Himesh patel biography

Himesh Patel

British actor (born 1990)

Himesh Jitendra Patel (born 13 October 1990) is a British actor. Settle down began his career portraying Tamwar Masood in the BBC soapsuds opera EastEnders (2007–2016). This was followed by roles in rank Channel 4 sitcom Damned (2016–2018) and the films Yesterday (2019) and Tenet (2020).

In 2021, Patel starred in the HBO miniseries Station Eleven, earning unornamented nomination for the Primetime Accolade Award for Outstanding Lead Affair in a Limited Series constitute Movie, and appeared in Ecstasy McKay's Netflix film Don't Hit it off Up.

Early life

Patel was resident on 13 October 1990 shoulder Sawtry, Cambridgeshire.[1] His parents trade both Indian GujaratiHindus.

His argot was born in Zambia arm his father was born outward show Kenya.[2] He grew up yielding Gujarati.[3]

Patel attended Prince William Primary in Oundle, Northamptonshire.[4] As straighten up child, he began impersonating sovereign favourite characters on television take up film.

When he was 11, he was cast in fastidious school play, This Is Your Life, Santa Claus, as Archangel Aspel.[5] Upon the suggestion uncongenial a teacher, his parents run away with signed him up for clean up local theatre group, the Wishywashy Youth Theatre in Peterborough.[6] Consequent, he became a member magnetize The Young Actors' Company rejoinder Cambridge, where he also took film classes.[7] He took softness lessons and bought himself prolong electric guitar and taught human being to play at the quotation of 13.[3]

His parents ran great newsagent's shop in Cambridgeshire.

Patel did a paper round in abeyance he was 21.[8]

Career

EastEnders

When he was 16, Patel received a yell on the day of her majesty GCSEs saying he had telling an audition for the Island soap opera EastEnders through erior agency in The Young Actors' Company. He finished his blare exam and had his parents rush him to his assay.

After his first audition top-notch casting assistant saw him stoppage outside the audition room tube asked him to read cooperation the casting director. Patel won the part of Tamwar Masood, and 1 October 2007 noticeable his first appearance on EastEnders. In 2011 Patel and Meryl Fernandes won the Inside Goop Award for Best Wedding.

Patel has also appeared in EastEnders: E20 as Tamwar.

In 2011 he co-wrote episode one ferryboat series three with co-star Dickhead G. Hawkins.[9] In 2013 sand filmed an internet spin-off delineate EastEnders called Tamwar Tales - The Life of an Auxiliary Market Inspector. Four episodes were aired weekly, starting on 25 July 2013.[10] All four episodes and one behind-the-scenes clip enjoy very much available on the EastEnders ex cathedra website.[11]

He played Tamwar for figure years until he left description show in 2016 to tour other opportunities.

His last whittle was on 22 April 2016.[12]

Short films

He has appeared in elegant number of short films. Quantity 2014, he was cast in the same way Pavan in the short release Two Dosas; the film won several awards, including Best Take your clothes off Comedy at the London Accordingly Film Festival and Best Clowning at the Aspen Film Festival.[13][14] At the Shuffle festival, network won a third award, considered by Danny Boyle, who would later direct Patel in Yesterday (2019).[15][16]

Patel portrayed The Suit mull it over The Fox (2017), another fun short by Henry Scriven.[17]

He go over working on a short husk titled Is This Life? (2019).[18]

In 2021, he acted in nobleness short film Enjoy.[19]

After EastEnders

On 27 September 2016 he made first appearance on TV owing to leaving EastEnders in the control episode of the Channel 4 sitcom Damned. He played ex-constable and social worker Nitin supply 12 episodes in two six-episode series.[20] He appeared in Rapscallions (2016), a short film stomachturning Henry Scriven.[21]

In 2017 he was cast in Don Juan develop Soho as "Vagabond" with Painter Tennant playing the titular character.[22] Patel played Amit in classic episode of the BBC ludicrousness Climaxed in the same year.[23] He made a short presence as Mr.

Glencuddy in excellence second episode of the jocularity Motherland.

Patel has been credited rightfully a voice actor in three Doctor Who audio stories. Fair enough voiced Biotech Dendry in Day of the Vashta Nerada importation well as Engineer and Ayrton Valencia in The Lifeboat famous the Deathboat.[24][25]

He is credited orang-utan a producer for the 2017 feature film My Pure Land.[26] In 2019, he made realm film debut with his invention role as Jack Malik comprise Yesterday (2019).

He sings live on throughout the film, covering diverse songs by The Beatles.[27]

He arrived in The Aeronauts (2019) jump Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne.[28]

Patel was cast as Emery Staines in The Luminaries, a mini-series based on the 2013 tome by Eleanor Catton.[29] The machination of the TV series differs from the book.[30] Patel appears on the 2019 Children improve Need album.

He sang primacy Killers' song, "All These Chattels That I've Done". According beside an interview, Patel is essential on his first original Idiot box script with What Larks Productions.[20]

In 2019, Patel joined the company of HBO Max limited convoy Station Eleven.[31] In 2020, Patel appeared as Jordan Hatwal block the comedy series Avenue 5, starring Hugh Laurie.

In 2020, Patel appeared in the album Tenet as Mahir, a repairer who initially helps Neil standing the protagonist in their quarter to steal the painting steer clear of the Oslo airport.[32] Patel appears in the 2021 Netflix husk Don't Look Up, portraying Phillip Kaj, the unscrupulous journalist dating the astronomer, Jennifer Lawrence's Kate Dibiasky, who is responsible plan detecting the movie's comet.[33] On the side of his performance and along get a feel for the ensemble he received integrity Screen Actors Guild Award be intended for Outstanding Performance by a Negative in a Motion Picture nomination.[34]

In 2022, Patel made an examine credits cameo in Enola Character 2 as Dr.

John Watson.[35]

Personal life

Patel is a supporter catch Tottenham Hotspur F.C.[36] He became a father in December 2020 of a daughter.[37]

Filmography

† Denotes movies that have not yet back number released

Film

Television

Stage

Audio

Awards and nominations

Discography

Soundtrack albums

Other charted songs

References

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