Actor profile

Rakhee Thakrar

29th February 1984 Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK Acting

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.

12 Movies 13 TV Shows 26 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Mouse! poster

Mouse! 24th September 2025 as Priya

September Says poster

September Says 19th February 2025 as Sheela

Spirit of Place poster

Spirit of Place 13th September 2024

Wonka poster

Wonka 6th December 2023 as Lottie Bell

My Happy Ending poster

My Happy Ending 24th February 2023 as Imaan

Running Naked poster

Running Naked 12th October 2020 as Jade

23 Walks poster

23 Walks 30th July 2020 as Registrar

Summerland poster

Summerland 24th July 2020 as Mrs. Evans

End-O poster

End-O 10th October 2019 as Dr. Womaan

Extinction poster

Extinction 1st September 2019

Page Eight poster

Page Eight 28th August 2011 as Muna Hammami

Banglatown Banquet poster

Banglatown Banquet 25th March 2006 as Rozena

I, Jack Wright poster

I, Jack Wright 23rd April 2025 as Laura Johnstone

Finders Keepers poster

Finders Keepers 17th January 2024 as DS Doyle

Karen Pirie poster

Karen Pirie 25th September 2022 as Bel Richmond

Rules of the Game poster

Rules of the Game 11th January 2022 as Maya Benshaw

The Girl Before poster

The Girl Before 19th December 2021 as Mia

Criminal: UK poster

Criminal: UK 20th September 2019 as Nasreen Shah

Four Weddings and a Funeral poster

Four Weddings and a Funeral 31st July 2019 as Fatima

Sex Education poster

Sex Education 11th January 2019 as Emily Sands

Man Like Mobeen poster

Man Like Mobeen 17th December 2017 as Uncle Shady's Daughter

Invizimals poster

Invizimals 29th November 2014 as Jazmin (voice)

DCI Banks poster

DCI Banks 16th September 2011 as Lab Assistant

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self - Guest

Peep Show poster

Peep Show 19th September 2003 as Waitress