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|birth date    = [[1 May (people)|1 May]] [[1984 (people)|1984]]
| birth date    = [[1 May (people)|1 May]] [[1984 (people)|1984]]
|role          = {{il|[[Spy Master]]|[[Waris Hussein]]}}
| role          = {{il|{{Dhawan|c}}|[[Waris Hussein]]}}
|job title      = [[Actor]]
| job title      = [[Actor]]
|story          = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
| story          =  
|time          = 2013-present
| time          = 2013-present
|non dwu        = ''The History Boys'', ''Last Tango in Halixfax'', ''The Tractate Middoth'', ''Line of Duty'', ''The Lady in the Van'', ''Chuggington'', ''Not Safe for Work'', ''Mr Selfridge'', ''In the Club'', ''[[Sherlock]]'', ''The Boy with the Topknot'', ''Iron Fist'', ''[[Dracula]]'', ''First Action Bureau''
| non dwu        = ''The History Boys'', ''Last Tango in Halixfax'', ''The Tractate Middoth'', ''The Lady in the Van'', ''[[Sherlock]]'', ''The Boy with the Topknot'', ''Iron Fist'', ''[[Dracula]]''
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|twitter        = SACHA_DHAWAN
| twitter        = SACHA_DHAWAN
|clip          = Becoming the Master The Timeless Children Doctor Who Series 12
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'''Sacha Dhawan''' (born [[1 May (people)|1 May]] [[1984 (people)|1984]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/4903889/sacha-dhawan-the-boy-with-the-topknot-cast/|title=Who is Sacha Dhawan? The Boy With The Topknot actor playing Sathnam Sanghera and star of Sherlock and The History Boys|author=Kavanagh, Joanne|date of source=13 November 2017|website name=The Sun|accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref><ref>jimngstunts (1 May 2017). [https://www.instagram.com/p/BTjgPEAja02/ Happy birthday to the Steel Serpent @sacha_dhawan!]. ''Instagram''.</ref>) played {{dhawan}} in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'' and ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]''. Notably, he was the first [[person of colour|non-white]] actor, and specifically the first [[British]]-[[India]]n actor<ref name="interview1">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/2a517b0b-f7d0-48ab-94f1-8d210d31111b|title=Q&A with Sacha Dhawan!|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=3 January 2020|website name=Doctor Who|accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref>, to be cast in this role for television.
'''Sacha Dhawan''' (born [[1 May (people)|1 May]] [[1984 (people)|1984]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sacha-dhawan.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) played the [[Spy Master]] in [[series 12 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 12]] and [[series 13 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 13]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', beginning with ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]''. Notably, he was the first [[person of colour|non-white]] actor, and specifically the first [[British]]-[[India]]n actor, to be cast in this role for television.<ref name="interview1">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/2a517b0b-f7d0-48ab-94f1-8d210d31111b|title=Q&A with Sacha Dhawan!|author=The Doctor Who Team|date of source=3 January 2020|website name=Doctor Who|accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref>


He earlier played a fictionalised version of [[Waris Hussein]] in the docudrama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''.
He earlier played a fictionalised version of [[Waris Hussein]] in the docudrama ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''.


Dhawan also voiced [[Jaldam]] in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio story ''[[The Reviled (audio story)|The Reviled]]'', [[Joel Finch]] in ''[[Fallen Angels (audio story)|Fallen Angels]]'', [[Matthew (Ghost Walk)|Matthew]] in ''[[Ghost Walk (audio story)|Ghost Walk]]'', and [[Hasan]] in the ''[[Big Finish Torchwood series|Torchwood]]'' audio story ''[[Zero Hour (audio story)|Zero Hour]]''.
Dhawan also voiced [[Jaldam]] in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio story ''[[The Reviled (audio story)|The Reviled]]'', [[Joel Finch]] in ''[[Fallen Angels (audio story)|Fallen Angels]]'', [[Matthew Doyle|Matthew]] in ''[[Ghost Walk (audio story)|Ghost Walk]]'', and [[Hasan]] in the ''[[Torchwood - Monthly Range|Torchwood]]'' audio story ''[[Zero Hour (audio story)|Zero Hour]]''.


