Saros: Actor Rahul Kohli on his PS5 game 'dream role'

Going 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. "'Wow, I'm doing a PlayStation commercial, look how far I've come'." 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. Kohli plays Arjun Devraj, an enforcer for the futuristic Soltari corporation sent on a rescue mission to the hostile