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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Sacha Dhawan		\| name = Sacha Dhawan
	\| image = Sacha Dhawan.jpg		\| image = Sacha Dhawan, German Comic Con 2017 (cropped).jpg
	\| caption = Dhawan in ~~2010~~		\| caption = Dhawan in 2017
	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name =
	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1984\|05\|1\|df=y}}<!-- May 1 per Instagram --><ref>{{cite web\|last=Ng\|first=Jim\|title=jimngstuntsHappy birthday to the Steel Serpent @sacha_dhawan! One of the most dedicated guys with such a good work ethic. He would come in between takes during 12 hr shoot days to rehearse his fight scenes at the #thunderdojo. Best wishes to you on your name day! #KRAV !! #ironfist		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1984\|5\|1\|df=y}}
	\|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjgPEAja02/\|publisher=Instagram\|access-date=1 May 2017\|date=1 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Dhawan\|first=Sacha\|title=Thanks @jimngstunts for the birthday message and post my brother x\|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjvP2WBMQs/\|publisher=Instagram\|access-date=1 May 2017\|date=1 May 2017}}</ref>		\| birth_place = [[Bramhall]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Stockport\|Stockport]], England
	\| birth_place = [[Bramhall]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Stockport\|Stockport~~]], [[Greater Manchester~~]], England
	\| death_date =		\| death_date =
	\| death_place =		\| death_place =
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| yearsactive = 1998–present		\| yearsactive = 1998–present
	\| partner = [[Anjli Mohindra]]<br>		\| partner = [[Anjli Mohindra]]<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Osborne \|first1=Emma \|title=Bodyguard’s Anjli Mahindra’s life away from the BBC drama uncovered as her FAMOUS boyfriend is revealed \|url=https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/bodyguard-nadiya-real-name-anjli-14362497 \|website=OK \|access-date=31 January 2022 \|date=24 September 2018}}</ref>
	}}		}}
	'''Sacha Dhawan''' ({{IPAc-en\|d\|ə\|ˈ\|w\|ɑː\|n}};<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zmx_m0Xudw\|title=60 Seconds With... Sacha Dhawan\|work=BAFTA Guru\|date=1 July 2015\|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> born 1 May 1984) is an ~~English~~ stage, screen and voice actor from [[Greater Manchester]]. He is best known for playing Akthar in the play ''[[The History Boys]]'' (2004–2006) and its [[The History Boys (film)\|film adaptation]] (2006), Paul Jatri in the [[BBC One]] comedy drama series ''[[Last Tango in Halifax]]'' (2012), [[Waris Hussein]] in the [[BBC Two]] docudrama film ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' (2013), Manish Prasad in the crime thriller ''[[Line of Duty]]'' (2014), [[Steel Serpent\|Davos]] in ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)\|Marvel's Iron Fist]]'' (2017–2018), Orlo in ''[[The Great (TV series)\|The Great]]'' (2020) and the current incarnation of [[The Master (Doctor Who)\|the Master]] in the long-running BBC [[science fiction]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (~~2020—present~~).		'''Sacha Dhawan''' ({{IPAc-en\|d\|ə\|ˈ\|w\|ɑː\|n}};<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zmx_m0Xudw \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/4Zmx_m0Xudw \|archive-date=2021-12-13 \|url-status=live\|title=60 Seconds With... Sacha Dhawan\|work=BAFTA Guru\|date=1 July 2015\|access-date=20 November 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> born 1 May 1984)<!-- May 1 per Instagram --><ref>{{cite web\|last=Ng\|first=Jim\|title=jimngstuntsHappy birthday to the Steel Serpent @sacha_dhawan! One of the most dedicated guys with such a good work ethic. He would come in between takes during 12 hr shoot days to rehearse his fight scenes at the #thunderdojo. Best wishes to you on your name day! #KRAV !! #ironfist
			\|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjgPEAja02/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BTjgPEAja02 \|archive-date=2021-12-24 \|url-access=limited\|publisher=Instagram\|access-date=1 May 2017\|date=1 May 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Dhawan\|first=Sacha\|title=Thanks @jimngstunts for the birthday message and post my brother x\|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjvP2WBMQs/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BTjvP2WBMQs \|archive-date=2021-12-24 \|url-access=limited\|publisher=Instagram\|access-date=1 May 2017\|date=1 May 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> is an British stage, screen and voice actor from [[Greater Manchester]]. He is best known for playing Akthar in the play ''[[The History Boys]]'' (2004–2006) and its [[The History Boys (film)\|film adaptation]] (2006), Paul Jatri in the [[BBC One]] comedy drama series ''[[Last Tango in Halifax]]'' (2012), [[Waris Hussein]] in the [[BBC Two]] docudrama film ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' (2013), Manish Prasad in the crime thriller ''[[Line of Duty]]'' (2014), [[Steel Serpent\|Davos]] in ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)\|Marvel's Iron Fist]]'' (2017–2018), Orlo in ''[[The Great (TV series)\|The Great]]'' (2020) and the current incarnation of [[The Master (Doctor Who)\|the Master]] in the long-running BBC [[science fiction]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (2020–present).

