Ashna Rabheru
Born1996/1997
Basingstoke, England
Alma materRoyal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Years active2014–present

Ashna Rabheru (born 1996/1997) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the Channel 4 drama Indian Summers (2015–2016) and the BBC Three horror series Red Rose (2022).

Early life and education

Rabheru was born in Basingstoke and grew up in the Brighton Hill area. She has a brother.[1] Rabheru attended Queen Mary's College. She took classes at the Hunt Academy for Young Actors (HAYA)[2] and the Identity Drama School.[3] She balanced sitting her AS-Levels with filming Indian Summers.[4] She went on to graduate from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.

Career

At the age of 17, Rabheru signed with Identity Agency Group and subsequently landed her debut television role in the Channel 4 drama Indian Summers, which premiered in 2015, as Shamshad Dalal, a role she would play for both series.

After graduating from drama school, Rabheru made her professional stage debut in Trojan Horse at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Leeds Playhouse. This was followed by London theatre roles in Top Girls at the National Theatre, (BLANK) at the Donmar Warehouse,[5] Santi & Naz at the VAULT Festival, the fourth edition of Living Newspaper at the Royal Court Theatre,[6] and Outside at the Orange Tree Theatre.[7] She made guest appearances in the Channel 4 sitcom Year of the Rabbit and the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education.

Rabheru had a main role as Jaya Mahajan in the teen horror series Red Rose, which premiered on BBC Three in 2022 and Netflix in 2023.[8][9] Rabheru also starred in The Animal Kingdom at the Hampstead Theatre[10] and Ambreen Razia's Favour at the Bush Theatre.[11][12]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Is This Thing On? Reena Short film
2015–2016 Indian Summers Shamshad Dalal 19 episodes
2018 Bounty Sofia Television film
2019 Year of the Rabbit Tilly Episode: "Hostage"
2020 Sex Eduation Gwen 1 episode
2022 Red Rose Jaya Mahajan 8 episodes
2022 The Smeds and the Smoos Janet Voice role, television film
2024 Renegade Nell Polly Honeycombe
TBA Joy Sally Netflix film
Untitled Mike Leigh film Jasmine

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Trojan Horse Farah Edinburgh Fringe Festival / Leeds Playhouse
2019 Top Girls Kit National Theatre, London
(BLANK) Donmar Warehouse, London
2020 Santi & Naz Naz VAULT Festival
2021 Living Newspaper Edition 4 Ensemble Royal Court Theatre, London
Outside Bettina Orange Tree Theatre, London
2022 Animal Kingdom Sophie Hampstead Theatre, London
Favour Leila Bush Theatre, London

References

  1. ↑ Gregory, Chris (18 June 2015). "Actress Ashna Rabheru wins Arts and Entertainment prize at A Place to be Proud of Awards". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ashna Rabheru". The Hunt Academy for Young Actors. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Reena, Ashna Rabheru - Original Drama Shorts, 2014". BBC Three. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Roberts, Emily (5 November 2014). "Basingstoke actress Ashna Rabheru set to star in Channel 4 drama". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "[BLANK] Full Cast Announcement". Clean Break. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ashna Rabheru". Royal Court Theatre. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ashna Rabheru - Cast & Creative". Orange Tree Theatre. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Fearon-Melville, Sabrina (24 February 2023). "Meet the cast of Red Rose". BBC Three. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "'Red Rose': Meet the Cast of the Spooky YA Horror Series". TUDUM by Netflix. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Armistead, Claire (25 February 2022). "The Animal Kingdom review – thrilling portrait of a family in collapse". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Ashna Rabheru". Bush Theatre. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  12. ↑ Wild, Stephi (17 May 2022). "Cast Announced For FAVOUR, a Bush Theatre and Clean Break Co-Production". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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