Emil Marwa

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Emil Marwa (born 1974) is a British actor, known for his acting in films like Izzat , East Is East , and The Guru . [1]

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Early life

His father is an Indian Kenyan Sikh and his mother is of Norwegian descent. [2] Emil was brought up in London, England. [3]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryforResult
2006 Amanda Best Actor (Årets mannlige skuespiller)IzzatNomination

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Selected filmography

YearFilmCharacterNotes
1999Sari & TrainersAnil
1999 East Is East Maneer Khan
1999The Darkest LightSandeep
1999The Last YellowMoose
2002 Club Le Monde Chundah
2002 The Guru Vijay Rao
2002The SandwichHash
2003The Death of KlinghofferOmar
2003 Code 46 Mohan
2004 Dalziel and Pascoe Brandon TaylorEpisode: "The Price of Fame"
2005Four Brothers and a FuneralRajiv
2005Textual @tractionTom
2005 Izzat WasimFour Amanda nominations
2008Love Me StillAhmet
2008Survey No. 257Dylan
2008A Distant MirageMickey
2008Tu£sdayThe Office - Raj
2009 Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983Doctor
2009 Doghouse Graham
2010 West Is West Maneer KhanSequel to East is East

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References

  1. http://people.theiapolis.com/actor-63GV/emil-marwa/
  2. Biography for Emil Marwa at IMDb
  3. "Emil Marwa, Actor, London".
  4. Awards for Emil Marwa at IMDb