Agni Scott is a Cyprus actress. She is best known for acting in Find Me Falling (2024), Alexander: The Making of a God (2024), Absentia (2019-20), and The Young Messiah (2016).
She was born as Agni Tsangaridou in Cyprus. Debuting in 2004, she made about 25 acting performances in the last two decades.
Quick Info
| Real Name | Agni Scott |
| Age | Mid 40s |
| Birthplace | Cyprus |
| Education | Florida International University |
| Height | 5 feet 6 inches [168 cm] |
| Weight | N/A |
Ethnicity
Agni Scott is of Cypriot heritage. Her parents are Kyriacos and Katina Tsangaridou. Her mother Katina works at the Ministry Of Education And Culture.
She has a brother named Demetris Tsangarides. He works at the Ministry of Education Cyprus per his Facebook handle.
Personal Life
Agni’s birthday is on the 23rd of April and she was raised in Larnaca. She moved to the United States and studied at Brandeis University. Later, she graduated with a BFA from Florida International University.
Her husband is Phil Handy. He is a British actor with notable credits in Napoleon (2023), The Village (2013-2014), A Knight’s Tale (2001), Hunted (2012), etc. Before acting, he was part of a pop music band Ice Cold in Alice.
Upon her marriage with Phil, she moved to London with him. The couple was blessed with two kids Leo Handy (born October 2006) and Nephele Handy (born August 2008).
Career
Agni Scott made her debut in the TV movie The Hamburg Cell as Aysel in 2004. She also appeared as Reem Mutar in the TV series The Gird that year. She acted in a couple of movies next year namely Lost in Love and The English Harem.
Over the next decade, she actively appeared in tons of movies and TV series such as MI-5, House of Saddam, Identity, The Shadow Line, The Young Messiah, The Red Tent, and many more.
On the side, she made stage appearances as well. She acted in plays such as Oresteia, La Fenix, Electra, The Odyssey, and others, and even worked under productions of Bush Theatre, Boston Greek Institute, Raw Space, etc.
Her first voice credit was for the video game Battlefield 1 where she voiced Zara Ghufran. In 2017 and 2018, she voiced in Assassin’s Creed: Origins and Odyssey respectively.
In 2019, she played the prominent role of Polly Canto in the Prime Video TV series Absentia. Three years later, she appeared as Mrs Croft in the Netflix movie Persuasion.
In 2024, she made two powerful appearances in Alexander: The Making of a God and Find Me Falling. Both of them feature in her lead roles of Stateira and Sia respectively.
Unknown Facts
- She has a 10-year-old dog named Betsy.
- She tested positive for COVID-19 in July 2022.
- Her first language is Greek.
Must check other celebrities:
Photo credit: @scottagni – Instagram.