Chaneil Kular

Chaneil Kular is an English actor. After making his debut as Tariq Amiri on the BBC soap opera Doctors (2018), he began portraying the role of Anwar Bakshi in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–2021). He has also appeared in Black Narcissus (2020) and Protection (2024).

Chaneil Kular
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2018–present
Television	Doctors Sex Education Black Narcissus
Signature

Life and career

Kular studied theatre and film at Bristol University.^[1][2]

Kular made his acting debut in 2018 when he joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Tariq Amiri, who was introduced as a love interest for established character Alia Hanif (Lisa Ambalavanar).^[1][3][4] The character appeared in the soap on a recurring basis between June and September 2018, before leaving following the end of his relationship with Alia.^[5] Kular then went on to appear in an episode of the BBC One drama series Informer as a pizza delivery boy.^[2]

Kular starred in the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education as Anwar Bakshi, a gay student of Indian heritage who is a member of "the Untouchables" clique.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} In 2020 he appeared in the BBC One drama series Black Narcissus as Dilip Rai.^[11][12] In 2022, Kular portrayed Cammy in an episode of the American FX comedy-drama series Atlanta.^[13]

In September 2023 Kular made his feature film debut playing the leading role of Harri Bhavsar in thriller film Accused, directed by filmmaker Philip Barantini.^[14][15] His performance and the film both received critical acclaim.^[16][17] Kular then portrayed DS Raj Kholi in the 2024 crime drama series Protection.^[18]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Doctors	Tariq Amiri	Recurring role	[4]
2018	Informer	Pizza delivery boy	1 episode	[2]
2019–2021	Sex Education	Anwar Bakshi	Main role	[10]
2020	Black Narcissus	Dilip Rai	Main role	[11]
2022	Atlanta	Cammy	1 episode	[13]
2023	Accused	Harri Bhavsar	Film	[14][19]
2023	Silver and the Book of Dreams	Arthur Hamilton	Film	[20]
2023	Bodies	Syed Tahir	Guest role	[2]
2024	Protection	DS Raj Kholi	Recurring role	[18]
2024	The Cleaner	Manish	Guest role	[2]