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Rakhee Thakrar

Rakhee Thakrar

1984-02-29 / Leicester, 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.

Appearances

DCI Banks
DCI Banks (2011)
Rules of the Game
Rules of the Game (2022)
The Girl Before
The Girl Before (2021)
No Signal!
No Signal! (2009)
Karen Pirie
Karen Pirie (2022)
Invizimals
Invizimals (2014)
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019)
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers (2024)
Sex Education
Sex Education (2019)
Honest Trailers
Honest Trailers (2012)
Peep Show
Peep Show (2003)
Criminal: UK
Criminal: UK (2019)
I, Jack Wright
I, Jack Wright (2025)
Man Like Mobeen
Man Like Mobeen (2017)