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Ray Panthaki
British actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ray Panthaki (/pənˈθɑːki/;[1] (born 20 January 1979) is a British actor, writer, director, and producer. A BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and BIFA nominee[2][3], he has built a diverse career spanning film, television, and theatre, often drawn to grounded, director-led, character-driven stories. He has worked with some of contemporary cinema’s most respected directors, including Danny Boyle, Bong Joon Ho, Wash Westmoreland, and Edward Zwick[4]. His screen work includes Marcella, Away, Boiling Point, and Colette. Behind the camera, he has written, directed, and produced through his company Urban Way, with credits including Life Sentence, Ernie, Convenience, and the BAFTA- and BIFA-nominated Boiling Point. In 2025, he began production on his directorial debut In Starland, starring Oscar-nominated actor Clarence Maclin[5]. He was elected to the BAFTA Film Committee in 2024.[6]
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Early life
Panthaki was born in London to second-generation Indian parents.[7] His parents belong to India's Parsi minority community.[8]
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Panthaki is best known for the roles he played on ITV and Netflix series Marcella and Netflix series Away alongside Hilary Swank.[9] He appeared as Hassan B in Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G Indahouse.[9] He appeared in the films Colette,[9] 28 Days Later, Official Secrets,[9] Convenience,[9] Tube Tales,[9] Provoked,[9] Interview with a Hitman,[9] It's a Wonderful Afterlife, and the 2006 film Kidulthood which he also produced.[9]
In 2006, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Play at the TMA Theatre Awards for his role in Gladiator Games. Later that year, he set up the London-based production company Urban Way.[10] Panthaki made his West End theatrical debut in July 2008 in the play In My Name at the Trafalgar Studios.[11] He has performed twice at the Royal Court Theatre in London in Where Do We Live by Christopher Shinn and The Westbridge by Rachel De-Lehay. He went on to play a leading role in Tanika Gupta's The Empress for the Royal Shakespeare Company directed by Emma Rice.
In 2013, Panthaki's directorial debut Life Sentence, a film which he also wrote, won Best UK Short at the East End Film Festival 2013.[12][13][14] In 2013, Panthaki produced and starred in the comedy film Convenience starring alongside Vicky McClure and Adeel Akhtar.[15][16] The film's director Keri Collins won Best Breakthrough at the 2014 BAFTA Cymru for his work on the film.[17][18][19][20]
In 2014, he was announced as one of 18 BAFTA Breakthrough Brits a celebration of Britain's stars of tomorrow alongside fellow actors Stacy Martin, Katie Leung and Callum Turner.[21] In 2016, Panthaki was cast as DCI Rav Sangha in Hans Rosenfeldt's Nordic noir detective series Marcella.[22]
In 2017, it was announced that Panthaki had signed on to Wash Westmoreland's Colette, a biopic about the French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, to play real-life French playwright Pierre Veber.[23] Panthaki attended the world premier at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival alongside co-stars Keira Knightley and Dominic West, where the film received positive reviews.[24]
In 2020, Panthaki appeared in the Netflix series Away, alongside Hilary Swank, as Group Captain Ram Arya, second in command on a mission to Mars.[25]
At the British Independent Film Awards 2021, Panthaki was nominated for the BIFA for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Freeman in Boiling Point alongside Stephen Graham.[26][27]
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Filmography
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
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