(written from a Production point of view)
Rachael Ancheril (born 8 December) is an actress who played Commander Nhan in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery. She reprised the role in the upcoming third season.
Born in Toronto, Ancheril began her acting career in the mid-2000s, appearing in low-budget films like Circuit 3: The Street Monk (2006) and Cycle of Fear: There is No End (2008), before making a career mostly in television roles, first landing in guest spots.
In 2013, she became a regular in the Canadian police series Rookie Blue, playing the character Marlo Cruz in the fourth, fifth and sixth season of the show. After leaving the series in 2016, she guested in two episodes of Heroes Reborn (with Nazneen Contractor, Greg Grunberg, Raven Dauda, and Phi Huynh), and appeared as a regular in the first season of The Art of More (with Matt Frewer and Conrad Pla). More recently, she played recurring roles in the shows Wynonna Earp (with Patrick Kwok-Choon), Mary Kills People (with Grace Lynn Kung), and Killjoys. She also guested in shows like Dark Matter (with Andrew Moodie) and Taken (with Sean Connolly Affleck).
Ancheril is also active in photography and illustration, and is an avid equestrienne.
Star Trek appearances
External links
- Rachael Ancheril at the Internet Movie Database
- RachaelAncheril.com – official site
- Rachael Ancheril at GGAgency.ca
- Rachael Ancheril at X (formerly Twitter)
- Rachael Ancheril at Instagram