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{{short description|British actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ray Panthaki
| image = Ray Panthaki in 2016.jpg
| caption = Panthaki at the [[The Asian Awards|6th Asian Awards]] 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|01|20}}
| birth_place = London, England
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| occupation = Actor, screenwriter, director, film producer
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'''Ray Panthaki''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ə|n|ˈ|θ|ɑː|k|i}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThLIuOfEb0c|title=Ray Panthaki: Breakthrough Brit in 2014|publisher=BAFTA|date=28 October 2014|access-date=12 May 2021}}</ref> born 20 January 1979) is a British actor, producer, screenwriter and director best known for the roles he played
Other credits include ''[[Tube Tales]]'' (1999), ''[[Ali G Indahouse]]'' (2002), ''[[28 Days Later]]'' (2002), ''[[Bollywood Queen]]'' (2003), ''[[Kidulthood]]'' (2006), ''[[Provoked (film)|Provoked]]'' (2006), ''[[Convenience (film)|Convenience]]'' (2013), ''[[It's a Wonderful Afterlife]]'' (2010), ''[[Screwed (2011 film)|Screwed]]'' (2011), ''[[Interview with a Hitman]]'' (2012), ''[[Convenience (film)|Convenience]]'' (2013), ''[[Colette (2018 film)|Colette]]'' (2018), [[Official Secrets (film)|Official Secrets]] (2019), ''[[Gangs of London (TV series)|Gangs of London]]'' (2020), and ''[[The Serpent Queen]]'' (2022).
==Early life==
Panthaki was born in [[London]] to second-generation [[British Indians|Indian]] parents.<ref>{{cite web|title='Colette' Star Ray Panthaki on Helping Remove Racial Casting Barriers |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/colette-star-ray-panthaki-helping-remove-racial-casting-barriers-1116257|publisher=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=25 May 2020|date=1 June 2018|author=Alex Ritman}}</ref> His parents belong to India's [[Parsi]] minority community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lacey |first=Hester |date=12 February 2022 |title=Ray Panthaki: 'I need to continue making films. I don't know why' |url=https://www.ft.com/content/549cf2ea-5b9e-491c-a2b8-2d4ce59078ca |website=[[Financial Times]]}}</ref>
==Career==
Panthaki is best known for the roles he played on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and [[Netflix]] Original Series ''[[Marcella (TV series)|Marcella]]'' and [[Netflix]] Original Series ''[[Away (TV series)|Away]]'' alongside [[Hilary Swank]].<ref
In 2006, he was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor in a Play" at the [[Theatre Awards UK|TMA Theatre Awards]] for his role in ''Gladiator Games''. Later that year, he set up the London-based production company Urban Way.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vicky McClure to star in Convenience|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/vicky-mcclure-to-star-in-convenience/5042658.article|publisher=[[Screen International]]|accessdate=15 January 2015}}</ref> Panthaki made his [[West End theatre|West End theatrical]] debut in July 2008 in the play ''In My Name'' at the [[Trafalgar Studios]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cruelly funny black comedy thriller.. |url=http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/review_view.php?uid=2199 |publisher=Remotegoat |accessdate=17 January 2015 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231714/http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/review_view.php?uid=2199 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has performed twice at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in London in ''Where Do We Live'' by Christopher Shinn and ''The Westbridge'' by Rachel De-Lehay. He went on to play a leading role in Tanika Gupta's ''The Empress'' for the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] directed by [[Emma Rice]]. ▼
In 2013, Panthaki's directorial debut ''Life Sentence'', a film which he also wrote, won Best UK Short at the [[East End Film Festival]] 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Halley wins top prize at East End Film Festival|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/halley-wins-top-prize-at-east-end-film-festival/5058248.article|publisher=screendaily|accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SHORTS: LIFE SENTENCE/THE UNDREAM|date=17 July 2013 |url=http://www.eastendfilmfestival.com/enewsletter/8968/shorts-awards-life-sentence-the-undream|publisher=Eastendfilmfestival.com|accessdate=15 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.takeonecff.com/2013/youth-of-today|title=Youth of Today : TAKE ONE|website=www.takeonecff.com|date=12 