Rakhee Thakrar
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Wonka
2023
Page Eight
2011
My Happy Ending
2023
Extinction
2019
September Says
2025
Banglatown Banquet
2006
End-O
2019
23 Walks
2020
Summerland
2020
Running Naked
2020
Spirit of Place
2024
Mouse!
2025
DCI Banks
2011
Rules of the Game
2022
No Signal!
2009
Karen Pirie
2022
Invizimals
2014
Four Weddings and a Funeral
2019
Finders Keepers
2024
Sex Education
2019
Peep Show
2003
Criminal: UK
2019
I, Jack Wright
2025
Man Like Mobeen
2017
The Girl Before
2021
The One Show
2006