
Rachael Ancheril
Acting
Rachael is an accomplished film and television actor whose recent work includes the independent feature Foreign Tongue, a guest role on USA Network’s upcoming Anna Pigeon, and a key cast role in Netflix’s holiday rom-com/action feature Guarding Stars, based on Katherine Center’s The Bodyguard, all set to release in 2026. In 2024, she returned for Chucky Season 3 and the final season of Star Trek: Discovery, where she is widely recognized for her role as Barzan Commander Nhan across multiple seasons, and also guest starred on Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent. Her extensive television credits include recurring and regular roles on Killjoys, Mary Kills People, Rookie Blue, and Nurses, with additional appearances on Hudson & Rex, Dark Matter, Heroes Reborn, and more, as well as a ten-episode arc on The Art of More opposite Kate Bosworth, and feature film roles in Special Correspondents and Tru Love.
Known for

Rookie Blue
2010 · TV

Star Trek: Discovery
2017 · TV

Nurses
2020 · TV

Killjoys
2015 · TV

Wynonna Earp
2016 · TV

Chucky
2021 · TV

A Captain's Log
2021 · TV

Heroes Reborn
2015 · TV

Played
2013 · TV

Hudson & Rex
2019 · TV

The Listener
2009 · TV

Taken
2017 · TV

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
2024 · TV

Dark Matter
2015 · TV

Carter
2018 · TV

The Ready Room
2019 · TV