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	===Television and film===		===Television and film===
	Dhawan has appeared in a number of television shows in the United Kingdom. He had recurring roles in ''[[Weirdsister College]]'', in which he played Azmat Madaridi, and series two and three of the children's TV series ''[[Out of Sight (TV series)\|Out of Sight]]''. He appeared in the mini series ''[[The Last Train (TV series)\|The Last Train]]'' (1999), and has guest starred in episodes on ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''Altogether Now'', and ''City Central''.<ref name="CV">{{cite web \| url = http://www.thetalent.biz/cv/207/		Dhawan has appeared in a number of television shows in the United Kingdom. He had recurring roles in ''[[Weirdsister College]]'', in which he played Azmat Madaridi, and series two and three of the children's TV series ''[[Out of Sight (TV series)\|Out of Sight]]''. He appeared in the mini series ''[[The Last Train (TV series)\|The Last Train]]'' (1999), and has guest starred in episodes on ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''Altogether Now'', and ''City Central''.<ref name="CV">{{cite web \| url = http://www.thetalent.biz/cv/207/
	\| title = Hatton McEwan Artists (Sacha Dhawan CV) \| access-date = 10 November 2006 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061021030620/http://www.thetalent.biz/cv/207/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> \|archive-date = 21 October 2006}}</ref> He also appeared in 2008 ITV drama, ''[[Wired (UK TV series)\|Wired]]'', as Ben Chandrakar, alongside [[Jodie Whittaker]] and [[Laurence Fox]]. He was part of an [[ensemble cast]] on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Outsourced (TV series)\|Outsourced]]'', which aired during the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Tsering\|first=Lisa\|title=NBC Cancels 'Outsourced': First TV Show Set in India\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-21/us-canada-news/29568095_1_outsourced-show-ben-rappaport\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105124448/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-21/us-canada-news/29568095_1_outsourced-show-ben-rappaport\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=5 November 2011\|access-date=15 November 2011\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=21 May 2011}}</ref> In November 2013, Dhawan portrayed director [[Waris Hussein]] in ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'', a [[BBC Two]] biographical television film on the creation of the ~~popular~~ [[Science fiction on television\|science fiction television series]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as part of its 50th Anniversary celebration. He also appeared as Paul Jatri, a 22-year-old man involved with a woman twice his age, in the first series of [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Last Tango in Halifax]]''. He plays the part of [[Steel Serpent\|Davos]] in the Netflix series ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)\|Iron Fist]]'' in both the seasons. He starred as [[Sathnam Sanghera]] in the critically acclaimed ''[[The Boy with the Topknot]]'', shown on [[BBC 2]] in 2017. He appeared in four episodes of the [[Doctor Who (series 12)\|twelfth series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as the latest incarnation of the renegade [[Time Lord]] known as [[The Master (Doctor Who)\|the Master]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2020-01-01/doctor-who-foe/\|title=Doctor Who sees the shock return of a classic foe in opening episode\|date=1 January 2020\|access-date=1 January 2020\|publisher=BBC}}</ref> He ~~played~~ the role of [[Grigory Orlov]], ~~lover of~~ [[Catherine the Great]], in comedy-drama TV series ''[[The Great (~~2020~~ TV series)\|The Great]]''.		\| title = Hatton McEwan Artists (Sacha Dhawan CV) \| access-date = 10 November 2006 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061021030620/http://www.thetalent.biz/cv/207/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> \|archive-date = 21 October 2006}}</ref> He also appeared in 2008 ITV drama, ''[[Wired (UK TV series)\|Wired]]'', as Ben Chandrakar, alongside [[Jodie Whittaker]] and [[Laurence Fox]]. He was part of an [[ensemble cast]] on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Outsourced (TV series)\|Outsourced]]'', which aired during the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Tsering\|first=Lisa\|title=NBC Cancels 'Outsourced': First TV Show Set in India\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-21/us-canada-news/29568095_1_outsourced-show-ben-rappaport\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105124448/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-21/us-canada-news/29568095_1_outsourced-show-ben-rappaport\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=5 November 2011\|access-date=15 November 2011\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]\|date=21 May 2011}}</ref> In November 2013, Dhawan portrayed director [[Waris Hussein]] in ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'', a [[BBC Two]] biographical television film on the creation of the BBC [[Science fiction on television\|science fiction television series]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as part of its 50th Anniversary celebration. He also appeared as Paul Jatri, a 22-year-old man involved with a woman twice his age, in the first series of [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Last Tango in Halifax]]''. He plays the part of [[Steel Serpent\|Davos]] in the Netflix series ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)\|Iron Fist]]'' in both the seasons. He starred as [[Sathnam Sanghera]] in the critically acclaimed ''[[The Boy with the Topknot]]'', shown on [[BBC 2]] in 2017. He appeared in four episodes of the [[Doctor Who (series 12)\|twelfth series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as the latest incarnation of the renegade [[Time Lord]] known as [[The Master (Doctor Who)\|the Master]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2020-01-01/doctor-who-foe/\|title=Doctor Who sees the shock return of a classic foe in opening episode\|date=1 January 2020\|access-date=1 January 2020\|publisher=BBC}}</ref> He plays the role of [[Grigory Orlov]], advisor to [[Catherine the Great]], in comedy-drama TV series ''[[The Great (TV series)\|The Great]]''.