Executive producer [[Matt Strevens]] had also offered Dhawan a role in [[series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]], for ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'', but he had to turn it down, as he was already away filming. He was later offered the part of the Master outright, without being asked to audition.<ref name="interview1" />
Executive producer [[Matt Strevens]] had also offered Dhawan a role in [[series 11 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 11]], for ''[[Demons of the Punjab (TV story)|Demons of the Punjab]]'', but he had to turn it down, as he was already away filming. He was later offered the part of the Master outright, without being asked to audition.<ref name="interview1" />


Dhawan was in the original Royal National Theatre cast and film version of ''The History Boys'', alongside [[James Corden]], [[Russell Tovey]], [[Samuel Barnett]], and [[Samuel Anderson]].
Dhawan's Master appeared on a "Wanted" poster featured in the [[2020 (production)|2020]] animation of Episode 1 of the [[1967 (releases)|1967]] story ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]''.
 
A year later he appeared in the ''Behind the Sofa'' special feature segment on ''[[The Collection]]'' ''[[Season 8 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 8]]'' Blu-Ray Box Set alongside his partner [[Anjli Mohindra]] who played main character [[Rani Chandra]] in ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' and the [[Queen of the Skithra]] in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror (TV story)|Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror]]''.
 
== Non-DWU work ==
{{section stub|More information needed on his work beyond the DWU.}}
Dhawan was in the original Royal National Theatre cast and film version of ''The History Boys'', alongside [[James Corden]], [[Russell Tovey]], [[Samuel Barnett]], [[Jamie Parker]], and [[Samuel Anderson]].


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
=== Television ===
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
==== ''Doctor Who'' ====
* ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'' - {{Dhawan|n=O / The Master}}
* ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'' - [[Spy Master|O / The Master]]
* ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]'' / ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'' - {{Dhawan|c}}
* ''[[Ascension of the Cybermen (TV story)|Ascension of the Cybermen]]'' / ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'' - [[Spy Master|The Master]]
*''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'' - [[The Master]] / [[The Doctor (title)|"The Doctor"]]


==== Other ====
==== Other ====
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=== Audio ===
=== Audio ===
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[Ghost Walk (audio story)|Ghost Walk]]'' - [[Matthew (Ghost Walk)|Matthew]]
* ''[[Ghost Walk (audio story)|Ghost Walk]]'' - [[Matthew Doyle|Matthew]]


==== Classic Doctors, New Monsters ====
==== ''Classic Doctors, New Monsters'' ====
* ''[[Fallen Angels (audio story)|Fallen Angels]]'' - [[Joel Finch]]
* ''[[Fallen Angels (audio story)|Fallen Angels]]'' - [[Joel Finch]]


==== Dark Eyes ====
==== ''Dark Eyes'' ====
* ''[[The Reviled (audio story)|The Reviled]]'' - [[Jaldam]]
* ''[[The Reviled (audio story)|The Reviled]]'' - [[Jaldam]]


==== Aliens Among Us ====
==== ''Aliens Among Us'' ====
* ''[[Zero Hour (audio story)|Zero Hour]]'' - [[Hasan]]
* ''[[Zero Hour (audio story)|Zero Hour]]'' - [[Hasan]]


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Sacha Dhawan (born 1 May 1984[1]) played the Spy Master in series 12 and series 13 of Doctor Who, beginning with Spyfall. Notably, he was the first non-white actor, and specifically the first British-Indian actor, to be cast in this role for television.[2]

He earlier played a fictionalised version of Waris Hussein in the docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time.

Dhawan also voiced Jaldam in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio story The Reviled, Joel Finch in Fallen Angels, Matthew in Ghost Walk, and Hasan in the Torchwood audio story Zero Hour.

Executive producer Matt Strevens had also offered Dhawan a role in series 11, for Demons of the Punjab, but he had to turn it down, as he was already away filming. He was later offered the part of the Master outright, without being asked to audition.[2]

Dhawan's Master appeared on a "Wanted" poster featured in the 2020 animation of Episode 1 of the 1967 story The Faceless Ones.

A year later he appeared in the Behind the Sofa special feature segment on The Collection Season 8 Blu-Ray Box Set alongside his partner Anjli Mohindra who played main character Rani Chandra in The Sarah Jane Adventures and the Queen of the Skithra in the Doctor Who story Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror.

Non-DWU work[[edit] | [edit source]]

This section's awfully stubby.

More information needed on his work beyond the DWU.

Dhawan was in the original Royal National Theatre cast and film version of The History Boys, alongside James Corden, Russell Tovey, Samuel Barnett, Jamie Parker, and Samuel Anderson.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]

Classic Doctors, New Monsters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dark Eyes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Aliens Among Us[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Famous Birthdays
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Doctor Who Team (3 January 2020). Q&A with Sacha Dhawan!. Doctor Who. Retrieved on 4 January 2020.