Akshay Kumar
Born1994
Alma materDrama Centre London
Years active2011–present

Akshay Kumar (born 1994) is an English actor. On television, he is known for his roles in the ITV war drama The Halcyon (2017) and the CW series Pandora (2019–2020).

Early life

Kumar was born in the East London Borough of Redbridge. When he was 10, his mother enrolled him in a Saturday stage school.[1] Kumar decided to pursue acting professionally when he performed Shakespeare for the first time at age 15[2] and subsequently joined the National Youth Theatre. He also took up dancing.[3] He trained at the Drama Centre London, and took a pause from his studies when he was cast in Homeland.[4][5]

Career

In 2012, Kumar made both his television debut and his feature film debut in an episode of the BBC Two drama White Heat and the film adaptation of The Telemachy respectively.

Upon leaving drama school, Kumar joined the recurring cast of the Showtime thriller series Homeland for its fourth season as Rahim, a Pakistani medical student, which aired in 2014.[6] He then appeared in the second season of the TNT crime drama Legends as Ifti Bulfati, as well as the films Legacy and One Crazy Thing.[7]

In 2017, Kumar had a main television credit as barman Adil Joshi in the ITV World War II drama The Halcyon.[8] He also had small roles in the CTV series The Indian Detective and the film Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Kumar played FBI agent Ansh Ramachandra in the 2019 crime thriller film Inside Man: Most Wanted with Aml Ameen, Rhea Seehorn, and Roxanne McKee.[9]

After making a guest appearance in the first season of the CW science fiction series Pandora, also in 2019, Kumar joined the main cast as student Jett Annamali for its second season in 2020.[10] He played Ray in the FX on Hulu miniseries Devs and starred in Syndrome at the Tristan Bates Theatre.[11][12] For the latter, he and the rest of the cast were nominated for an Off West End Award.[13] Kumar starred in the 2023 film Double Blind with Millie Brady.[14] That same year, he appeared in the romantic drama film Beautiful Disaster[15] and the ITVX sitcom Count Abdulla.[16]

Personal life

In 2021, Kumar wrote an article for Backstage on a two-year period of his career when he worked a day job.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Paper Boy Salim Short film
2012 The Telemachy Imran
2015 Legacy Cam
2016 One Crazy Thing Nikki Veer
2017 Unlocked Technician
2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Mega-Destroyer First Order Monitor
2018 The Agency Mr Leaves Short film
2019 Land's End Adam Short film
2019 Inside Man: Most Wanted Ansh Ramachandra
2023 Beautiful Disaster Adam
2023 Double Blind Amir

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 White Heat Aasif Episode: "The Personal is Political"
2014 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Roshan Jabour Episode: "Beyond the Pale"
2014 Homeland Rahim 3 episodes (season 4)
2015 Legends Ifti Bulfati 3 episodes (season 2)
2017 The Halcyon Adil Joshi Main role
2017 The Indian Detective Aarav Pitale 3 episodes
2019–2020 Pandora Jett Annamali Guest, season 1
Main role, season 2
2020 Devs Ray 4 episodes
2022 Death in Paradise Zach Ogilvy 1 episode
2023 Count Abdulla Rishi 3 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Calamandrei, Lorenza (2 February 2021). "Akshay Kumar". Nuit Magazine. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Fowler, Nikki (17 March 2021). "INTERVIEW: Akshay Kumar Talks 'Pandora' Season Two, Relating to Jett, Social Isolation, and More". Glitter. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Akshay Kumar". Blowout Magazine. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Hayer, Taj (27 January 2021). "SPOTLIGHT: Mr Akshay Kumar". The Rakish Gent. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "My London: Akshay Kumar – Actor". LDN Fashion. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Melissa (13 February 2021). "Exclusive: We chat with Homeland's Akshay Kumar on fitness, his career, and theatre!". Female First. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Amit Gupta's ONE CRAZY THING starring Ray Panthaki and Daisy Bevan is NOW AVAILABLE On iTunes, Amazon and Google Play". The Fan Carpet. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Idato, Michael (27 March 2017). "Halcyon days: how to make a period drama, with a modern twist". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "B'wood superstar Akshay Kumar has a namesake actor in London!". The Statesman. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Collis, Clark (11 September 2020). "See first look at season 2 of the CW's sci-fi show Pandora". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Dickens, Zoe (February 2020). "About last night: Inside the Syndrome launch party". The Gentleman's Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Stewart, Greg (19 February 2020). "Review: Syndrome at Tristan Bates Theatre". Theatre Weekly. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "2021 Finalists & Nominations". The Offies. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Grater, Tom (15 April 2022). "Millie Brady & Pollyanna McIntosh Starring In Irish Horror-Thriller 'Double Blind' For Epic Pictures". Deadline Hollywood.
  15. ↑ Young, Liz (21 October 2022). "Beautiful Disaster: Plot, Cast, and Everything Else We Know". MovieWeb. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Akshay Kumar". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  17. ↑ Kumar, Akshay (18 February 2021). "'Pandora' Star Akshay Kumar on Why Actors Should 'Embrace the Day Job'". Backstage. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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