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name: "Sacha Dhawan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sacha-dhawan"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 May 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T18:07:17.068271+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Sacha Dhawan

Actor. Born 1 May 1984 in Manchester, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 May 1984, Manchester, England, UK
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** Σάσα Ντουάν

## Biography

Sacha Dhawan is a British actor. He originated the role of Akthar in Alan Bennett's stage play *The History Boys* (2004–2006) and reprised it in the 2006 film adaptation. His early television work includes series such as *Out of Sight* (1997–1998), *The Last Train* (1999) and *Weirdsister College* (2001–2002). He trained at the Laine-Johnson Theatre School in Manchester.

Dhawan is known for roles including Paul Jatri in *Last Tango in Halifax* (2012), Waris Hussein in *An Adventure in Space and Time* (2013), Davos in *Marvel's Iron Fist* (2017–2018), Count Orlo in *The Great* (2020–2023), and the Master in *Doctor Who* (2020, 2022). Film credits include *After Earth* (2013) as Hesper Pilot and *The Lady in the Van* (2015). He won an RTS Breakthrough on Screen Award for his performance in the 2006 television film *Bradford Riots*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *After Earth* (2013), Fi1m 38, as Hesper Pilot — [page](https://film.one/film/after-earth.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *The Great* (2020), Actor

## Also known for

- *Sherlock* (2010), Ajay
- *Doctor Who* (2005), The Master
- *Marvel's Iron Fist* (2017), Davos
- *24* (2001), Naveed Shabazz
- *Dracula* (2020), Dr. Sharma
- *The Lady in the Van* (2015), Doctor Malik
- *Utopia* (2013), Paul
- *Line of Duty* (2012), DS Manish Prasad

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