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Sacha Dhawan

British actor (born 1984)

Summary

British actor (born 1984)

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years_active	1998–present
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Sacha Dhawan () (born 1 May 1984) is a British actor. He began his career in the ITV series Out of Sight (1997–1998), The Last Train (1999), and Weirdsister College (2001–2002). He originated the role of Akthar in the play The History Boys (2004–2006) and reprised his role in its film adaptation (2006).

Dhawan has since played Paul Jatri in the BBC One comedy-drama Last Tango in Halifax (2012), Waris Hussein in the BBC Two docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time (2013), Davos in the Marvel series Iron Fist (2017–2018), Count Orlo in The Great (2020–2023) on Hulu, and The Master in the science fiction series Doctor Who (2020–2022).

Early life and education

Sacha Dhawan was born in 1983 or 1984 in Bramhall, Stockport, to Indian parents from Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

Dhawan trained at the Laine-Johnson Theatre School in Manchester, and started acting at the age of twelve. He attended the Roman Catholic school Aquinas College in Stockport.

Career

Television and film

Dhawan has appeared in a number of television shows in the United Kingdom. He had recurring roles in Weirdsister College, in which he played Azmat Madaridi, and series two and three of the children's TV series Out of Sight. He appeared in the miniseries The Last Train (1999), and has guest starred in episodes on EastEnders, Altogether Now, and City Central.{{cite web |url=http://www.thetalent.biz/cv/207/

Dhawan was cast as the title character in the BBC crime drama Virdee, adapted from the novels by A A Dhand. He was later replaced in the role by Staz Nair.

Theatre

Dhawan originated the role of Akthar in Alan Bennett's play The History Boys. After playing Akthar in the original stage production he reprised the role in the Broadway, Sydney, Wellington and Hong Kong productions, and radio and film versions of the play.

In July 2018, Dhawan reunited with History Boys playwright Alan Bennett and co-star Samuel Barnett for Bennett's new play Allelujah! at the Bridge Theatre.

Personal life

Dhawan was in a relationship with actress Anjli Mohindra. The couple became engaged during a trip to Machu Picchu in 2024. On 30 August 2025, they married in a Hindu ceremony in Tuscany.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	The History Boys	Akthar
2010	Splintered	Sam
2012	Girl Shaped Love Drug	Him
The Mystery of Edwin Drood	Neville Landless	Miniseries
2013	After Earth	Hesper Pilot
2015	The Lady in the Van	Doctor at Gloucester Crescent
2018	National Theatre Live: Allelujah!	Dr. Valentine
2023	The Glassworker	Vincent Oliver	Voice

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997–1998	Out of Sight	Ali Pantajali	Main role; 20 episodes
1998	City Central	Tony	Episode: "Picking Up the Pieces"
1999	The Last Train	Leo Nixon	Main role; 6 episodes
2001–2002	Weirdsister College	Azmat Madari	Main role; 13 episodes
2003	EastEnders: Perfectly Frank	DC Wayne Atkins	TV movie
2006	Bradford Riots	Karim	TV movie
2008	Wired	Ben	3 episodes
2008–2009	Chuggington	Eddie	Voice; 38 episodes (UK only)
2009	Paradox	Jaz Roy	Series 1, episode 4
2010	The Deep	Vincent	5 episodes
Five Days	Khalil Akram	4 episodes
2010–2011	Outsourced	Manmeet	Main role; 22 episodes
2012	Last Tango in Halifax	Paul Jatri	6 episodes
Being Human	Pete	Episode: "Hold the Front Page"
Welcome to India	Narrator	TV documentary
2013	The Tractate Middoth	William Garrett	Television film
An Adventure in Space and Time	Waris Hussein	Television film
2014	Utopia	Paul	2 episodes
24: Live Another Day	Naveed Shabazz	4 episodes
In the Flesh	Amir	Series 2, episode 3
Line of Duty	Manish Prasad	3 episodes
Mr Selfridge	Jimmy Dillon	Main role; 9 episodes
2014–2016	In the Club	Dev Sidhwa	Main role; 12 episodes
2015	No Offence	Majid Hassan	Series 1, episode 3
Bugsplat!	Mohammed Mohammed	Television film
Not Safe for Work	Danny	6 episodes
The Interceptor	Astin Ray	Episode 3
2017	Sherlock	Ajay	Episode: "The Six Thatchers"
The Boy with the Topknot	Sathnam Sanghera	BBC Two
2017–2018	Marvel's Iron Fist	Davos	Main role; 15 episodes
2020	Dracula	Dr. Sharma	1 episode
Thunderbirds Are Go	Stew	Voice; episode: "Upside Down"
2020–2022	Doctor Who	The Master	5 episodes
2020–2023	The Great	Count Orlo	Main role
2021	The Prince	Teddy / Dinesh	Voice; 12 episodes
2022	Suspect	Jaisal	8 episodes
2023	Wolf	Honey	6 episodes
Summer Camp Island	Miracle Rabbit	Voice; episode: "Miracle Rabbit"
2025	The Iris Affair	Alfie Bird	4 episodes

