Rakhee Thakrar
Actor
February 29, 1984 (42 years)
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | The Oresteia · as Chandra |
| 2025 | I, Jack Wright · as Laura Johnstone |
| 2024 | September Says · as Sheela |
| 2024 | Finders Keepers (2024) · as Ds DoyleOn Plex |
| 2023 | Wonka · as Lottie Bell |
| 2023 | My Happy Ending · as Imaan |
| 2022 | Karen Pirie · as Bel Richmond |
| 2022 | Rules of the Game · as Maya Benshaw |
| 2021 | The Girl Before · as Mia |
| 2020 | Running Naked · as JadeOn Plex |
| 2020 | Summerland · as Mrs. Evans |
| 2020 | 23 Walks · as Registrar |
| 2019 | End-O · as Dr. Womaan |
| 2019 | Criminal: United Kingdom · as Nasreen Shah |
| 2019 | Four Weddings and a Funeral · as Fatima |
| 2019 | Sex Education · as Emily Sands |
| 2017 | Man Like Mobeen · as Uncle Shady's Daughter |
| 2017 | Those Four Walls · as Neha |
| 2014 | GreaseEnders: Children in Need Special · as Shabnam Masood |
| 2013 | Invizimals · as Jazmin (voice) |
| 2011 | Page Eight · as Muna Hammami |
| 2011 | The Jury: The Jurors · as Rashid's Sister |
| 2010 | DCI Banks · as Lab Assistant |
| 2006 | Banglatown Banquet · as Rozena |
| 2003 | Peep Show · as WaitressOn Plex |
| 2002 | The Jury · as Rashid's Sister |
| 2000 | Doctors · as Jasmin Sharma |
| 1999 | Holby City · as Sarita Dubashi |
| 1985 | EastEnders · as Shabnam MasoodOn Plex |
| 2020 | Between the Covers (2020) · as Self - Panellist |
| 2009 | No Signal · as Self |
| 2006 | The One Show · as Self - Guest |