Ian Aspinall (born 1961) is a British actor. He played Mubbs Hussein in Holby City from 2001 to 2005, [1] [2] and has also appeared in City Central , The Bill , Silent Witness , Peak Practice , Waterloo Road and Casualty . [3] He also had another role in East Is East playing eldest son Nazir Khan. [4] He was also the first actor to portray Darren Whateley, the man responsible for the stabbing of Brian Tilsley in Coronation Street . Aspinall was born in Bolton, Lancashire.