Rakhee Thakrar

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.

THEATRE includes Paradise Now! At The Bush; There or Here at the Park Theatre; Astronauts of Hartlepool at the VAULT Festival; Free Booze at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Retalisation at the Peepul Centre; Somewhere Over The Rainbow at the Phoenix Theatre. TELEVISION includes Man Like Mobeen, Karen Pirie, I Jack White, Finders Keepers, Sex Education, Rules of the Game, The Girl Before, Criminal: UK, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Eastenders, Peep Show, The Jury, Doctors and Banglatown Banquet.

FILM includes September Says, Spirit of Place, Wonka, My Happy Ending, End-O, 23 Walks, Summerland, Running Naked, Juliet Remembered, and Page Eight.

Rakhee Thakrar is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 27 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes I, Jack Wright (2025), September Says (2025), Karen Pirie (2022), The Girl Before (2021), Summerland (2020), Page Eight (2011), Sex Education (2019), The One Show (2006). The recorded credits span 2003 to 2026, including 13 movies and 14 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.