Rachael Ancheril

Rachael Ancheril

Rachael Ancheril (born 8 December) is an actress who played Commander D. Nhan in Star Trek: Discovery. She was a recurring guest star in the second season, and became a regular cast member in the third despite only appearing in three episodes of that season. She returned as guest star in episodes of the fourth and fifth seasons.

Born in Toronto, Ancheril began her acting career in the mid-2000s, appearing in 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 Rookie Blue, playing the character Marlo Cruz in the fourth through sixth seasons of the show, appearing alongside Oliver Becker. After leaving the series in 2016, she guested in two episodes of Heroes Reborn (with Nazneen Contractor, Greg Grunberg, Raven Dauda, Eve Harlow and Phi Huynh), and appeared as a regular in the first season of The Art of More (with Matt Frewer and Conrad Pla). She later had recurring roles in Wynonna Earp (starring Melanie Scrofano, with Katherine Barrell and Patrick Kwok-Choon), Mary Kills People (with Grace Lynn Kung), and Killjoys. She also guested in shows like Dark Matter (with Andrew Moodie), Taken (with Sean Connolly Affleck) and Chucky (with Brad Dourif and Barbara Alyn Woods).

Ancheril is also active in photography and illustration, and is an avid equestrienne.

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