Rakhee Thakrar
Acting Born Feb 29, 1984 Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK 24 credits
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.
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Frequent co-stars
Asa Butterfield
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Gillian Anderson
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Ncuti Gatwa
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Emma Mackey
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Kedar Williams-Stirling
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Connor Swindells
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Aimee Lou Wood
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Alistair Petrie
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Mimi Keene
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Samantha Spiro
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Career timeline
I, Jack WrightSeptember Says
Finders KeepersSpirit of Place
WonkaMy Happy Ending
Karen PirieRules of the Game
The Girl Before
Summerland23 WalksRunning Naked
Sex EducationCriminal: UKFour Weddings and a FuneralEnd-OExtinction
Man Like Mobeen
Invizimals
DCI BanksPage Eight
No Signal!
The One Show
Peep Show
Full filmography
- Sex Education (2019) as Emily Sands
- The One Show (2006) as Self - Guest
- Peep Show (2003) as Waitress
- Wonka (2023) as Lottie Bell
- DCI Banks (2011) as Lab Assistant
- Criminal: UK (2019) as Nasreen Shah
- Karen Pirie (2022) as Bel Richmond
- Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019) as Fatima
- I, Jack Wright (2025) as Laura Johnstone
- The Girl Before (2021) as Mia
- Man Like Mobeen (2017) as Uncle Shady's Daughter
- Page Eight (2011) as Muna Hammami
- Summerland (2020) as Mrs. Evans
- Rules of the Game (2022) as Maya Benshaw
- No Signal! (2009) as Self
- Invizimals (2014) as Jazmin (voice)
- Finders Keepers (2024) as DS Doyle
- September Says (2025) as Sheela
- 23 Walks (2020) as Registrar
- My Happy Ending (2023) as Imaan
- End-O (2019) as Dr. Womaan
- Extinction (2019)
- Spirit of Place (2024)
- Running Naked (2020) as Jade