From Gamestation to PlayStation: Actor Rahul Kohli on his dream role

From Gamestation to PlayStation: Actor Rahul Kohli on his dream role56 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleTom RichardsonBBC NewsbeatSony/HousemarqueRahul Kohli plays enforcer Arjun Devraj in action game SarosGoing from selling video games to starring in one is a dream few people get to live out.But Rahul Kohli's managed to pull it off.The British actor's had a successful TV and film career, appearing alongside some of Hollywood's biggest names, but it wasn't his first obsession.At primary school he was asked to give a presentation to classmates about his dream career.He showed them a tape of video game trailers.The obsession didn't end there - his first paid job was as a sales assistant at former UK High Street chain Gamestation.Kohli tells BBC Newsbeat he still recalls the "burning smell" of the shrink wrap machine each store used to package up second-hand consoles for sale.His earliest acting gigs were video game-related too. He appeared in adverts for Sony's handheld PlayStation Vita console and the company’s popular quiz show-themed party game, Buzz."I thought I'd made it," he says."'Wow, I'm doing a PlayStation commercial, look how far I've come'."But he might have spoken too soon.Fast forward to 2026 and he's playing the starring role in action game Saros - a PlayStation 5 exclusive and one of the year's biggest releases.Sony/HousemarqueSaros sees players running through an incessant gauntlet of projectilesKohli plays Arjun Devraj, an enforcer for the futuristic Soltari corporation sent on a rescue mission to the hostile planet of Carcosa.Well-known film and TV actors appearing in video games is not new, but the lines between the two industries are increasingly blurred. More actors recognised for their "traditional" work are popping up in critically acclaimed games.Last year, Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul and Westworld actor Jeffrey Wright appeare...