Sacha Dhawan (born 1 May 1984 in Bramhall, England) is an English actor. His credits include Akthar in
The History Boys (both the play and its film adaptation), Paul Jatri in
Last Tango in Halifax, Manish Prasad in
Line of Duty, Gryff Whitehill in
Game of Thrones (Telltale), and Davos in
Iron Fist. Dhawan is known to
Doctor Who fans as an incarnation of the Doctor's nemesis the Master and is the first British-Indian actor to be cast in the role. He had previously appeared in the docudrama
An Adventure in Space and Time as
Doctor Who's first director
Waris Hussein.
Selected works:
- Large Ham: He's not afraid to go nuts on his roles, as with the case of Gryff and the Master.
- Mr. Fanservice: Aside from being attractive himself, some of his roles feature him shirtless or wearing provocative clothing.
