter #1
as Neeta