Rahul Kohli (born 13 November 1985) is an English actor. He is best known for his television roles as Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti in '' iZombie'' (2015–19), Owen Sharma in ''

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'' (2020), and Sheriff Hassan in ''

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'' (2021).

Early life

Kohli was born in

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on 13 November 1985, the son of

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immigrant parents. His mother was raised in Thailand, while his father spent his early years in Kenya. Two of his grandparents were born in the future Pakistani part of

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Career

Kohli was cast in a lead role in the television series '' iZombie'' (2015–19) as Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti. He appeared in all 71 episodes of the show. Other notable credits include the 2018 film '' Happy Anniversary'', the TV series ''

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'' (2017–19), and the animated series ''

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'' (2019–20). Kohli starred as Owen Sharma in ''

'', a

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horror drama series by Mike Flanagan released in October 2020. He went on to star in ''

'', a supernatural horror miniseries also created by Flanagan, in the role of Sheriff Hassan Shabazz. The series was released in September 2021.

Personal life

In July 2018, Kohli announced his engagement to his long-term girlfriend Yasmin Molloy. Outside of acting, Kohli is known for his heavy use of

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, his support for football team

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, and being an avid gamer. Kohli uses both

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and

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pronouns, which he began doing after reading a guide from

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about how to be an ally to

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people. He has clarified that he does this despite being

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and not

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because he wants to "normalise 'they/them' pronouns in general".

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kohli, Rahul 1985 births 21st-century English male actors British male actors of Indian descent English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male voice actors English people of Indian descent Living people