	===Theatre===		===Theatre===
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	! Notes		! Notes
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~1997–1998~~ \|\| ''[[Out of Sight (TV series)\|Out of Sight]]'' \|\| Ali Pantajali \|\| Main role; 20 episodes		\| 1997–98 \|\| ''[[Out of Sight (TV series)\|Out of Sight]]'' \|\| Ali Pantajali \|\| Main role; 20 episodes
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1998 \|\| ''[[City Central (TV series)\|City Central]]'' \|\| Tony \|\| Episode: "Picking Up the Pieces"		\| 1998 \|\| ''[[City Central (TV series)\|City Central]]'' \|\| Tony \|\| Episode: "Picking Up the Pieces"
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	\| 1999 \|\| ''[[The Last Train (TV series)\|The Last Train]]'' \|\| Leo Nixon \|\| Main role; 6 episodes		\| 1999 \|\| ''[[The Last Train (TV series)\|The Last Train]]'' \|\| Leo Nixon \|\| Main role; 6 episodes
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2001–2002~~ \|\| ''[[Weirdsister College]]'' \|\| Azmat Madari \|\| Main role; 13 episodes		\| 2001–02 \|\| ''[[Weirdsister College]]'' \|\| Azmat Madari \|\| Main role; 13 episodes
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2003 \|\| ''[[List of EastEnders television spin-offs#Perfectly Frank\|EastEnders: Perfectly Frank]]'' \|\| DC Wayne Atkins \|\| TV movie		\| 2003 \|\| ''[[List of EastEnders television spin-offs#Perfectly Frank\|EastEnders: Perfectly Frank]]'' \|\| DC Wayne Atkins \|\| TV movie
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	\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Paradox (British TV series)\|Paradox]]'' \|\| Jaz Roy \|\| Series 1 Episode 4		\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Paradox (British TV series)\|Paradox]]'' \|\| Jaz Roy \|\| Series 1 Episode 4
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2010–2011~~ \|\| ''[[Outsourced (TV series)\|Outsourced]]'' \|\| Manmeet \|\| Main role; 22 episodes		\| 2010–11 \|\| ''[[Outsourced (TV series)\|Outsourced]]'' \|\| Manmeet \|\| Main role; 22 episodes
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="2" \| 2010 \|\| ''[[The Deep (TV serial)\|The Deep]]'' \|\| Vincent \|\| 5 episodes		\| rowspan="2" \| 2010 \|\| ''[[The Deep (TV serial)\|The Deep]]'' \|\| Vincent \|\| 5 episodes
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	\|''[[Line of Duty]]'' \|\| Manish Prasad \|\| 3 episodes		\|''[[Line of Duty]]'' \|\| Manish Prasad \|\| 3 episodes
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2014–2016~~ \|\| ''[[In the Club (TV series)\|In the Club]]'' \|\| Dev Sidhwa \|\| Main role; 12 episodes		\| 2014–16 \|\| ''[[In the Club (TV series)\|In the Club]]'' \|\| Dev Sidhwa \|\| Main role; 12 episodes
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2014 \|\| ''[[Mr Selfridge]]'' \|\| Jimmy Dillon \|\| Main role; 9 episodes		\| 2014 \|\| ''[[Mr Selfridge]]'' \|\| Jimmy Dillon \|\| Main role; 9 episodes
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	\| 2017 \|\| ''[[Sherlock (TV series)\|Sherlock]]'' \|\| Ajay \|\| Episode: "The Six Thatchers"		\| 2017 \|\| ''[[Sherlock (TV series)\|Sherlock]]'' \|\| Ajay \|\| Episode: "The Six Thatchers"
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~2017–2018~~\|\| ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)\|Marvel's Iron Fist]]'' \|\| [[Steel Serpent\|Davos]] \|\| Main role; 15 episodes		\| 2017–18\|\| ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)\|Marvel's Iron Fist]]'' \|\| [[Steel Serpent\|Davos]] \|\| Main role; 15 episodes
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2017 \|\| ''[[The Boy with the Topknot]]'' \|\| Sathnam Sanghera \|\| [[BBC Two]]		\| 2017 \|\| ''[[The Boy with the Topknot]]'' \|\| Sathnam Sanghera \|\| [[BBC Two]]
	\|-		\|-
	~~\| rowspan="4"~~ \| 2020 \|\| ''[[Doctor Who]]'' \|\|[[The Master (Doctor Who)\|The Master]] \|\| 4 episodes		\| 2020, 2022 \|\| ''[[Doctor Who]]'' \|\|[[The Master (Doctor Who)\|O/The Master]] \|\| 5 episodes
	\|-		\|-
	\|''[[Dracula (2020 TV series)\|Dracula]]'' \|\| Dr. Sharma \|\| 1 episode		\| rowspan="2" \| 2020 \|\| ''[[Dracula (2020 TV series)\|Dracula]]'' \|\| Dr. Sharma \|\| 1 episode
	\|-		\|-
	\|''[[Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series)\|Thunderbirds Are Go]]'' \|\| Stew \|\| Voice; episode: "Upside Down"		\|''[[Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series)\|Thunderbirds Are Go]]'' \|\| Stew \|\| Voice; episode: "Upside Down"
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[The Great (~~2020~~ TV series)\|The Great]]''\|\| Orlov \|\| Main role; 10 episodes		\| 2020–21 \|\| ''[[The Great (TV series)\|The Great]]''\|\| Orlov \|\| Main role; 10 episodes
			\|-
			\| 2021–present \|\| ''[[The Prince (TV series)\|The Prince]]'' \|\| Teddy / Dinesh \|\| Voice; 12 episodes
			\|-
			\| TBA \|\| ''[[Suspect (TV series)\|Suspect]]'' \|\| Jaisal \|\| Upcoming series
	\|}		\|}

