Rakhee Thakrar

Rakhee Thakrar

Acting
Born 1984-02-29Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

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.

Movies (12)

Wonka
7.0

Wonka

2023Movie7.0
Page Eight
6.6

Page Eight

2011Movie6.6
Summerland
7.5

Summerland

2020Movie7.5
Running Naked
4.9

Running Naked

2020Movie4.9
My Happy Ending
6.6

My Happy Ending

2023Movie6.6
September Says
6.8

September Says

2025Movie6.8
Mouse!

Mouse!

2025Movie
23 Walks
6.8

23 Walks

2020Movie6.8
Extinction

Extinction

2019Movie
Banglatown Banquet

Banglatown Banquet

2006Movie
End-O
6.7

End-O

2019Movie6.7
Spirit of Place

Spirit of Place

2024Movie

TV Shows (14)

Sex Education
8.2

Sex Education

2019Series8.2
The One Show
4.4

The One Show

2006Series4.4
Peep Show
8.0

Peep Show

2003Series8.0
DCI Banks
7.1

DCI Banks

2011Series7.1
Criminal: UK
7.2

Criminal: UK

2019Series7.2
The Girl Before
6.2

The Girl Before

2021Series6.2
Man Like Mobeen
6.8

Man Like Mobeen

2017Series6.8
I, Jack Wright
5.4

I, Jack Wright

2025Series5.4
Four Weddings and a Funeral
6.9

Four Weddings and a Funeral

2019Series6.9
Karen Pirie
7.0

Karen Pirie

2022Series7.0
Rules of the Game
6.2

Rules of the Game

2022Series6.2
Finders Keepers
5.8

Finders Keepers

2024Series5.8
No Signal!

No Signal!

2009Series
Invizimals
4.8

Invizimals

2014Series4.8