Arsher Ali

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Arsher Ali
Born (1984-04-09) 9 April 1984 (age 39)
Education East 15 Acting School
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
Known for Beaver Falls (2011–2012)
Ackley Bridge (2017–2018)
Spouse
(m. 2010)
Children1

Arsher Avesta Ali (born 9 April 1984) is a British actor. He has played various TV and film roles, and is a regular lead performer at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. [2]

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Personal life

Ali is of Pakistani descent. [3] He is a graduate of East 15 Acting School. [4] He married British-Iranian actress Roxy Shahidi in 2010. [5] The couple had their first child, a daughter, in January 2018. [6] [7] Ali has been vocal throughout his career about the challenges faced by British Asian actors in the industry and his continual fight against racial typecasting. [8] [9]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Four Lions Hassan [9]
2012 All in Good Time Etash
2013 Complicit Waleed Ahmed [10]
2015 A Patch of Fog Troy Griffen
2015 Remainder Naz
2016 The Darkest Universe Max Robson
2017 The Ritual Phil
2018 Been So Long Jake
2019 The Flood Nasrat
2021 The Dig Grimes
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Wallander Jamal1 episode
2010PulseAdam HusseinTelevision film
2011 Silent Witness Zak Khan8 episodes
2011–2012 Beaver Falls Adil "A-Rab" Hussain12 episodes
2013 The Guilty DS Vinesh Roy3 episodes
2013 Complicit Waleed AhmedTelevision film
2014 The Missing Malik Suri7 episodes
2014AltCallumTelevision film
2015 Arthur & George George Edalji 3 episodes
2015 Doctor Who Bennet"Under the Lake" / "Before the Flood"
2016 Line of Duty PC Hari BainsSeries 3
2017–2018 Ackley Bridge Samir Qureshi Series 12; 9 episodes
2018 Informer Imran Aziz5 episodes
2018 Hang Ups Ryan Mehta2 episodes
2020 Cold Courage Peter ChandraMain role
2022The Fear IndexHugo QuarryMiniseries
2023 Funny Woman Dennis MahindraPrimary Cast
2023 Everyone Else Burns Elder SamsonRecurring role [11]
2023 Top Boy Isaac Latif1 episode

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