Sacha Dhawan

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Sacha Dhawan is an English actor. He has performed on stage, film, television and radio.

Contents 1 Background 2 Career 2.1 Selected credits 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Background

Dhawan hails from Bramhall in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.^[1] His family background is Hindu Punjabi.

He trained at the Laine-Johnson Theatre School in Manchester, having started acting at the age of twelve. He attended Aquinas College in Stockport.^[1]

[edit] Career

Dhawan has appeared in a number of television shows in the United Kingdom. He had recurring roles in Weirdsister College and series two and three of the children's TV series Out of Sight. He appeared in the mini series The Last Train, and has guest starring in episodes on EastEnders, Altogether Now, and City Central.^[2]

Before finding success with The History Boys, he spent some time performing poetry while working in a charity shop.

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.^[3][4]

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

[edit] Selected credits

• Pretend You Have Big Buildings, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester (2007) as Danny
• The History Boys, feature film (2006) as Akthar
• Bradford Riots, TV movie (2006)
• The History Boys, Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway (2006) as Akthar
• The History Boys, Sydney Theatre, Sydney (2006) as Akthar
• The History Boys, St James, Wellington (2006) as Akthar
• The History Boys, Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong (2006) as Akthar
• The History Boys, Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London (2004-5) as Akthar
• The Witches, Leicester Haymarket, Leicester (2002) as Boy
• East is East, Leicester Haymarket, Leicester (2001)
• Borstal Boy, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
• Chocky, radio play, BBC Radio Four (1998) as Matthew Gore
• Out of Sight, TV series (1997-8) as Ali

[edit] External links

• Sacha Dhawan at the Internet Movie Database
• Sacha Dhawan at the Internet Broadway Database

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Sacha's Well Versed in History. Retrieved on November 14, 2006.
2. ^ Hatton McEwan Artists (Sacha Dhawan CV). Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
3. ^ Internet Broadway Database: Sacha Dhawan Credits on Broadway. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
4. ^ National Theatre : Productions : The History Boys 2004. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.