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{{short description|British actor}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sacha Dhawan
| image = Sacha Dhawan.jpg
| caption = Dhawan in 2010
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|05|1|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Ng|first=Jim|title=jimngstuntsHappy birthday to the Steel Serpent @sacha_dhawan! One of the most dedicated guys with such a good work ethic. He would come in between takes during 12 hr shoot days to rehearse his fight scenes at the #thunderdojo. Best wishes to you on your name day! #KRAV !! #ironfist
|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjgPEAja02/|publisher=Instagram|access-date=1 May 2017|date=1 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dhawan|first=Sacha|title=Thanks @jimngstunts for the birthday message and post my brother x|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjvP2WBMQs/|publisher=Instagram|access-date=1 May 2017|date=1 May 2017}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Bramhall]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Stockport|Stockport]], [[Greater Manchester]], England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1998–present
| partner = [[Anjli Mohindra]]<br>
}}
'''Sacha Dhawan''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|ˈ|w|ɑː|n}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zmx_m0Xudw|title=60 Seconds With... Sacha Dhawan|work=BAFTA Guru|date=1 July 2015|access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> born 1 May 1984) is an English stage, screen and voice actor from [[Greater Manchester]]. He is best known for playing Akthar in the play ''[[The History Boys]]'' (2004–2006) and its [[The History Boys (film)|film adaptation]] (2006), Paul Jatri in the [[BBC One]] comedy drama series ''[[Last Tango in Halifax]]'' (2012), [[Waris Hussein]] in the [[BBC Two]] docudrama film ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' (2013), Manish Prasad in the crime thriller ''[[Line of Duty]]'' (2014), [[Steel Serpent|Davos]] in ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Marvel's Iron Fist]]'' (2017–2018), Orlo in ''[[The Great (TV series)|The Great]]'' (2020) and the current incarnation of [[The Master (Doctor Who)|the Master]] in the long-running BBC [[science fiction]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (2020—present).

