Rakhee Thakrar
Born: 1984-02-29 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Rakhee Thakrar (born 29 February 1984) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the roles of Shabnam Masood in the long-running BBC One soap opera EastEnders (2014–2016) and Emily Sands in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–present). She also plays the Eighth Doctor's companion, Bliss in Big Finish's Doctor Who: The Time War audio dramas. THEATRE includes Paradise Now! At The Bush; There or Here at the Park Theatre; Astronauts of Hartlepool at the VAULT Festival; Free Booze at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Retalisation at the Peepul Centre; Somewhere Over The Rainbow at the Phoenix Theatre. TELEVISION includes Man Like Mobeen, Karen Pirie, I Jack White, Finders Keepers, Sex Education, Rules of the Game, The Girl Before, Criminal: UK, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Eastenders, Peep Show, The Jury, Doctors and Banglatown Banquet. FILM includes September Says, Spirit of Place, Wonka, My Happy Ending, End-O, 23 Walks, Summerland, Running Naked, Juliet Remembered, and Page Eight.
Filmography
2026
- The Oresteia as Chandra
2025
- I, Jack Wright as Laura Johnstone
- Mouse! as Priya
- September Says as Sheela
2024
- Finders Keepers as DS Doyle
- Spirit of Place
2023
- Wonka as Lottie Bell
- My Happy Ending as Imaan
2022
- Karen Pirie as Bel Richmond
- Rules of the Game as Maya Benshaw
2021
- The Girl Before as Mia
2020
- Running Naked as Jade
- Summerland as Mrs. Evans
- 23 Walks as Registrar
2019
- Sex Education as Emily Sands
- Criminal: UK as Nasreen Shah
- Four Weddings and a Funeral as Fatima
- Extinction
- End-O as Dr. Womaan
2017
- Man Like Mobeen as Uncle Shady's Daughter
2014
- Invizimals as Jazmin (voice)
2011
- DCI Banks as Lab Assistant
- Page Eight as Muna Hammami
2009
- No Signal! as Self
2006
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- Banglatown Banquet as Rozena
2003
- Peep Show as Waitress