Rahul Kohli

Rahul Kohli
Kohli at Wondercon, April 2015
Born (1985-11-13) 13 November 1985
London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation Actor
Years active 2007–present
Known for iZombie (TV series)

Rahul Kohli (born 13 November 1985) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti in the television series iZombie, and also for his appearances on the YouTube channel Funhaus.

Early life

Rahul Kohli was born in London, England to Hindu immigrant parents of Indian heritage.[1] His mother was born and raised in Thailand and his father is from Kenya.[2] He began acting as a young boy in school plays. At age 17, he decided to pursue acting as a career, going on to study media studies at Uxbridge College, and later attending drama school where he trained in stage performing.

Kohli was part of several stage productions during his time in drama school and was acting in Royal National Theatre, including Henry V and Sabato, domenica e lunedì.

Kohli is colourblind.[3][4]

Career

After completing school, Kohli found an agent and began working in television, making appearances in established series EastEnders and Holby City, as well as advertisements for major brands, such as Sony and Heineken. Although no longer his focus, he continued to work on the stage as well, including a period of time at the Royal National Theatre working with acclaimed director Howard Davies.

Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, he was cast in a lead role in the television series iZombie as Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti.

Personal life

Kohli is a fan of Liverpool Football Club. He is also very interactive on twitter.[5] He is also an avid gamer, and since 2015 has featured in several Rooster Teeth videos for Funhaus, Kinda Funny and Achievement Hunter.[6]

In July 2018, Kohli and his longtime girlfriend Yasmin Malloy announced their engagement via Twitter.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Vacancy Tom Short film
2011 Alone Together Ahmed Short film
2014 I'll Be Home Soon Waseem Short film
2016 Gangsters Gamblers Geezers Dev
2018 Happy Anniversary Ed

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Holby City Cal Nelson Episode: "Blood Money"
2013 EastEnders Manager Episode: 16 April 2013
2015–present iZombie Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti Main role
2017 Supergirl Jack Spheer / Biomax Episode: "Ace Reporter"
2019 Harley Quinn Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow Voice role[8]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Red vs. Blue Male Tex Episode: "Get Bent"
2017 Sex Swing Rahul Episode: "Welcome to the Clam Jam"

References

  1. ↑ Cornejo, Jordianne (5 July 2015). "Rahul Kohli: 5 Things You Must Know About The 'iZombie' Star". Fashion & Style. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Kohli, Rahul [@RahulKohli13] (2 May 2015). "Hey whoever edited my wiki page the other day, my parents aren't from India. My mother was born/raised in Thailand and Dad is from Kenya" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 May 2015 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Kohli, Rahul [@RahulKohli13] (27 May 2016). "As a man who is colourblind, nothing upsets me more than playing on the Forest Moon of Endor against the rebels" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 June 2017 – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Kohli, Rahul (1 April 2017). "This is what you get when you ask someone who's colourblind (me) to paint your home. That's your fucking problem bruv". Instagram. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Kohli, Rahul [@RahulKohli13] (13 April 2018). "Yes, you do. Although my character is West Ham fan. #YNWA" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 April 2018 – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ Kohli, Rahul [@RahulKohli13] (27 May 2018). "Today was a good day, loved meeting the guys at @RoosterTeeth/@FunhausTeam, stole hair samples for my shrine..." (Tweet). Retrieved 17 July 2018 – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Molloy, Yasmin [@Thecurlymolloy] (17 July 2018). "I guess I'm going to be his WIFE?!" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 July 2018 – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ Kohli, Rahul [@RahulKohli13] (October 11, 2018). "Well I've been given the go ahead to let you guys know one of the new projects I've been working on! Mans is the voice of SCARECROW! #HarleyQuinn" (Tweet). Retrieved October 11, 2018 – via Twitter.
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