==Early life==
Dhawan was born in [[Bramhall]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Stockport|Stockport]],<ref name="Manchester Evening News">{{cite web | url = http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/filmandtv/s/225/225231_sachas_well_versed_in_history.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930163820/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/filmandtv/s/225/225231_sachas_well_versed_in_history.html |archive-date = 30 September 2007|title = Sacha's well versed at History | access-date = 14 November 2006}}</ref> to [[Indian people|Indian]] parents from [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Seale|first1=Jack|title=Sacha Dhawan: 'My generation don't care who plays a part'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jun/30/sacha-dhawan-not-safe-for-work|access-date=24 March 2016|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=30 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Siddiqui|first1=Sabrina|title=From Stage to Stateside: In Conversation with Outsourced’s Sacha Dhawan|url=http://divanee.com/2010/10/14/from-stage-to-stateside-in-conversation-with-outsourceds-sacha-dhawan/|access-date=24 March 2016|work=Divanee.com|date=14 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Interview with Sacha Dhawan (from NBC’s Outsourced) – Smita Shares|url=https://www.smitashares.com/sacha-dhawan/|access-date=2021-01-04|language=en-US}}</ref>

Dhawan trained at the Laine-Johnson Theatre School in [[Manchester]], and started acting at the age of twelve. He attended [[Aquinas College, Stockport|Aquinas College]] in [[Stockport]].<ref name="Manchester Evening News"/>

Dhawan was diagnosed with [[Crohn's disease]] in 2006. In 2016, he suffered from flare ups whilst filming [[Iron Fist (TV series)|''Iron Fist'']] in New York.

==Career==
===Television and film===
Dhawan has appeared in a number of television shows in the United Kingdom. He had recurring roles in ''[[Weirdsister College]]'', in which he played Azmat Madaridi, and series two and three of the children's TV series ''[[Out of Sight (TV series)|Out of Sight]]''. He appeared in the mini series ''[[The Last Train (TV series)|The Last Train]]'' (1999), and has guest starred in episodes on ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''Altogether Now'', and ''City Central''.<ref name="CV">{{cite web | url = http://www.thetalent.biz/cv/207/
| title = Hatton McEwan Artists (Sacha Dhawan CV) | access-date = 10 November 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061021030620/http://www.thetalent.biz/cv/207/  |archive-date = 21 October 2006}}</ref> He also appeared in 2008 ITV drama, ''[[Wired (UK TV series)|Wired]]'', as Ben Chandrakar, alongside [[Jodie Whittaker]] and [[Laurence Fox]]. He was part of an [[ensemble cast]] on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Outsourced (TV series)|Outsourced]]'', which aired during the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tsering|first=Lisa|title=NBC Cancels 'Outsourced': First TV Show Set in India|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-21/us-canada-news/29568095_1_outsourced-show-ben-rappaport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105124448/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-21/us-canada-news/29568095_1_outsourced-show-ben-rappaport|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2011|access-date=15 November 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=21 May 2011}}</ref> In November 2013, Dhawan portrayed director [[Waris Hussein]] in ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'', a [[BBC Two]] biographical television film on the creation of the popular [[Science fiction on television|science fiction television series]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as part of its 50th Anniversary celebration. He also appeared as Paul Jatri, a 22-year-old man involved with a woman twice his age, in the first series of [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Last Tango in Halifax]]''. He plays the part of [[Steel Serpent|Davos]] in the Netflix series ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]'' in both the seasons. He starred as [[Sathnam Sanghera]] in the critically acclaimed ''[[The Boy with the Topknot]]'', shown on [[BBC 2]] in 2017. He appeared in four episodes of the [[Doctor Who (series 12)|twelfth series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as the latest incarnation of the renegade [[Time Lord]] known as [[The Master (Doctor Who)|the Master]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2020-01-01/doctor-who-foe/|title=Doctor Who sees the shock return of a classic foe in opening episode|date=1 January 2020|access-date=1 January 2020|publisher=BBC}}</ref> He played the role of [[Grigory Orlov]], lover of [[Catherine the Great]], in comedy-drama TV series ''[[The Great (2020 TV series)|The Great]]''.

