Ray Panthaki
Ray Panthaki | |
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 Panthaki at the6th Asian Awards2016 | |
| Born | 20 January 1979 London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter, director, film producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Ray Panthaki(/pənˈθɑːki/;[1]born 20 January 1979) is a British actor, producer, screenwriter and director best known for the roles he played inMarcella(2016-2020),Away(2020), and the movieBoiling Point(2021), for which he was nominated for the 2021BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Other credits includeTube Tales(1999),Ali G Indahouse(2002),28 Days Later(2002),Bollywood Queen(2003),Kidulthood(2006),Provoked(2006),Convenience(2013),It's a Wonderful Afterlife(2010),Screwed(2011),Interview with a Hitman(2012),Convenience(2013),Colette(2018),Official Secrets(2019),Gangs of London(2020), andThe Serpent Queen(2022).
Early life
[edit]Panthaki was born inLondonto second-generationIndianparents.[2]His parents belong to India'sParsiminority community.[3]
Career
[edit]Panthaki is best known for the roles he played onITVandNetflixOriginal SeriesMarcellaandNetflixOriginal SeriesAwayalongsideHilary Swank.[4]As Hassan B inSacha Baron Cohen'sAli G Indahouse,[4]He appeared in the filmsColette,[4]28 Days Later,Official Secrets,[4]Convenience,[4]Tube Tales,[4]Provoked,[4]Interview with a Hitman,[4]It's a Wonderful Afterlife,and the 2006 filmKidulthood,[4]which he also produced.[4]
In 2006, he was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor in a Play" at theTMA Theatre Awardsfor his role inGladiator Games.Later that year, he set up the London-based production company Urban Way.[5]Panthaki made hisWest End theatricaldebut in July 2008 in the playIn My Nameat theTrafalgar Studios.[6]He has performed twice at theRoyal Court Theatrein London inWhere Do We Liveby Christopher Shinn andThe Westbridgeby Rachel De-Lehay. He went on to play a leading role in Tanika Gupta'sThe Empressfor theRoyal Shakespeare Companydirected byEmma Rice.
In 2013, Panthaki's directorial debutLife Sentence,a film which he also wrote, won Best UK Short at theEast End Film Festival2013.[7][8][9]In 2013, Panthaki produced and starred in the comedy filmConveniencestarring alongsideVicky McClureandAdeel Akhtar.[10][11]The film's director Keri Collins won 'Best Breakthrough' at the 2014BAFTACymru for his work on the film.[12][13][14][15]
In 2014, he was announced as one of 18BAFTA'Breakthrough Brits' a celebration of Britain's stars of tomorrow alongside fellow actorsStacy Martin,Katie LeungandCallum Turner.[16]In 2016, Panthaki was cast as DCI Rav Sangha inHans Rosenfeldt'sNordic noirdetective seriesMarcella.[17]
In 2017, it was announced that Panthaki had signed on toWash Westmoreland'sColettealongsideKeira KnightleyandDominic Westto play real-life French playwrightPierre Veber,in the biopic based on the French novelistSidonie-Gabrielle Colette.[18]Panthaki attended the world premier at the 2018Sundance Film Festivalalongside co-stars Keira Knightley and Dominic West, where the film received positive reviews.[19]
In 2020 Panthaki appeared in the Netflix Original seriesAway,alongsideHilary Swank,as Group Captain Ram Arya, second in command on a mission to Mars.[20]
In 2021 Panthaki was nominated for theBIFA Award for Best Supporting Actorat theBritish Independent Film Awards 2021for his role as Freeman inBoiling PointalongsideStephen Graham.[21][22]
Filmography
[edit]| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Bill | Charlie | Episode: "Taking Sides" |
| 1999 | Jump Boy | Shamil | Short film |
| Tube Tales | Mo | Segment: "Grasshopper" | |
| 2000 | Losing It | Ray | Television film |
| 2001 | The Armando Iannucci Shows | Episode: "Communication" | |
| My Family | Gary | Episode: "Trust Never Sleeps" | |
| 2002 | Blood Strangers | Zafar Wahid | Television film |
| Ali G Indahouse | Hassan B | ||
| Spooks | Chalak Ahmed | Episode: "One Last Dance"; uncredited | |
| Licks | Pizza man | Short film; also co-producer | |
| 28 Days Later | Private Bedford | ||
| 2003 | Bollywood Queen | Anil | |
| Rehab | Naz | Television film | |
| Doctors | Duncan Marks | Episode: "Donations" | |
| 2003-2005 | EastEnders | Ronny | 158 episodes |
| 2005 | Blessed | Lance | 8 episodes |
| 2006 | Kidulthood | Mark | Also co-producer |
| Provoked | Ravi | ||
| Strictly Confidential | Ali | Series 1 Episode 3 | |
