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Akshay Khanna (British actor)
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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), the Paramount+ series The Doll Factory (2023) and the Apple TV+ series Murderbot (2025).[1]
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Early life and education
Akshay 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.[2]
Career
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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.[3] Khanna made his television debut in 2021 with guest appearances in episodes of the ITV crime dramas Grace and Grantchester.[4] He also began working with Big Finish Productions on a number of Doctor Who audio dramas.[5]
In 2022, Khanna had his first prominent television role as Anish in the BBC One and Amazon Prime thriller miniseries Chloe.[6][7] He starred alongside Harry Lloyd in The Narcissist at Chichester Festival Theatre.[8] The following year, Khanna made his feature film debut in the action comedy Polite Society as Salim[9][10] and the Amazon Prime film adaptation of Red, White & Royal Blue.[11] Also in 2023, Khanna portrayed a fictionalised version of Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti in the Paramount+ gothic period drama The Doll Factory.[12]
The following year, Khanna starred as SC Zil Ahmed opposite Simone Kessell in the Stan crime drama Critical Incident,[13] for which he put on an Australian accent. He has upcoming roles in the film Row with Sophie Skelton and Bella Dayne[14] and the Apple TV+ series Murderbot.[15]
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