Amit Shah (actor)

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Amit Shah
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Shah at BAFTA Awards 2024
Born
Amit Kaushik Shah

(1981-04-26) 26 April 1981 (age 44)
London, England
Education Staffordshire University (BA)
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Amit Kaushik Shah (born 26 April 1981) is a British actor who was BAFTA nominated for his role as Faisal Bhatti in the AMC/BBC hit third series of Happy Valley . He is known for his roles in the ITV series Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024) and the Channel 4 comedy-drama Crashing (2016). His films include Pain Hustlers (2023), Final Score (2018), [1] and The Courier (2019).

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Early life

Amit Shah was born in Enfield, England. Shah's parents were originally from Kenya, and his grandparents from Gujarat, India. His father is an accountant, and his mother is a health-food shop manager. Shah was cast as the lead in a school play at the age of 16. He read drama at Staffordshire University and then went on to train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in West London. In 2003 he was given permission by the principal to graduate early so that he could begin rehearsals for Bombay Dreams , a West-End musical produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber.[ citation needed ]

Acting career

In 2006, Shah was offered a part in The Royal Hunt of the Sun at the National Theatre; the same part that Derek Jacobi played in the original production in 1964. He stayed on at the National Theatre to perform three plays, including The Alchemist directed by Nicholas Hytner, for which he was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award. He also portrayed a principal role in The Man of Mode , alongside Tom Hardy, Rory Kinnear and Hayley Atwell.

Shah has starred in a variety of television shows since 2006. His most notable roles include Sunny in BBC One's Hospital People , Fred in Channel 4's Crashing, Torque in The Witcher for Netflix, and Faisal Bhatti in Happy Valley. [2] [3] [4]

Shah's first major part in a feature film was in 2014 for The Hundred-Foot Journey in which he starred alongside Helen Mirren and Om Puri. He has since been cast in Johnny English Strikes Again , Ordinary Love , and Last Christmas .

Filmography

Film

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
2006 Like Minds Raj Mehta Gregory J. Read
2008The Blue TowerNeranSmita Bhide
2009 13 Semester AswinFrieder Wittich
2010 It's a Wonderful Afterlife Speed Dating Man 6 Gurinder Chadha
2010 The Infidel Rashid Nasir Josh Appignanesi
2011Lost ParadiseJavadWaleed Akhtar
2011Looking For NeilNeilGeorgi Banks-Davis
2012The FacilityArif Ian Clark
2013 All Stars TeacherBen Gregor
2014CutThe DirectorBilly Mullaney
2014 The Hundred-Foot Journey Mansur Lasse Hallström
2014The ListenerJeremyMichael Gilhooly
2015 Howl MatthewPaul Hyett
2016The Break-up of DaveDaveBilly Mullaney
2017 Breathe Dr. Khan Andy Serkis
2017To Wendy Who Kicked Me When I Said I Love YouSiddDan Castella
2018 Final Score Faisal Scott Mann
2018 Johnny English Strikes Again Samir David Kerr
2018The OrgyJohnSam Baron
2019ParasomniacErrolOliver Hill
2019Quiet CarriageDerekBen S. Hyland
2019 Ordinary Love SteveLisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn
2019End-ODr.MannAlice Seabright
2019 Last Christmas Andy Paul Feig
2019 The Courier Nick MurchZackary Adler
2022 Klokkenluider Ewan Neil Maskell
2023 Pain Hustlers Eric Paley David Yates
20247 KeysNaz Joy Wilkinson
2024 Paddington in Peru Zayden Dougal Wilson
2025 Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger Oliver Chris Foggin

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Afternoon Play Nigel1 episode
2006 Life Begins Mobile Phone Salesman1 episode
2007 Lead Balloon Adam1 episode
2008 The Palace Kulvinder 'Vinny' Ganatra5 episodes
2008 Honest Reza Chadhuri6 episodes
2009 Benidorm Vikram1 episode
2009 Casualty Jake Milns1 episode
2009 Ingenious GeniusTV movie
2010 Hustle Ashur Olmert1 episode
2010 Whites Axel6 episodes
2011 Black Mirror JackEpisode: "The National Anthem"
2012 White Van Man Simon1 episode
2012 Fresh Meat Sauron1 episode
2013 Jo Dr. Amir1 episode
2013 Bluestone 42 Captain Parekh1 episode
2013 Lilyhammer Viswanathan3 episodes
2014 The Smoke Nick Chandhrakla5 episodes
2015 Silent Witness Dr. Rhavi DhillonEpisode: "Protection" (2 parts)
2015 Asylum Oliver1 episode
2015 W1A Sadiq Iqbal1 episode
2015 Jekyll & Hyde Brannigan8 episodes
2016 Crashing Fred6 episodes
2016 Stag Mex3 episodes
2017 Midsomer Murders Shray Varma1 episode
2017 Hospital People Sunny1 episode
2017 Count Arthur Strong Karl1 episode
2017The Other OneMarcus1 episode
2016–2017 The Rebel Jeremy6 episodes
2018History of ThemVikram JoharTV movie
2018 Bliss Rafiq1 episode
2018 Doctor Who RahulEpisode: "The Woman Who Fell to Earth"
2018 The Midnight Gang Dr. LuppersTV movie
2019 His Dark Materials Dr. Rendal1 episode
2019 The Witcher Torque1 episode
2020-2022 The Other One MarcusMain role; 2 series
2021 The Long Call Ed Raveley4 episodes
2022 Happy Valley Faisal Bhatti6 episodes
2023 Death in Paradise Sunil Singh Kirmani1 episode
2023 The Windsors Rishi Sunak Episode: Coronation special
2024 Mr Bates vs The Post Office Jas Singh
2024 Vera Mr. ShahEpisode: "Fast Love"
2025 Riot Women Sanjay
2025 Murder Before Evensong DS Vanloo

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueDirector
2003 Bombay Dreams Cast Apollo Victoria Theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber
2006The Royal Hunt of The SunCast Royal National Theatre Trevor Nunn
2007 The Alchemist Abel Drugger Royal National Theatre Nicholas Hytner
2011 King Lear Oswald Royal National Theatre Robin Lough
2012 The Comedy of Errors Angelo Royal National Theatre Dominic Cooke
2023"Never Have I Ever" [5] KasChichester Festival Theatre

References

  1. ↑ "'I'm intrigued by the effect of comedy,' says actor Amit Shah | EasternEye". www.easterneye.biz. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Hayley (18 January 2025). "The Bank of Dave 2 star Amit Shah's life from romance to Happy Valley confession". The Mirror. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Happy Valley's Amit Shah reflects on 'rewarding' experience of Bafta-nominated drama". The Independent. 12 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Amit Shah - Honorary Graduate - Staffordshire University". www.staffs.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Amit Shah: 'When I started acting, the industry was very different for someone like me'". The Stage. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

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