Sacha Dhawan
Dhawan on the set of The Boy with the Topknot
Born (1984-05-01) May 1, 1984
Bramhall, Stockport, England
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Known forThe Master
PartnerAnjli Mohindra

Sacha Dhawan (/dəˈwɑːn/;[1]) (May 1, 1984)[2] is a British actor. He began his career in the ITV series Out of Sight (1997–98), The Last Train (1999), and Weirdsister College (2001–02). He originated the role of Akthar in the play The History Boys (2004–06) and reprised his role in its film adaptation (2006).

Dhawan has since played Paul Jatri in the BBC One comedy-drama Last Tango in Halifax (2012), Waris Hussein in the BBC Two docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time (2013), Davos in the Marvel series Iron Fist (2017–18), Count Orlo in The Great (2020–23) on Hulu, and The Master in the science fiction series Doctor Who (2020–22).

Early life and education

Sacha Dhawan was born in Bramhall, Stockport[3] to Indian parents from Jalandhar, Punjab.[4][5][6]

Dhawan trained at the Laine-Johnson Theatre School in Manchester, and started acting at the age of twelve. He attended the Roman Catholic school Aquinas College in Stockport.[3]

Career

Television and film

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 miniseries The Last Train (1999), and has guest starred in episodes on EastEnders, Altogether Now, and City Central.[7] 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.[8] In November 2013, Dhawan portrayed director Waris Hussein in An Adventure in Space and Time, a BBC Two biographical television film on the creation of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as part of its 50th Anniversary celebration. He also appeared as 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. He plays the part of Davos in the Netflix series Iron Fist in both the seasons. He starred as Sathnam Sanghera in the critically acclaimed The Boy with the Topknot, shown on BBC 2 in 2017. He appeared in four episodes of the twelfth series of Doctor Who as the latest incarnation of the renegade Time Lord known as the Master, acting opposite Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor.[9] He reprised the role in the 2022 special The Power of the Doctor, Whittaker's last episode. From 2020 to 2023, he played the role of Count Orlo, advisor to Catherine the Great, in comedy-drama TV series The Great.

Dhawan will star as the title character in the BBC crime drama Virdee, adapted from the novels by A A Dhand.[10]

Theatre

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.[11][12]

For his performance in Bradford Riots, Dhawan won the 2007 Royal Television Society Award for On-Screen Breakthrough.

In July 2018, Dhawan reunited with History Boys playwright Alan Bennett and co-star Samuel Barnett for Bennett's new play Allelujah! at the Bridge Theatre.

Personal life

Dhawan was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 2006. In 2016, he suffered from flare-ups whilst filming Iron Fist in New York.

Dhawan is in a relationship with actress Anjli Mohindra.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006The History BoysAkthar
2008ForgiveRajeshShort film
2010SplinteredSam
2012Girl Shaped Love DrugHim
The Mystery of Edwin DroodNeville LandlessMiniseries
2013After EarthHesper Pilot
2015The Lady in the VanDoctor at Gloucester Crescent
2018National Theatre Live: Allelujah!Dr. Valentine
2023The GlassworkerVincent OliverVoice

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997–98Out of SightAli PantajaliMain role; 20 episodes
1998City CentralTonyEpisode: "Picking Up the Pieces"
1999The Last TrainLeo NixonMain role; 6 episodes
2001–02Weirdsister CollegeAzmat MadariMain role; 13 episodes
2003EastEnders: Perfectly FrankDC Wayne AtkinsTV movie
2006Bradford RiotsKarimTV movie
2008–09ChuggingtonEddieVoice; 38 episodes
2008WiredBen3 episodes
2009ParadoxJaz RoySeries 1 Episode 4
2010–11OutsourcedManmeetMain role; 22 episodes
2010The DeepVincent5 episodes
Five DaysKhalil Akram4 episodes
2012Last Tango in HalifaxPaul Jatri6 episodes
Being HumanPeteEpisode: "Hold the Front Page"
Welcome to India[14]NarratorTV documentary
2013The Tractate MiddothWilliam GarrettTV movie
An Adventure in Space and TimeWaris HusseinTV movie
2014UtopiaPaul2 episodes
24: Live Another DayNaveed Shabazz4 episodes
In the FleshAmirSeries 2 Episode 3
Line of DutyManish Prasad3 episodes
2014–16In the ClubDev SidhwaMain role; 12 episodes
2014Mr SelfridgeJimmy DillonMain role; 9 episodes
2015No OffenceMajid HassanSeries 1 Episode 3
Bugsplat!Mohammed MohammedTV movie
Not Safe for WorkDanny6 episodes
The InterceptorAstin RayEpisode 3
2017SherlockAjayEpisode: "The Six Thatchers"
2017–18Marvel's Iron FistDavosMain role; 15 episodes
2017The Boy with the TopknotSathnam SangheraBBC Two
2020–22Doctor WhoThe Master5 episodes
2020DraculaDr. Sharma1 episode
Thunderbirds Are GoStewVoice; episode: "Upside Down"
2020–23The GreatCount OrloMain role
2021The PrinceTeddy / DineshVoice; 12 episodes
2022SuspectJaisal8 episodes
2023WolfHoney6 episodes
2023Summer Camp IslandMiracle RabbitVoice; episode: "Miracle Rabbit"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2010Gray MatterMalikVoice
2012Warhammer Online: Wrath of HeroesDurrig
2014Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games SeriesGryff Whitehill
2017Mass Effect: AndromedaAdditional voices
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2Steel Serpent
2018Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgePrince Faris, additional voicesVoice (English version)

Radio and theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1998ChockyMatthew GoreRadio play, BBC Radio 4
2001East is EastSajidLive theatre, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
2002The WitchesBoyLive theatre, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
2004–2006The History BoysAktharLive theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London
Live theatre, Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway
Live theatre, Sydney Theatre, Sydney
Live theatre, St. James Theatre, Wellington
Live theatre, Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong
2007The ProspectHanifRadio play, BBC Radio 4
Pretend You Have Big BuildingsDannyLive theatre, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Borstal BoyLive theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2008PornographyLive theatre, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh[15]
2009England People Very NiceNorfolk Danny/Carlo/Aaron/MushiOlivier Theatre, National Theatre[16]
2018Allelujah! by Alan BennettDr. ValentineLive theatre, Bridge Theatre
2022 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Firewall by James Swallow Charlie Cole Radio drama, BBC Radio 4

References

  1. ↑ "60 Seconds With... Sacha Dhawan". BAFTA Guru. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sacha Dhawan Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Sacha's well versed at History". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2006.
  4. ↑ Seale, Jack (30 June 2015). "Sacha Dhawan: 'My generation don't care who plays a part'". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Siddiqui, Sabrina (14 October 2010). "From Stage to Stateside: In Conversation with Outsourced's Sacha Dhawan". Divanee.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Interview with Sacha Dhawan (from NBC's Outsourced) – Smita Shares". Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Hatton McEwan Artists (Sacha Dhawan CV)". Archived from the original on 21 October 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  8. ↑ Tsering, Lisa (21 May 2011). "NBC Cancels 'Outsourced': First TV Show Set in India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "Doctor Who sees the shock return of a classic foe in opening episode". BBC. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "'Happy Valley' Creator Sally Wainwright, Jenna Coleman, Nicôle Lecky, Sacha Dhawan Series Set at BBC". variety.com. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Internet Broadway Database: Sacha Dhawan Credits on Broadway". Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  12. ↑ "National Theatre : Productions : The History Boys 2004". Retrieved 10 November 2006.
  13. ↑ Osborne, Emma (24 September 2018). "Bodyguard's Anjli Mahindra's life away from the BBC drama uncovered as her FAMOUS boyfriend is revealed". OK. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "BBC Two - Welcome to India, Episode 1". Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  15. ↑ Nightingale, Benedict (5 August 2008). "Pornography at the Traverse, Edinburgh". The Times. London. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  16. ↑ "Production of England People Very Nice | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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