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British actor
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British Raj, India
Age
32 years
Education
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
City of London, London, United Kingdom
École Philippe Gaulier
Étampes, Essonne, France
University of Warwick
Coventry, Coventry, United Kingdom
St Paul's School
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, United Kingdom
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Biography

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). His films include Honour (2014).

Early life

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. He attended St Paul's School, London. 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.

Career

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. In 2018, he appeared in the BBC One political thriller Bodyguard as PR adviser Tahir Mahmood. 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. He was in the main cast of the BBC One drama miniseries A Suitable Boy as Nawabzada Firoz Khan. He appeared in Three Sisters at the Almeida Theatre and Romeo and Juliet at the National Theatre. 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, the latter of which earned Saraf an Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Suspension of DisbeliefStudent
2013MissManShort film
2014HonourAdel
The CutLevon
2016TapeDaniel Giulani
2017This Feels Fucking WeirdShort film
2018OverlordHays
Shakespeare's Globe: HamletOphelia, OsricRecording
20196 UndergroundMan
2020AcrimoniousCasparShort film
Bath SaltsShamShort film
2021The PowerJunior DoctorZee5 film
The TrackHarryShort film
2023BlindNikhil SarafJioCinema film
The Dandies of AlbertopolisJuliusShort film
TBAI'll Play MotherCyrus
Untitled Cliffhanger filmTBAFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Fresh MeatProtester1 episode
2018BodyguardTahir MahmoodRecurring role (3 episodes)
2019–presentCriminal: UKKyle PetitMain role (6 episodes)
2020A Suitable BoyNawabzada Firoz KhanMiniseries; main role (6 episodes)
2021Romeo and JulietBenvolioTelevision recording
2022ShantaramPrabaker "Prabhu" KharreMain role

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Lions and TigersDinesh GuptaSam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
2018HamletOphelia, OsricGlobe Theatre, London
An AdventureRasikBush Theatre, London
2019Three SistersNikolay TuzenbachAlmeida Theatre, London
2021Romeo and JulietBenvolioRoyal National Theatre, London
2022The Father and the AssassinNathuram Godse
2023When Winston Went to War with the WirelessPeter EckersleyDonmar Warehouse, London
2024An Enemy of the PeopleHovstadDuke of York’s Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2022Evening Standard Theatre AwardsBest ActorThe Father and the AssassinNominated
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