Rahul Kohli
Kohli in April 2015
Born (1985-11-13) 13 November 1985 (age 38)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

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 The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), Sheriff Hassan in Midnight Mass (2021), and Napoleon Usher in The Fall of the House of Usher (2023).

Early life

Kohli was born in North West London on 13 November 1985, the son of Indian Punjabi Hindu immigrant parents.[1] His mother was raised in Thailand, while his father spent his early years in Kenya.[1] Two of his grandparents were born in parts of British India that fall in modern-day Pakistan.[2][3][4]

Kohli attended Northolt High School, and later enrolled at Uxbridge College to study media.[5] In 2006, he trained with the Questors Theatre company.[6][7]

Career

Kohli was cast in a lead role in the television series iZombie (2015–19) as Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti.[8] He appeared in all 71 episodes of the show. Other notable credits include the 2018 film Happy Anniversary,[9] the TV series Supergirl (2017–19)[10][11] and the animated series Harley Quinn (2019–20). Kohli starred as Owen Sharma in The Haunting of Bly Manor, a Netflix horror drama series by Mike Flanagan, released in October 2020.[12][13] He went on to star in Midnight Mass, a supernatural horror miniseries, also created by Flanagan, in the role of Sheriff Hassan Shabazz.[14] The series was released in September 2021.

Personal life

In July 2018, Kohli announced his engagement to his now ex-girlfriend Yasmin Molloy.[15]

Outside of acting, Kohli is known for his heavy use of X (formerly known as Twitter), his support for football team Liverpool,[16] and being an avid gamer.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Vacancy Tom Short film
2011 Alone Together Ahmed Short film
2014 I'll Be Home Soon Waseem Short film
2016 Gangsters Gamblers Geezers Dev
2018 Happy Anniversary Ed
2022 Next Exit Teddy
TBA The Life of Chuck Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 My Holiday Hostage Hell Navi Episode: "West Papau"
2012 Holby City Cal Nelson Episode: "Blood Money"
2013 EastEnders Manager 1 episode
2015–19 iZombie Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti 71 episodes
2016 Red vs. Blue Male Tex Voice
Episode: "Get Bent"
2017–19 Supergirl Jack Spheer 2 episodes
2019–20 Harley Quinn Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow Voice
5 episodes
2020 The Rocketeer Mr. Aarush Cheena Voice
5 episodes
2020 The Haunting of Bly Manor Owen Sharma 9 episodes
2021 Midnight Mass Sheriff Hassan 7 episodes
2022 The Midnight Club Vincent Beggs Episode: "See You Later"
2023 The Fall of the House of Usher Napoleon Usher 8 episodes[17]
2024 Death and Other Details Sunil Bhandari Episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Rage 2 Garcia the Gregarious
2019 Gears 5 Fahz Chutani
2021 Fortnite The Origin Chapter 3
2022 Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Tobin
2023 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun Malum Caedo[18]
2023 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical Minotaur[19]
2023 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Rupinder "Roops" Kapoor

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "Meet Rahul Kohli, the newest Indian face on American television". Vogue India. 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ Cornejo, Jordianne (5 July 2015). "Rahul Kohli: 5 Things You Must Know About The 'iZombie' Star". Fashion & Style. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ Kohli, Rahul [@RahulKohli13] (26 October 2021). "My two grandparents from Pakistan would like to speak to you 😬 https://t.co/Bkujp1I39O" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Kohli, Rahul [@RahulKohli13] (26 October 2021). "@mike____edwards When my grandparents were born, it was before the partition so it's still correct" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Burlingame, Russ (13 November 2015). "Happy Birthday! Rahul Kohli Turns 30 Today". Comic Book. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Rahul Kohli". Variety. 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Celebration of theatre on offer as The Questors presents Trelawny of the 'Wells'". Ealing Times. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b Rachel Weber (9 March 2017). "Actor Rahul Kohli on Converting 'iZombie' Costars to Gaming". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. ^ Amanda N'Duka (7 February 2017). "Rahul Kohli Joins Netflix Comedy 'Happy Anniversary'; Denis Ménochet & Lior Ashkenazi Cast In 'Entebbe'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  10. ^ Christina Radish (24 April 2017). "'Supergirl': Rahul Kohli on His Character's Arrival in National City on Tonight's Episode". Collider. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. ^ Sam Stone (28 August 2019). "Supergirl Welcomes Back iZombie's Rahul Kohli for Season 5". CBR.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  12. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (30 August 2019). "'iZombie's Rahul Kohli Joins 'Haunting Of Bly Manor' Posse; Catherine Parker Returning To Netflix Anthology Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Meet Rahul Kohli, the newest Indian face on American television". Vogue India. 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  14. ^ Gemmill, Allie (5 February 2020). "Mike Flanagan's 'Midnight Mass' Cast Includes 'Hill House' Alums Henry Thomas & Kate Siegel". Collider. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  15. ^ Keogh, Joey (14 October 2020). "Here's Who Owen From Bly Manor Is Dating In Real Life". TheList.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  16. ^ Periwal, Saahil (10 October 2020). "Twitter reacts as 'The Haunting of Bly Manor' star Rahul Kohli wears a Liverpool jersey to the virtual red carpet". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  17. ^ Romanchick, Shane (31 January 2022). "Mike Flanagan's 'The Fall of the House of Usher' Officially Begins Production". Collider. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  18. ^ "The New Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun Trailer is Out, as Voice Actor Rahul Kohli Reveals How He Got Into Character". Warhammer Community. 11 April 2023. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  19. ^ Jackson, Zach (13 April 2023). "Aussie-Made Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical Is Hitting The Stage In August". Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

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