Atta Yaqub

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Atta Yaqub
Born1979 (age 4445)
NationalityBritish
Education IT management
Alma mater University of Strathclyde
Occupation(s) Actor, model
Years active2004– present
Known for Ae Fond Kiss...

Atta Yaqub (born 1979) is a Scottish model and actor of Pakistani/Punjabi descent. He played the lead role in the 2004 film Ae Fond Kiss... .

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Career

Yaqub was born in Glasgow to Pakistani parents in 1979. Yaqub began modelling as a teenager. He appeared in ads for The Royal Bank of Scotland and Cruise. [1] He made his acting debut in Ken Loach's film Ae Fond Kiss where he played a Pakistani Muslim man who falls in love with an Irish Catholic woman. [2] For his role he was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Newcomer. [3]

He featured in Running in Traffic and Nina's Heavenly Delights . In 2011 he entered international cinema with the German film Fernes Land (Junction Point) and Sabiha Sumar's Rafina. [4] In 2012 he joined the cast of the BBC Three drama Lip Service . [5]

Personal life

Yaqub has a degree in IT management and also works as a counselor, advising drug addicts. He is a representative for the Goethe-Institut. [6] He goes to schools around Scotland to promote the Show Racism The Red Card programme. [7] He was also involved in the "One Scotland, Many Cultures" anti-racism campaign. [8] Yaqub speaks English and Punjabi fluently as well as some Urdu and German. [6] Yaqub was educated at Shawlands Academy, Glasgow. [9]

In 2009, Yaqub criticised Prince Harry for making what he saw as prejudiced comments about Pakistanis and asked for a personal apology. [10]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2004 Ae Fond Kiss... Casim Khan
Doctors Madhav Verma"Party Games"
2005The Camping TripSunny
Meet the Magoons Suky Riprah"Stairway to Havan"
Perfect Day Ash
Pakistani ActuallyHimselfDocumentary
2006 New Street Law Nadeem RashidSeason 1, Episode 5
ExplosionsHassans
Nina's Heavenly Delights Kary Shah
2007Karachi UncoveredHimselfBBC documentary
2009 Running in Traffic Amman
2011Fernes Land [11] Haroon German-language film
2012 Lip Service Season 2 [5]
2015 Good Morning Karachi Jamal
2017 T2 Trainspotting Medical student

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