Suleka Mathew


Suleka Mathew is a Canadian actress, best known for her lead roles on television series Claws as Arlene Branch, Red Widow as Dina Tomson, Men in Trees as Sara Jackson, and Da Vinci's Inquest as Dr. Sunita Raman for which she was nominated 3 times for best actress at the Leo Awards. Notable guest starring roles include The West Wing and Flashpoint. Her favourite film roles include romantic comedies Touch of Pink which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and the upcoming movie That's Amor.
She was born in Kerala, India, raised in Vancouver, British Columbia and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
In addition to film and television, Suleka has also done audio work, including narrating the Audie Award nominated book The Sad Truth About Happiness by Anne Giardini and The Management of Grief by Bharati Mukherjee. She was also a cast in Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance and Veronica Tennant's Shadow Pleasures inspired by Michael Ondaatje.
Her most recent theatre work includes starring as Phyllis in Annie Baker's Body Awareness for Mitch and Murray Productions.
Suleka has volunteered for non-profit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, MPTF, and Performers for Literacy.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991RunCasino Cashier
1991'Attendant
1995Dangerous IndiscretionNancy Coles
2000LiftPrideShort film
2001LolaCoffee Shop Woman
2002Life or Something Like ItAirline Attendant
2003'Yasmine
2004Touch of PinkNuru Jahan
2005'Annette
2005Bear with MeTV Reporter
2018Midnight SunDr. Paula Fleming
2020That's AmorKerala

YearTitleRoleNotes
198821 Jump StreetValerieEpisode: "Whose Choice Is It Anyway?"
1989MacGyverDarleneEpisode: "The Challenge"
Episode: "Runners"
198921 Jump StreetElenaEpisode: "Loc'd Out: Part 1"
1990Neon RiderJody DixonEpisode: "The Mighty Quinn"
1990Always Remember I Love YouPamTV movie
1993'SueEpisode: "Eastbridge Boulevard"
1994'Assistant D.A.Episode: "Working Girls"
Episode: "Born in the USA"
1994'Lisa DoleEpisode: "Roland"
1995'ChristineTV movie
1995Highlander: The SeriesVashtiEpisode: "The Wrath of Kali"
1996Have You Seen My SonReaderTV movie
1996'Agent CalecaEpisode: "Apocrypha"
1996ProfitEpisode: "Pilot"
1998ViperSue SanchezEpisode: "Trust No One"
1998'TechnicianEpisode: "Harvest"
1998–1999'D.A. Cordelia Warren7 episodes
1998–2003Da Vinci's InquestDr. Sunita 'Sunny' Ramen66 episodes
2000'Lt. Betsy FranklinTV movie
2000Secret Agent ManEllenEpisode: "The Breach"
2000Dark AngelNews ReporterEpisode: "Pilot"
Episode: "C.R.E.A.M."
2001–2002Stargate SG-1KaliEpisode: "Summit"
Episode: "Last Stand"
2002'Christine MehtaEpisode: "Mad as Hatters"
2003'Det. HollowayTV movie
2003Battlestar GalacticaReporterTV miniseries
2003–2006Stephen King's Dead ZoneDr. Janet Gibson6 episodes
2004'Ms. ChakrabarthiEpisode: "The Hubbert Peak"
Episode: "The Dover Test"
2006Final Days of Planet EarthMarianneTV movie
2006–2008Men in TreesSara Jackson28 episodes
2009–2011HawthorneCharge Nurse & Interim Chief Nursing Officer of James River Bobbie Jackson30 episodes
2010Stargate UniverseConstanceEpisode: "Human"
2011Good Morning, KillerBarbara SullivanTV movie
2012NCISNavy Commander Maria CastroEpisode: "The Missionary Position"
2012FlashpointDr. Bell Episode: "Fit for Duty"
2013Red WidowDina TomlinEpisode: "Pilot"
2014Almost HumanKay StensonEpisode: "Disrupt"
2015CastleDetective NeelyEpisode: "I, Witness"
2017–2019Claws Arlene BranchMain role
2020Another LifeCallieEpisode: "Gift from the Gods"
2023Mayfair WitchesArjuna4 episodes