Tanmay Dhanania
Biography
Tanmay Dhanania was born in Calcutta. He studied Nuclear Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley and then trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
He played Naseem Ali Khan in Indian Summers (2015) and Ajay in Brahman Naman (2016) which premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival, in 2016, and went on to be India's first Netflix Original.
He played Prince Jeejeebuoy in The Durrells of Corfu and Phanishwar in Garbage, which premiered at the 68th Berlinale and is now on Netflix. Tanmay is in Cat Sticks which won the jury award at Slamdance 2019 and is now on Mubi.
He was the lead actor in Nazarband(Captive) which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival 2020 and for which he was nominated for the Best Actor award at the New York Indian Film Festival 2021.
He is also the lead actor on The Rapist by Aparna Sen which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival 2021 where it won the Kim Jiseok Award.
His Malayalam feature film debut, Nishiddho (Forbidden) won the KR Mohanan Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala and garnered Tanmay his second Best Actor nomination.
He has also appeared in web series such as Made in Heaven on Amazon Prime, Zero Kms and Mafia on Zee5, and most recently, SCOOP by Hansal Mehta on Netflix. Tanmay believes in experimentation and breaking new ground in whatever he pursues.
He has made and performed in live performances for more than 20 years and also teaches acting.