January 2013 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-16}}</ref> In 2013, Panthaki produced and starred in the comedy film ''[[Convenience (film)|Convenience]]'' starring alongside [[Vicky McClure]] and [[Adeel Akhtar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/film/convenience/|title=Convenience|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/01/convenience-review-fun-fuelled-comedy-caper|title=Convenience review – fun-fuelled comedy caper|website=The Guardian|last=Felperin|first=Leslie|date=1 October 2015|access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref> The film's director Keri Collins won 'Best Breakthrough' at the 2014 [[BAFTA]] Cymru for his work on the film.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cooper|first1=Sarah|title=The British independent comedy is being produced by Ray Panthaki for his company Urban Way.|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/vicky-mcclure-to-star-in-convenience/5042658.article|publisher=Screen International|accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/ray-panthaki-why-im-open-about-cost-of-film-10344762|title=Ray Panthaki - Why I'm Open About Cost Of Film|work=Sky News|access-date=2018-05-16|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2015/09/29/convenience-review-090267/|title=Convenience review: "Highly recommended"|last=Lalji|first=Aly|date=2015-09-29|work=The Hollywood News|access-date=2018-05-16|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.raindance.org/10-actorproducers-you-should-already-know-about/|title=10 Actor/Producers you should already know about! - Raindance|date=2013-10-25|work=Raindance|access-date=2018-05-16|language=en-GB}}</ref>
In 2014, he was announced as one of 18 [[BAFTA]] 'Breakthrough Brits' a celebration of Britain's stars of tomorrow alongside fellow actors [[Stacy Martin]], [[Katie Leung]] and [[Callum Turner]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Thesps Among BAFTA's Breakthrough Brits|date=28 October 2014 |url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/bafta-selects-breakthrough-brits-1201340925/|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref> In 2016, Panthaki was cast as DCI Rav Sangha in [[Hans Rosenfeldt|Hans Rosenfeldt's]] [[Nordic noir]] detective series ''[[Marcella (TV series)|Marcella]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/02/marcella-viewers-obsessed-as-rav-confronts-her-undercover-in-ireland-14011236/|title=Marcella viewers 'obsessed' as Rav confronts her in Ireland after faking her own death|website=Metro|last=Adejobi|first=Alicia|date= February 2021|access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref>
▲In 2006, he was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor in a Play" at the [[Theatre Awards UK|TMA Theatre Awards]] for his role in ''Gladiator Games''. Later that year, he set up the London-based production company Urban Way.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vicky McClure to star in Convenience|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/vicky-mcclure-to-star-in-convenience/5042658.article|publisher=[[Screen International]]|accessdate=15 January 2015}}</ref> Panthaki made his [[West End theatre|West End theatrical]] debut in July 2008 in the play ''In My Name'' at the [[Trafalgar Studios]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cruelly funny black comedy thriller.. |url=http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/review_view.php?uid=2199 |publisher=Remotegoat |accessdate=17 January 2015 }}</ref> He has performed twice at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in London in ''Where Do We Live'' by Christopher Shinn and ''The Westbridge'' by Rachel De-Lehay. He went on to play a leading role in Tanika Gupta's ''The Empress'' for the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] directed by [[Emma Rice]].
In 2020 Panthaki appeared in the Netflix Original series ''[[Away (TV series)|Away]]'', alongside [[Hilary Swank]], as Group Captain Ram Arya, second in command on a mission to Mars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danafeldman/2020/09/06/ray-panthaki-says-the-unifying-message-of-away-comes-at-the-perfect-time/|title=Ray Panthaki Says The Unifying Message Of 'Away' Comes At The Perfect Time|website=Forbes|last=Feldman|first=Dana|date=6 September 2020|access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref>
In 2021 Panthaki was nominated for
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|''[[Bonus Track (film)|Bonus Track]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dalton2022-08-17T09:36:00+01:00 |first=Ben |title=Bankside boards Sky-backed UK feature
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