Audio drama

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Doctor Who: Dark Eyes 3	Episode: "The Reviled"	Jaldam / Vaughan
2016	Doctor Who: Classic Doctors, New Monsters 1	Episode: "Fallen Angels"	Joel Finch
2017	Torchwood: Aliens Among Us Part 2	Episode: "Zero Hour"	Hasan
2018	Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures	Episode: "Ghost Walk"	Matthew
2021	First Action Bureau: Series 1	Benjamin Saal
2025	Call Me Master	Inner Demons	The Master
Title (TBA)	Due for release later this year
2025	Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Quirinus Quirrell

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Gray Matter	Malik	Voice
2012	Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes	Durrig
2014	Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series	Gryff Whitehill
2017	Mass Effect: Andromeda	Additional voices
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2	Steel Serpent
2018	Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age	Prince Faris, additional voices	Voice (English version)
2024	Dragon Age: The Veilguard	Elek Tavor

Radio and theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Chocky	Matthew Gore	Radio play, BBC Radio 4
2001	East is East	Sajid	Live theatre, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
2002	The Witches	Boy	Live theatre, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
2004–2006	The History Boys	Akthar	Live theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London
Live theatre, Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway
Live theatre, Sydney Theatre, Sydney
Live theatre, St. James Theatre, Wellington
Live theatre, Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
2007	The Prospect	Hanif	Radio play, BBC Radio 4
Pretend You Have Big Buildings	Danny	Live theatre, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Borstal Boy		Live theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2008	Pornography		Live theatre, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh{{cite news	url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/specials/edinburgh/article4460359.ece
2009	England People Very Nice	Norfolk Danny/Carlo/Aaron/Mushi	Olivier Theatre, National Theatre
2018	Allelujah! by Alan Bennett	Dr. Valentine	Live theatre, Bridge Theatre
2022	Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Firewall by James Swallow	Charlie Cole	Radio drama, BBC Radio 4

References

(1 July 2015). "60 Seconds With... Sacha Dhawan". BAFTA Guru.
(11 October 2006). "Sacha's well versed at History".
Seale, Jack. (30 June 2015). "Sacha Dhawan: 'My generation don't care who plays a part'". [[The Guardian]].
Siddiqui, Sabrina. (14 October 2010). "From Stage to Stateside: In Conversation with Outsourced's Sacha Dhawan". Divanee.com.
(3 January 2015). "Interview with Sacha Dhawan (from NBC's Outsourced) – Smita Shares".
Tsering, Lisa. (21 May 2011). "NBC Cancels 'Outsourced': First TV Show Set in India". [[The Times of India]].
(1 January 2020). "Doctor Who sees the shock return of a classic foe in opening episode". BBC.
(25 August 2023). "'Happy Valley' Creator Sally Wainwright, Jenna Coleman, Nicôle Lecky, Sacha Dhawan Series Set at BBC".
"Internet Broadway Database: Sacha Dhawan Credits on Broadway".
"National Theatre : Productions : The History Boys 2004".
(24 September 2018). "Bodyguard's Anjli Mahindra's life away from the BBC drama uncovered as her famous boyfriend is revealed".
(4 October 2025). "Anjli Mohindra Wore A Custom Lehenga And Pre-Loved Jimmy Choos To Marry Fellow Actor Sacha Dhawan In Tuscany".
"BBC Two - Welcome to India, Episode 1".
"Production of England People Very Nice {{!}} Theatricalia".

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