Ali Khan (British actor)

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Ali Khan
Born (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 23)
Nottingham, England
Alma mater King's College London
Years active2017–present

Ali Khan (born 18 May 2001) is a British actor. On television, he is known for his role in the BBC Three series Red Rose (2022) and the Channel 4 sitcom Everyone Else Burns (2023). His films include A Haunting in Venice (2023).

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Early life and education

Khan was born in Nottingham. He began taking acting classes at The Television Workshop at the age of 9. He went on to graduate from King's College London with a Bachelor of Arts in History, being personally impacted by Dr Reza Zia-Ebrahimi's seminars on Race, Orientalism, Islamophobia

Career

In 2017, Khan made his feature film debut in Pin Cushion starring Joanna Scanlan and Lily Newmark. He later made his television debut in 2022 with a main role as Tariq "Taz" Sadiq in the BBC Three horror series Red Rose , [1] [2] as well as guest appearances in the Paramount+ series Halo and the Sky Comedy series Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything . He also appeared in the Netflix film The School for Good and Evil as Chaddick. [3]

The following year, Khan played Joshua in the Channel 4 sitcom Everyone Else Burns [4] [5] and Nicholas Holland alongside Emma Laird as Desdemona Holland in Kenneth Branagh's film A Haunting in Venice . [6] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Pin Cushion Callum
2018The Things We DoZahirShort film
2019 6 Underground Attack Helper
2022 The School for Good and Evil Chaddick Netflix film
2023 A Haunting in Venice Nicholas Holland

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 Halo AttuEpisode: "Homecoming"
Red Rose Tariq "Taz" SadiqMain role [8]
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything Freddy1 episode
2023–present Everyone Else Burns [9] JoshuaMain role
2024 Showtrial Mani Malik-Cohen5 episodes

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