Rukku Nahar

Rukku Priya Nahar (born 28 February 1996)[2] is an English actress, known for her roles as Selina Khan on the CBBC series Wolfblood and Habiba Ahmed on the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[3]

Rukku Nahar
Born
Rukku Priya Nahar[1]

(1996-02-28) 28 February 1996
Bedford, England
EducationHastingsbury Upper School
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
TelevisionWolfblood
Hollyoaks
EastEnders

Early life

Rukku Nahar was born on 28 February 1996 in Bedford, England.[4] She is of Punjabi descent.[5][6] Whilst growing up, Nahar attended Hastingsbury Upper School, and later trained at the Identity School of Acting.[7]

Career

In 2014, Nahar made her professional acting debut in an episode of the YouTube comedy series Corner Shop Show, as Meena.[3] In 2016, she began portraying the role of Selina Khan in the CBBC drama series Wolfblood, a role she played for two series.[8] Later in 2016, she appeared in an episode of the BBC medical drama Casualty.[9] In 2017, she made her film debut in the adventure film We Can Be Heroes, as Zara Muhammed.[10][11] In 2018, Nahar made an appearance in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Rana Khan.[12] Later that year, she starred in nine episodes of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, as Asha Kaur.[9] In February 2019, Nahar began appearing in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as series regular Habiba Ahmed.[4]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Corner Shop Show Meena Episode: "May the Best Man Win"
2016–2017 Wolfblood Selina Khan Main role
2016 Casualty Rosa Sarwar Episode: "Chain Reaction"
2017 We Can Be Heroes Zara Muhammed Film
2018 Doctors Rana Khan Episode: "Monster Love"
2018 Hollyoaks Asha Kaur Recurring role
2019–present EastEnders Habiba Ahmed Series regular

References
  1. "EastEnders spoilers: Who are the Ahmed sisters? Meet Habiba and Iqra!". Metro. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. Rukku Nahar [@RukkuNahar] (28 February 2016). "It's my birthdayyyy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Who is Rukku Nahar? New Eastenders actress who plays Habiba Ahmed". Ireland News. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. "Who are the Ahmed sisters in EastEnders and who are they played by?". Metro. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. # (9 February 2019). "Two new Asian characters to join 'EastEnders'". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music. Retrieved 12 May 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. Rukku Nahar [@RukkuNahar] (20 March 2017). "No, Punjabi 😁🇮🇳" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "RUKKU NAHAR – Identity School of Acting". Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  8. "Wolfblood - What's it like to play Selina?". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  9. Harp, Justin (20 December 2018). "EastEnders casts Hollyoaks actress Rukku Nahar as two sisters arrive". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  10. Donaldson, Laura (27 July 2018). "Hollyoaks cast spoilers: Neeta Kaur's sister Asha Kaur arrives in the village as actress Rukku Nahar makes her debut – all the details on new character". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  11. Durkacz, Mary (24 June 2017). "EIFF – We Can Be Heroes (2017) 97 mins *****". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  12. "BBC One - Doctors, Series 19, Monster Love". BBC. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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