BAFTA Breakthrough Brit winner Ray Panthaki was born in London, England. A multi-talented filmmaker, Panthaki has credits as an Actor, Producer, Writer and Director, starting his career appearing in shorts and then picking up a role on the prime-time UK soap drama Eastenders.
Panthaki is best known for his roles in Kidulthood (2006), One Crazy Thing (2016), Colette (2018) and Boiling Point (2021). In 2020 Panthaki rocked the short film world when he wrote and directed Ernie, picking up an amazing ten awards at events across the world, including the New York International Film Awards and Paris International Film Festival and Prague International Film Festival.