Rahul Kohli
English actor (born 1985)
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Rahul Kohli (born November 13 1985)[1] is an English actor. On television, he gained prominence through the CW series iZombie (2015–2019), and his collaborations with filmmaker Mike Flanagan in the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), Midnight Mass (2021), and The Fall of the House of Usher (2023), and the upcoming Amazon Prime series Carrie. He recently appeared in the Hulu series Death and Other Details (2024) and the Amazon Prime series We Were Liars (2025). His films include Next Exit (2022).
Early life
Rahul Kohli was born in London, the son of Indian immigrants. His mother was raised in Thailand and his father was raised in Kenya.[2] Two of his grandparents were born in areas of British India that are now part of Pakistan.[3][4][5] He attended Northolt High School and later enrolled at Uxbridge College to study media.[6] In 2006, he trained with the Questors Theatre company.[7][8]
Career
Kohli made his acting debut in March 2007 in the short film The Vacancy.[9]
Kohli was cast as the lead role of Dr Ravi Chakrabarti in the CW series iZombie, which he played from 2015 to 2019.[10] He appeared in all 71 episodes of the series. He played Ed in the 2018 Netflix romantic comedy Happy Anniversary.[11] He also appeared in two episodes of the CW series Supergirl in 2017 and 2019.[12][13] He voiced Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow in the HBO Max animated series Harley Quinn and Aarush Cheena in the Disney Junior series The Rocketeer.
In 2020, Kohli starred as Owen Sharma in The Haunting of Bly Manor, a Netflix horror drama series by Mike Flanagan.[14][15] He went on to star in Midnight Mass, a supernatural horror miniseries, also created by Flanagan, in the role of Sheriff Hassan Shabazz.[16] The series was released in September 2021.
Personal life
Kohli announced his engagement to Yasmin Molloy in July 2018, though they later split up at an unknown date.[17]
Kohli is an avid gamer[10] and supporter of Liverpool FC.[18]
In late 2019, he started dating Australian video-games journalist Alanah Pearce. Sometime after that they moved in together. [19]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Vacancy | Tom | Short film | [9] |
| 2018 | Happy Anniversary | Ed | [20] | |
| 2022 | Next Exit | Teddy | ||
| 2024 | The Life of Chuck | Bri | ||
| 2025 | The Electric State | Miles Watlow | ||
| 2026 | Iron Lung | N/a | Additional voices | |
| 2027 | The Exorcist | TBA | Filming | [21] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | My Holiday Hostage Hell | Navi | Episode: "West Papau" | |
| 2012 | Holby City | Cal Nelson | Episode: "Blood Money" | |
| 2013 | EastEnders | Manager | Episode aired April 16, 2013 | |
| 2015–2019 | iZombie | Ravi Chakrabarti | Main role; 71 episodes | |
| 2016 | Red vs. Blue | Male Tex | Voice role; Episode: "Get Bent" | |
| 2017, 2019 | Supergirl | Jack Spheer | Episodes: "Ace Reporter" and "Confidence Women" | |
| 2019–2020 | Harley Quinn | Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow | Voice role; 5 episodes | [22] |
| 2020 | The Rocketeer | Aarush Cheena | Voice role; 5 episodes | |
| The Haunting of Bly Manor | Owen Sharma | Miniseries; 9 episodes | ||
| 2021 | Midnight Mass | Sheriff Hassan | Miniseries; 7 episodes | |
| 2022 | The Midnight Club | Vincent Beggs | Episode: "See You Later" | |
| 2023 | The Fall of the House of Usher | Napoleon "Leo" Usher | Miniseries; 7 episodes | |
| 2024 | Death and Other Details | Sunil Bhandari | Main role; 9 episodes | |
| Twilight of the Gods | Egill | Voice role; 8 episodes | [22] | |
| 2025 | Love, Death & Robots | Vave O'Claw | Voice role; Episode: "400 Boys" | |
| 2025–present | We Were Liars | Ed Patil | Main role; 8 episodes | |
| 2025 | The Mighty Nein | Verrat | Voice role; 4 episodes | [22] |
| 2026 | Carrie | TBA | Upcoming miniseries | [23] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rage 2 | Garcia the Gregarious | [22] | |
| Gears 5 | Fahz Chutani | |||
| 2021 | Fortnite | The Origin | Chapter 3 | |
| 2022 | Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed | Tobin | ||
| 2023 | Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun | Malum Caedo | [24] | |
| Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical | Minotaur | [25][22] | ||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Rupinder "Roops" Kapoor | |||
| 2026 | Diablo II: Resurrected - Reign of the Warlock | Warlock | [26] | |
| Saros | Arjun Devraj | [27] |