Akshay Khanna (British actor)

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Akshay Khanna
Alma mater University of Bristol
Years active2020–present

Akshay Khanna is a British actor. His films include Red, White & Royal Blue and Polite Society (both 2023). On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC One series Chloe (2022) and the Paramount+ series The Doll Factory (2023).

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Early life

Khanna graduated from the University of Bristol in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Management. He then completed a two-year Professional Acting Foundational course at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. [1]

Career

Upon completing his drama school course, Khanna appeared in the Greenwich Theatre productions of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and The Secret Love Life of Ophelia. [2] Khanna made his television debut in 2021 with guest appearances in episodes of the ITV crime dramas Grace and Grantchester . [3] He also began working with Big Finish Productions on a number of Doctor Who audio dramas. [4]

In 2022, Khanna had his first prominent television role as Anish in the BBC One and Amazon Prime thriller miniseries Chloe . [5] [6] He starred alongside Harry Lloyd in The Narcissist at Chichester Festival Theatre. [7] The following year, Khanna made his feature film debut in the action comedy Polite Society as Salim [8] [9] and the Amazon Prime film adaptation of Red, White & Royal Blue . [10] Also in 2023, Khanna portrayed a fictionalised version of Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti in the Paramount+ gothic period drama The Doll Factory . [11] He has an upcoming role in the film Row with Sophie Skelton and Bella Dayne. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Polite Society Salim
Red, White & Royal Blue Shaan ShrivistavaAmazon film
TBARowDaniel
TBATouchPhillip

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Grace Josh SayedEpisode: "Dead Simple"
Grantchester Josh1 episode
2022 Chloe AnishMiniseries
2023 The Doll Factory Rossetti Main role
TBACritical IncidentZil Ahmed
TBA Murderbot RatthiMain role [13]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Unknown 9: AwakeningAzad
2023 Diablo IV Additional voices

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020The Wolves of Willoughby ChaseJames / Simon Greenwich Theatre
The Secret Love Life of Ophelia Hamlet
2022The NarcissistAide Chichester Festival Theatre

Audio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Planet of the DeadSacristan Hinge Big Finish Productions
2022Doctor Who Unbound: Time KillersRiffort
2023The Eighth of March: A Ghost of AlchemyDoctor Rushton / Officer
Rose Tyler: The Good SamaritanRohan

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