| 2007 | Veils | Samir | Short film |
| The Feral Generation | Vincent | Also producer | |
| 2009 | City Rats | Dean | Also executive producer |
| 2010 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife | Jazz Sethi | |
| 2011 | Screwed | Neil | |
| 2012 | Interview with a Hitman | Franco | |
| The Man Inside | Bose | Also executive producer | |
| 2013 | Jadoo | ||
| Life of Crime | DS Nabeel Kothari | Episode: "1997" | |
| Convenience | Ajay | Also producer | |
| 2014 | DCI Banks | Jeff Kitson | Episodes: "Bad Boy Parts 1 & 2" |
| Cryptic | Cochise | ||
| The Wrong Mans | Khalil | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | World War Dead: Rise of the Fallen | Marcus | |
| Crackanory | Nasim | ||
| 2016 | One Crazy Thing | Jay Veer | Also producer |
| Oysters Have Feelings Too | Jay | Short film | |
| Ghosted | Paul | ||
| 2016-2020 | Marcella | DI/DCI Rav Sangha | 24 episodes |
| 2018 | Colette | Veber | |
| 2019 | Official Secrets | Kamal Ahmed | |
| 2020 | Dreams | Dreams architect | Video game' voice only |
| Gangs of London | Jevan Kapadia | 8 episodes | |
| Away | Ram Arya | 10 episodes | |
| Ernie | Writer and producer | ||
| 2021 | SAS: Red Notice | Prime Minister Atwood | |
| Boiling Point | Freeman | Also executive producer | |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen | Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine | |
| 2023 | Bonus Track[23] | Mr. Zeppelin | |
| Boiling Point | Freeman | BBC television series | |
| TBA | Fortunate Sons† |
References
[edit]- ^"Ray Panthaki: Breakthrough Brit in 2014".BAFTA. 28 October 2014.Retrieved12 May2021.
- ^Alex Ritman (1 June 2018)."'Colette' Star Ray Panthaki on Helping Remove Racial Casting Barriers ".Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved25 May2020.
- ^Lacey, Hester (12 February 2022)."Ray Panthaki: 'I need to continue making films. I don't know why'".Financial Times.
- ^abcdefghij"Ray Panthaki Credits".tvguide.com.Retrieved8 April2024.
- ^"Vicky McClure to star in Convenience".Screen International.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^"Cruelly funny black comedy thriller."Remotegoat. Archived fromthe originalon 3 March 2016.Retrieved17 January2015.
- ^"Halley wins top prize at East End Film Festival".screendaily.Retrieved17 January2015.
- ^"SHORTS: LIFE SENTENCE/THE UNDREAM".Eastendfilmfestival.com. 17 July 2013.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^"Youth of Today: TAKE ONE".www.takeonecff.com.12 January 2013.Retrieved2018-05-16.
- ^"Convenience".British Comedy Guide.Retrieved17 January2022.
- ^Felperin, Leslie (1 October 2015)."Convenience review – fun-fuelled comedy caper".The Guardian.Retrieved17 January2022.
- ^Cooper, Sarah."The British independent comedy is being produced by Ray Panthaki for his company Urban Way".Screen International.Retrieved17 January2015.
- ^"Ray Panthaki - Why I'm Open About Cost Of Film".Sky News.Retrieved2018-05-16.
- ^Lalji, Aly (2015-09-29)."Convenience review:" Highly recommended "".The Hollywood News.Retrieved2018-05-16.
- ^"10 Actor/Producers you should already know about! - Raindance".Raindance.2013-10-25.Retrieved2018-05-16.
- ^"Thesps Among BAFTA's Breakthrough Brits".Variety.28 October 2014.Retrieved17 January2015.
- ^Adejobi, Alicia (February 2021)."Marcella viewers 'obsessed' as Rav confronts her in Ireland after faking her own death".Metro.Retrieved17 January2022.
- ^Lodderhose, Diana (2017-07-10)."Ray Panthaki Joins Keira Knightley & Dominic West In Wash Westmoreland's 'Colette'".Deadline.Retrieved2018-05-16.
- ^Radio, Southern California Public (2018-01-27)."Sundance market cools with few breakouts or Oscar pics".Southern California Public Radio.Retrieved2018-05-16.
- ^Feldman, Dana (6 September 2020)."Ray Panthaki Says The Unifying Message Of 'Away' Comes At The Perfect Time".Forbes.Retrieved17 January2022.
- ^"Ali G Indahouse (2002)".BBC Online.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^Bradshaw, Peter (22 March 2002)."Can Sacha Baron Cohen take Ali G to the big screen and still keep his legions of fans? Very probably, writes Peter Bradshaw".The Guardian.theguardian.com.Retrieved15 January2015.
- ^Dalton2022-08-17T09:36:00+01:00, Ben."Bankside boards Sky-backed UK feature 'Bonus Track' as production begins (exclusive)".Screen.Retrieved2023-03-24.
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