Rakhee Thakrar
Acting
1984-02-29Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
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
tv
8.2
2019
Sex Education
2019 · tv
tv
4.4
2006
The One Show
2006 · tv
tv
8.1
2003
Peep Show
2003 · tv
movie
7.0
2023
Wonka
2023 · movie
tv
7.1
2011
DCI Banks
2011 · tv
tv
7.2
2019
Criminal: UK
2019 · tv
tv
6.7
2017
Man Like Mobeen
2017 · tv
tv
5.5
2025
I, Jack Wright
2025 · tv
tv
6.9
2022
Karen Pirie
2022 · tv
tv
6.9
2019
Four Weddings and a Funeral
2019 · tv
tv
6.3
2021
The Girl Before
2021 · tv
movie
6.6
2011
Page Eight
2011 · movie
movie
7.5
2020
Summerland
2020 · movie
tv
4.8
2014
Invizimals
2014 · tv
tv
6.2
2022
Rules of the Game
2022 · tv
movie
2019
Extinction
2019 · movie
movie
7.1
2025
September Says
2025 · movie
tv
5.8
2024
Finders Keepers
2024 · tv
movie
6.6
2023
My Happy Ending
2023 · movie
movie
6.8
2020
23 Walks
2020 · movie
movie
4.9
2020
Running Naked
2020 · movie
movie
6.7
2019
End-O
2019 · movie
movie
2024
Spirit of Place
2024 · movie
movie
2006
Banglatown Banquet
2006 · movie
movie
2025
Mouse!
2025 · movie