Raoula Bhaneja was born in Manchester, U.K., and grew up in Ottawa and Bonn, Germany. Bhaneja is one of the stars of improvised hit “Train 48” for Global TV and appeared as a guest star on “The Eleventh Hour,” “The Associates” and has also starred in “The Newsroom,” “Twitch City,” “Street Time,” “The Famous Jett Jackson,” “The Jessica Holmes Show” and “Open Heart.” Feature credits include “Ararat” directed by Atom Egoyan, “Extraordinary Visitor,” “Violet,” “Cold Creek Manor” directed by Mike Figgis, and “Picture Claire” directed by Bruce MacDonald.