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Shubham Saraf

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Shubham Saraf
BornMarch 1992
Calcutta, India
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Shubham Saraf (born March 1992) is a British actor. He earned an Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination. On television, he is known for his roles in the Netflix crime anthology Criminal: UK (2019–), the BBC One drama A Suitable Boy (2020), and the Apple TV+ series Shantaram (2022).[1] His films include Honour (2014).

Early life

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Saraf was born in Calcutta. He spent his early childhood in Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago, before moving to London when he was 7 or 8.[2] He attended St Paul's School, London, where he acted in student productions. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Warwick in 2013. He then spent a year with the École Philippe Gaulier in Paris before going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2017.[3]

Career

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Saraf appeared in the 2014 films Honour and The Cut. He made his professional stage debut in 2017 as revolutionary Dinesh Gupta in Lions and Tigers at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.[4] In 2018, he appeared in the BBC One political thriller Bodyguard as PR adviser Tahir Mahmood.[5] He also had stage roles in a gender-swapped version of Hamlet at Shakespeare's Globe and An Adventure Bush Theatre.

The following year, Saraf began starring as Detective Constable Kyle Petit in the Netflix crime anthology Criminal: UK.[6] He was in the main cast of the BBC One drama miniseries A Suitable Boy as Nawabzada Firoz Khan.[7] He appeared in Three Sisters at the Almeida Theatre and Romeo and Juliet at the National Theatre.[8] In 2022, Saraf starred as Prabhu Kharre in the Apple TV+ adaptation of Shantaram and played Nathuram Godse in The Father and the Assassin, also at the National,[9] the latter of which earned Saraf an Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Suspension of Disbelief Student
2013 Miss Man Short film
2014 Honour Adel
The Cut Levon
2016 Tape Daniel Giulani
2017 This Feels Fucking Weird Short film
2018 Overlord Hays
Shakespeare's Globe: Hamlet Ophelia, Osric Recording
2019 6 Underground Man
2020 Acrimonious Caspar Short film
Bath Salts Sham Short film
2021 The Power Junior Doctor Zee5 film
The Track Harry Short film
2023 Blind Nikhil Saraf JioCinema film
The Dandies of Albertopolis Julius Short film
TBA I'll Play Mother Cyrus
Untitled Cliffhanger film TBA Filming

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Fresh Meat Protester 1 episode
2018 Bodyguard Tahir Mahmood Recurring role (3 episodes)
2019–present Criminal: UK Kyle Petit Main role (6 episodes)
2020 A Suitable Boy Nawabzada Firoz Khan Miniseries; main role (6 episodes)
2021 Romeo and Juliet Benvolio Television recording
2022 Shantaram Prabaker "Prabhu" Kharre Main role

Stage

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Lions and Tigers Dinesh Gupta Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
2018 Hamlet Ophelia, Osric Globe Theatre, London
An Adventure Rasik Bush Theatre, London
2019 Three Sisters Nikolay Tuzenbach Almeida Theatre, London
2021 Romeo and Juliet Benvolio Royal National Theatre, London
2022 The Father and the Assassin Nathuram Godse
2023 When Winston Went to War with the Wireless Peter Eckersley Donmar Warehouse, London[10]
2024 An Enemy of the People Hovstad Duke of York’s Theatre, London[11]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 Evening Standard Theatre Awards Best Actor The Father and the Assassin Nominated [12][13]

References

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  1. ^ Sunder, Gautam (26 October 2022). "Shubham Saraf and Elektra Kilbey on 'Shantaram' and the magic of recreating 1980s Bombay". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. ^ Morgan, Fergus (24 February 2023). "Shubham Saraf: 'As a British-Asian actor, I'm in uncharted territory. I'm discovering new ground'". The Stage. Retrieved 30 May 2023.(subscription required)
  3. ^ "Shubham Saraf (BA)". Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. ^ Taylor, Paul (4 September 2017). "Lions and Tigers review: Superb central performance from Shubham Saraf". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
  5. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (14 September 2020). "Meet the cast of Netflix's Criminal". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  6. ^ Kalidas, Preeya (19 September 2020). "Netflix drama Criminal actor, Shubham Saraf". BBC Asian Network. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  7. ^ "'A Suitable Boy' star Shubham Saraf lands a role in 'Shantaram'". Entertainment Times. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Shubham Saraf". National Theatre. May 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  9. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (13 August 2022). "'Shantaram,' Gandhi's Assassin, Ophelia: The Many Faces of Shubham Saraf". Variety. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  10. ^ Fry, Chloe (13 June 2023). "Interview: Shubham Saraf – When Winston Went to War with the Wireless". CentreStage. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  11. ^ Wood, Alex (26 October 2023). "Full cast for An Enemy of the People with Matt Smith announced, including Jessica Brown Findlay and Shubham Saraf". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  12. ^ Wood, Alex (17 October 2022). "Nominees for Evening Standard Theatre Awards announced". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  13. ^ Bamigboye, Baz (2022-12-12). "'Killing Eve' Star Jodie Comer Wins Top Acting Prize At Evening Standard Theatre Awards For London Stage Debut 'Prima Facie'". Deadline. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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