India de Beaufort

Early life

de Beaufort was born in Kingston Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. Her mother is Karen de Beaufort, born in Liverpool in 1959, and her father is Nick Lloyd, born in London in 1959. Both parents were in the entertainment industry as dancers during the 1970s and 1980s, appearing in many British TV shows. India has an older brother, Thomas Beaufort Lloyd (born 3 September 1985). de Beaufort's Grandfather Roger de Beaufort was born in Calcutta, India, however this is not the origin of her name. India attended Esher College in Surrey, England.

Career

In 1994, de Beaufort appeared in a music video for artist Lulu "Every Woman Knows", and in 1996 had a brief appearance as an orphan child in an episode of Penelope Keith's Next of Kin.

In 2002, aged 15, de Beaufort signed to Entertainment Rights as a singer/songwriter and actress, In the same year she was cast as a principal character in the BAFTA nominated The Basil Brush Show as India Beau. de Beaufort went on to shoot three seasons with the show, and also performed as a featured artist on the Christmas single "Boom Boom, its Basil Brush". The song remained in the UK charts for three weeks at position 44. During India's time with the cast of the CBBC sitcom, India performed at Proms in the Park and took part in a nationwide tour.

In 2006, de Beaufort was cast as Maya in Simon Pegg's Run Fatboy Run, directed by David Schwimmer. She has said in many interviews that this production switched her path from singer to actress. The following year she became the face of US makeup line Me by Mezhgan, created by the head of American Idol's make up department, Mezhgan Hussainy. In 2008, de Beaufort was cast as the pagan warrior Aneka in BBC/Comedy Central parody series, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire. The comedy was shot in Budapest, Hungary.

In 2009, de Beaufort joined the cast of The CW teen drama series One Tree Hill as Miranda Stone during the seventh season.

From 2010 to 2012, de Beaufort played India Jourdain in the ABC Family comedy-drama series Jane by Design. The series was canceled after one season. She later had the recurring roles in Necessary Roughness and Chicago P.D.. She also guest starred on Chuck, How I Met Your Mother, Castle and The Night Shift. From 2014 to 2017, de Beaufort did her first voice role as Clover in the Netflix show All Hail King Julien.

In 2015, de Beaufort was cast as Jules Jackman in the ABC prime-time television soap opera Blood & Oil.

In 2016 de Beaufort was cast in recurring roles on Younger and NCIS LA. She also guest starred on 2 Broke Girls.

In 2017 de Beaufort joined the cast of VEEP for HBO. India was also cast in ABC's Pilot The Gospel of Kevin which was late picked up to series.