| Birth Date: | 1996/1997 |
| Birth Place: | Basingstoke, England |
| Alma Mater: | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama |
| Years Active: | 2014–present |
Ashna Rabheru (born 1996/1997) is an English actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the Channel 4 drama Indian Summers (2015–2016) and the BBC Three horror series Red Rose (2022).
Rabheru was born in Basingstoke and grew up in the Brighton Hill area. She has a brother.[1] Rabheru attended Queen Mary's College. She took classes at the Hunt Academy for Young Actors (HAYA)[2] and the Identity Drama School.[3] She balanced sitting her AS-Levels with filming Indian Summers.[4] She went on to graduate from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.
At the age of 17, Rabheru signed with Identity Agency Group and subsequently landed her debut television role in the Channel 4 drama Indian Summers, which premiered in 2015, as Shamshad Dalal, a role she would play for both series.
After graduating from drama school, Rabheru made her professional stage debut in Trojan Horse at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Leeds Playhouse. This was followed by London theatre roles in Top Girls at the National Theatre, (BLANK) at the Donmar Warehouse,[5] Santi & Naz at the VAULT Festival, the fourth edition of Living Newspaper at the Royal Court Theatre,[6] and Outside at the Orange Tree Theatre.[7] She made guest appearances in the Channel 4 sitcom Year of the Rabbit and the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education.
Rabheru had a main role as Jaya Mahajan in the teen horror series Red Rose, which premiered on BBC Three in 2022 and Netflix in 2023.[8] [9] Rabheru also starred in The Animal Kingdom at the Hampstead Theatre[10] and Ambreen Razia's Favour at the Bush Theatre.[11] [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Is This Thing On? | Reena | Short film |
| 2015–2016 | Indian Summers | Shamshad Dalal | 19 episodes |
| 2018 | Bounty | Sofia | Television film |
| 2019 | Year of the Rabbit | Tilly | Episode: "Hostage" |
| 2020 | Sex Education | Gwen | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Red Rose | Jaya Mahajan | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | The Smeds and the Smoos | Janet | Voice role, television film |
| 2024 | Renegade Nell | Polly Honeycombe | 4 episodes |
| TBA | Joy | Sally | Netflix film |
| Untitled Mike Leigh film | Jasmine | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Trojan Horse | Farah | Edinburgh Fringe Festival / Leeds Playhouse |
| 2019 | Top Girls | Kit | National Theatre, London |
| (BLANK) | Donmar Warehouse, London | ||
| 2020 | Santi & Naz | Naz | VAULT Festival |
| 2021 | Living Newspaper Edition 4 | Ensemble | Royal Court Theatre, London |
| Outside | Bettina | Orange Tree Theatre, London | |
| 2022 | Animal Kingdom | Sophie | Hampstead Theatre, London |
| Favour | Leila | Bush Theatre, London | |
| 2024 | Abigail's Party | Angela | Theatre Royal Stratford East |