Chaneil Kular is an English actor. After making his debut as Tariq Amiri on the

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soap opera ''

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'' (2018), he began portraying the role of Anwar Bakshi in the

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comedy-drama series ''

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'' (2019–2021). He has also appeared in ''

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'' (2020) and ''

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'' (2024).

Life and career

Kular studied theatre and film at

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. 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 ''Doctors'' is a British medical soap opera which began broadcasting on BBC One on 26 March 2000. Set in the fictional West Midlands town of Letherbridge, the soap follows the lives of the staff and patients of the Mill Health Centre, a fictio ...

(

Lisa Ambalavanar Lisa Hayley Ambalavanar is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Alia Hanif in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'' (2018–2019) and Mia in the iPlayer and Netflix series '' The A List'' (2018–present). Early life Ambalavanar was born ...

). 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. Kular then went on to appear in an episode of the

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drama series ''

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'' as a pizza delivery boy. 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. In 2020 he appeared in the

drama series ''

'' as Dilip Rai. In 2022, Kular portrayed Cammy in an episode of the American FX comedy-drama series ''

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''. In September 2023 Kular made his

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debut playing the leading role of Harri Bhavsar in thriller film ''Accused'', directed by filmmaker

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. His performance and the film both received critical acclaim. Kular then portrayed DS Raj Kholi in the 2024 crime drama series ''

''.

Filmography

References

External links

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Chaneil Kular
at Independent Talent Group {{DEFAULTSORT:Kular, Chaneil Living people 1999 births 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the University of Bristol English male television actors English male film actors English people of Indian descent Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands People educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham