Priya Rajaratnam is a Canadian actress and dancer born in Jaffna, Sri  Lanka. She grew up in Monchengladbach, Germany and Vancouver, Canada. Priya  is trained in Bharatanatyam (classical Indian dance) from the age of  five for over a decade. Priya was also trained in Karnatic singing  and Violin.Priya first discovered her passion for the art  of acting while watching a professional acting class in Vancouver, BC.  She pursued her curiosity and studied Theatre Performance at Simon  Fraser University. She appeared in numerous student and independent  films, as well as stage plays before she began auditioning for network  TV shows and feature films.