Ankur Rathee (born 24 March 1991) is an Indo-American actor. He is best known for his role in the Amazon Prime Video show ''

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'' (2019-2020).

Early life

Ankur was born in Hisar,

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. He graduated from

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where he trained under

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winner

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nominee Leigh Silverman, and Academy Award nominee Christina Lazaridi. He also briefly studied filmmaking at

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. After graduation, Ankur worked in

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for an advertising technology firm before quitting his job and pursuing acting full-time.

Career

As a student, Ankur was an active member of musical theater productions, a cappella groups, and dance companies. He began his professional acting career in New York City with short films and off-Broadway theater. In 2018, he found his way back to the stage, alongside

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and

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, as the lead in Tammy Ryan's, Baby's Blues which premiered at the National Centre for the Performing Arts. However, it was his portrayal of

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, the young intern opposite Kirti Kulhari, in

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that first garnered him notable recognition. That same year he played Arjun Mathur’s gay love interest in another Amazon Prime series, ''

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''. Ankur made his feature film debut with veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah in

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. In 2020, he was back on the big screen again with

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and with

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. Ankur went on to book his first lead roles with the crime thriller series,

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, and the Marathi film, Nirmal En Route. He also portrayed the role of Indian freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh, in the film Sarabha: Cry for Freedom.

Personal life

Ankur is married to actress Anuja Joshi since 2022, daughter of child artist, Master Alankar, and niece of

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. In the middle of the

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Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

Films

Web series

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