===Theatre===
Dhawan originated the role of Akthar in [[Alan Bennett]]'s play ''[[The History Boys]]''. After playing Akthar in the original stage production he reprised the role in the [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]], [[Sydney]], [[Wellington]] and [[Hong Kong]] productions, and radio and [[The History Boys (film)|film]] versions of the play.<ref name="Broadway">{{cite web | url = http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=412503| title = Internet Broadway Database: Sacha Dhawan Credits on Broadway| access-date = 10 November 2006}}</ref><ref name="National Theatre">{{cite web | url = http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=7785
| title = National Theatre : Productions : The History Boys 2004 | access-date = 10 November 2006}}</ref>

For his performance in ''[[Bradford Riots]]'' he won the 2007 [[Royal Television Society]] Award for On-Screen Breakthrough.{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}

In July 2018 Dhawan reunited with ''History Boys'' playwright Alan Bennett and co-star [[Samuel Barnett (actor)|Samuel Barnett]] for Bennett's new play ''Allelujah!'' at the Bridge Theatre.

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2006 ||''[[The History Boys (film)|The History Boys]]'' || Akthar ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Forgive'' || Rajesh || Short film
|-
| 2010 || ''Splintered'' || Sam ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012 || ''Girl Shaped Love Drug'' || Him ||
|-
|''[[The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012 film)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' || Neville Landless ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[After Earth]]'' || Hesper Pilot ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Lady in the Van]]'' || Doctor at [[Gloucester Crescent, Camden|Gloucester Crescent]] ||
|-
| 2018 ||''National Theatre Live: Allelujah!'' || Dr. Valentine ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1997–1998 || ''[[Out of Sight (TV series)|Out of Sight]]'' || Ali Pantajali || Main role; 20 episodes
|-
| 1998 || ''[[City Central (TV series)|City Central]]'' || Tony || Episode: "Picking Up the Pieces"
|-
| 1999 || ''[[The Last Train (TV series)|The Last Train]]'' || Leo Nixon || Main role; 6 episodes
|-
| 2001–2002 || ''[[Weirdsister College]]'' || Azmat Madari || Main role; 13 episodes
|-
| 2003 || ''[[List of EastEnders television spin-offs#Perfectly Frank|EastEnders: Perfectly Frank]]'' || DC Wayne Atkins || TV movie
|-
| 2006 || ''Bradford Riots'' || Karim || TV movie
|-
| 2008–present || ''[[Chuggington]]'' || Eddie || Voice; 38 episodes
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Wired (UK TV series)|Wired]]'' || Ben || 3 episodes
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Paradox (British TV series)|Paradox]]'' || Jaz Roy || Series 1 Episode 4
|-
| 2010–2011 || ''[[Outsourced (TV series)|Outsourced]]'' || Manmeet || Main role; 22 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[The Deep (TV serial)|The Deep]]'' || Vincent || 5 episodes
|-
|''[[Five Days (TV series)|Five Days]]'' || Khalil Akram || 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2012 || ''[[Last Tango in Halifax]]'' || Paul Jatri || 6 episodes
|-
|''[[Being Human (UK TV series)|Being Human]]'' || Pete || Episode: "Hold the Front Page"
|-
|''Welcome to India''<ref name="BBC Two">{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n8278| title = BBC Two - Welcome to India, Episode 1 | access-date = 18 February 2013}}</ref> || Narrator || TV documentary
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[A Ghost Story for Christmas#Revivals|The Tractate Middoth]]'' || William Garrett || TV movie
|-
|''[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' || [[Waris Hussein]] || TV movie
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2014 || ''[[Utopia (UK TV series)|Utopia]]'' || Paul || 2 episodes
|-
|''[[24: Live Another Day]]'' || Naveed Shabazz || 4 episodes
|-
|''[[In the Flesh (TV series)|In the Flesh]]'' || Amir || Series 2 Episode 3
|-
|''[[Line of Duty]]'' || Manish Prasad || 3 episodes
|-
| 2014–2016 || ''[[In the Club (TV series)|In the Club]]'' || Dev Sidhwa || Main role; 12 episodes
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Mr Selfridge]]'' || Jimmy Dillon || Main role; 9 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2015 || ''[[No Offence]]'' || Majid Hassan || Series 1 Episode 3
|-
|''Bugsplat!'' || Mohammed Mohammed || TV movie
|-
|''[[Not Safe for Work (TV series)|Not Safe for Work]]'' || Danny || 6 episodes
|-
|''[[The Interceptor]]'' || Astin Ray || Episode 3
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'' || Ajay || Episode: "The Six Thatchers"
|-
| 2017–2018|| ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Marvel's Iron Fist]]'' || [[Steel Serpent|Davos]] || Main role; 15 episodes
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Boy with the Topknot]]'' || Sathnam Sanghera || [[BBC Two]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2020 || ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ||[[The Master (Doctor Who)|The Master]] || 4 episodes
|-
|''[[Dracula (2020 TV series)|Dracula]]'' || Dr. Sharma || 1 episode
|-
|''[[Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series)|Thunderbirds Are Go]]'' || Stew || Voice; episode: "Upside Down"
|-
| ''[[The Great (2020 TV series)|The Great]]''|| Orlov || Main role; 10 episodes
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Gray Matter (video game)|Gray Matter]]'' || Mailk || rowspan="5" | Voice
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes]]'' || Durrig
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Game of Thrones (2014 video game)|Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series]]'' || Gryff Whitehill
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017 || ''[[Mass Effect: Andromeda]]'' || Additional voices
|-
|''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]''|| [[Steel Serpent]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age]]'' || Prince Faris, additional voices || Voice (English version)
|-
|}

