Ritu Arya is a British actor of Indian origin, also working as a drummer. She was born and brought up in England and resides there with her parents and two brothers.
Arya began her acting career as a teenager. She gained major recognition for her role as a psychiatrist Dr Megan Sharma in the British soap opera Doctors. There she worked from 2013 to 2017. She was also nominated for the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer in 2017.