Chaneil Kular (born 20 August 1999) is an English actor. After making his debut as Tariq Amiri on the BBC soap opera Doctors (2018), he began portraying the role of Anwar Bakshi in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–2021). He has also appeared in Black Narcissus (2020), Bodies (2023) and Protection (2024) and played the lead role in Accused (2023).
Life and career Kular studied theatre and film at Bristol University.
Kular made his acting debut in 2018 when he joined the cast of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Tariq Amiri, who was introduced as a love interest for established character Alia Hanif (Lisa Ambalavanar). The character appeared in the soap on a recurring basis between June and September 2018, before leaving following the end of his relationship with Alia. Kular then went on to appear in an episode of the BBC One drama series Informer as a pizza delivery boy.
Kular starred in the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education as Anwar Bakshi, a gay student of Indian heritage who is a member of "the Untouchables" clique. In 2020 he appeared in the BBC One drama series Black Narcissus as Dilip Rai. In 2022, Kular portrayed Cammy in an episode of the American FX comedy-drama series Atlanta.
In September 2023 Kular made his feature film debut playing the leading role of Harri Bhavsar in thriller film Accused, directed by filmmaker Philip Barantini. His performance and the film both received critical acclaim.
Kular then portrayed Arthur Hamilton in the German Amazon Prime feature film Silver and the Book of Dreams and Syed Tahir in Netflix Original series Bodies. DS Raj Kholi in the 2024 ITV crime drama series Protection and Manish in BBC One comedy series The Cleaner.
In 2025, Kular portrayed Tej in Paramount+ series The Revenge Club. In 2026, Kular played Kameron Campallo in Mutiny and Arjun in the Netflix Original movie Best of The Best. Year Title Role Notes 2018 Doctors Tariq Amiri Recurring role 2018 Informer Pizza delivery boy 1 episode 2019–2021 Sex Education Anwar Bakshi Main role 2020 Black Narcissus Dilip Rai Main role 2022 Atlanta Cammy 1 episode 2023 Accused Harri Bhavsar Film 2023 Silver and the Book of Dreams Arthur Hamilton Film Amazon & Constantin Team For YA Fantasy Movie ‘Silver’ With Jana McKinnon, Riva Krymalowski, Rhys Mannion & Chaneil Kular Among Cast 2023 Bodies Syed Tahir Guest role 2024ProtectionDS Raj KholiRecurring role 2024The CleanerManishGuest role 2025False 9TresShort Film2025RiderIndraShort Film2025SkylightSamShort Film 2025 The Revenge Club Tej 6 episodes 2026MutinyKameron CampalloFilm2026Best of the BestArjunNetflix Film
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External links
Chaneil Kular at Independent Talent Group