===Radio and theatre===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Chocky#Radio|Chocky]]'' || Matthew Gore || Radio play, [[BBC Radio 4]]
|-
| 2001 || ''[[East Is East (play)|East is East]]'' || Sajid || Live theatre, [[Haymarket Theatre (Leicester)|Haymarket Theatre]], [[Leicester]]
|-
| 2002 || ''The Witches'' || Boy || Live theatre, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2004–2006 || rowspan="5" | ''[[The History Boys]]'' || rowspan="5"| Akthar || Live theatre, [[Lyttelton Theatre]], [[Royal National Theatre]], London
|-
| Live theatre, [[Broadhurst Theatre]], [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
|-
| Live theatre, [[Roslyn Packer Theatre|Sydney Theatre]], [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]]
|-
| Live theatre, [[St. James Theatre, Wellington]]
|-
| Live theatre, Lyric Theatre, [[Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts]], [[Hong Kong]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''The Prospect'' || Hanif || Radio play, [[BBC Radio 4]]
|-
|''Pretend You Have Big Buildings'' || Danny ||Live theatre, [[Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester]]
|-
|''Borstal Boy'' || || Live theatre, [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]
|-
| 2008 || ''Pornography'' || || Live theatre, [[Traverse Theatre]], [[Edinburgh]]<ref name="Traverse">{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/specials/edinburgh/article4460359.ece
| title = Pornography at the Traverse, Edinburgh | access-date = 20 August 2008 | last = Nightingale | first = Benedict| author-link = Benedict Nightingale |date=5 August 2008 | location=London | work=The Times}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|England People Very Nice
|Norfolk Danny/Carlo/Aaron/Mushi
|Olivier Theatre, National Theatre<ref>{{Cite web|title=Production of England People Very Nice {{!}} Theatricalia|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/a8w/england-people-very-nice/production/mx4|access-date=2020-09-30|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 || ''Allelujah!'' by [[Alan Bennett]] || Dr. Valentine || Live theatre, [[Bridge Theatre]]
|}

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