Arsher Ali | |
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Born | |
Education | East 15 Acting School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009–present |
Known for | Beaver Falls (2011–2012) Ackley Bridge (2017–2018) |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Wallander | Jamal | 1 episode |
2010 | Pulse | Adam Hussein | Television film |
2011 | Silent Witness | Zak Khan | 8 episodes |
2011–2012 | Beaver Falls | Adil "A-Rab" Hussain | 12 episodes |
2013 | The Guilty | DS Vinesh Roy | 3 episodes |
2013 | Complicit | Waleed Ahmed | Television film |
2014 | The Missing | Malik Suri | 7 episodes |
2014 | Alt | Callum | Television film |
2015 | Arthur & George | George Edalji | 3 episodes |
2015 | Doctor Who | Bennet | "Under the Lake" / "Before the Flood" |
2016 | Line of Duty | PC Hari Bains | Series 3 |
2017–2018 | Ackley Bridge | Samir Qureshi | Series 1–2; 9 episodes |
2018 | Informer | Imran Aziz | 5 episodes |
2018 | Hang Ups | Ryan Mehta | 2 episodes |
2020 | Cold Courage | Peter Chandra | Main role |
2022 | The Fear Index | Hugo Quarry | Miniseries |
2023 | Funny Woman | Dennis Mahindra | Primary Cast |
2023 | Everyone Else Burns | Elder Samson | Recurring role [11] |
2023 | Top Boy | Isaac Latif | 1 episode |
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