Sacha Dhawan
| Sacha Dhawan | |
|---|---|
 Dhawan in 2010 | |
| Born |
1984 (age 31–32) Bramhall, Stockport, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Sacha Dhawan (born 1984) is an English actor. He has performed on stage, film, television and radio.[1]
Early life
Dhawan was born in Bramhall, Stockport,[1] of Indian descent.[2][3]
Dhawan trained at the Laine-Johnson Theatre School in Manchester, and started acting at the age of twelve. He attended Aquinas College in Stockport.[1]
Onscreen
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 mini series The Last Train (1999), and has guest starred in episodes on EastEnders, Altogether Now, and City Central.[4] He also appeared in 2008 ITV drama, Wired, as Ben Chandrakar, alongside Jodie Whittaker and Laurence Fox. He was part of an ensemble cast on the NBC sitcom Outsourced, which aired during the 2010–11 season.[5] In November 2013, Dhawan appeared as former director Waris Hussein in An Adventure in Space and Time, a docu-drama created as part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations for Doctor Who. He also portrayed Paul Jatri, a 22-year-old man involved with a woman twice his age, in the first series of BBC One's Last Tango in Halifax.
Onstage
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.[6][7]
For his performance in Bradford Riots he won the 2007 Royal Television Society Award for On-Screen Breakthrough.
Credits
- Mr Selfridge (2016) as Jimmy Dillon
- The Lady in the Van (2015) as Doctor at Gloucester Crescent
- Not Safe for Work (2015) as Danny
- The Interceptor (2015) as Astin Ray (episode 1.3)
- No Offence (2015) (episode 1.3)
- Utopia (2014) as Paul
- In the Flesh, TV series (2014), one episode as Amir
- 24: Live Another Day (2014) as Naveed
- Line of Duty (2014) as Manish Prasad
- In the Club Series 1(2014) and Series 2 (2016) as Dev
- The Tractate Middoth (2013) as Mr Garrett
- After Earth (2013) as Hesper Pilot
- An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) as Waris Hussein
- Welcome to India, TV documentary, BBC Two (2012) as narrator[8]
- Last Tango in Halifax (2012) as Paul Jatri
- Girl Shaped Love Drug (2012)
- Being Human (2012) as Pete for one episode
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012) as Neville Landless
- Outsourced (2010) as Manmeet
- The Deep (2010) as Vincent
- Pornography, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (2008)[9]
- Wired, UK TV Series (2008) as Ben
- The Prospect, BBC Radio 4 play, (2007) as Hanif
- Pretend You Have Big Buildings, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester (2007) as Danny
- The History Boys, feature film (2006) as Akthar
- Bradford Riots, TV movie (2006)
- The History Boys, Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway (2006) as Akthar
- The History Boys, Sydney Theatre, Sydney (2006) as Akthar
- The History Boys, St James, Wellington (2006) as Akthar
- The History Boys, Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong (2006) as Akthar
- The History Boys, Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London (2004–05) as Akthar
- The Witches, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester (2002) as Boy
- East is East, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester (2001)
- Borstal Boy, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- The Last Train, UK TV series (1999) as Leo Nixon
- Chocky, BBC Radio 4 play, (1998) as Matthew Gore
- Out of Sight, UK TV series (1997–98) as Ali
References
- 1 2 3 "Sacha's well versed in History". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2006.
- ↑ Seale, Jack (30 June 2015). "Sacha Dhawan: 'My generation don't care who plays a part'". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Siddiqui, Sabrina (14 October 2010). "From Stage to Stateside: In Conversation with Outsourced's Sacha Dhawan". Divanee.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ "Hatton McEwan Artists (Sacha Dhawan CV)". Archived from the original on 21 October 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
- ↑ Tsering, Lisa (21 May 2011). "NBC Cancels 'Outsourced': First TV Show Set in India". Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ↑ "Internet Broadway Database: Sacha Dhawan Credits on Broadway". Retrieved 10 November 2006.
- ↑ "National Theatre : Productions : The History Boys 2004". Retrieved 10 November 2006.
- ↑ "BBC Two - Welcome to India, Episode 1". Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ Nightingale, Benedict (5 August 2008). "Pornography at the Traverse, Edinburgh". The Times. London. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
