Himesh Patel began his career portraying Tamwar Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
26 Facts About Himesh Patel
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In 2021, Patel starred in the HBO miniseries Station Eleven, earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
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Himesh Patel was born on 13 October 1990 in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire.
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Himesh Patel's mother was born in Zambia and his father was born in Kenya.
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Himesh Patel took piano lessons and bought himself an electric guitar and taught himself to play at the age of 13.
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When he was 16, Himesh Patel received a call on the day of his GCSEs saying he had landed an audition for the British soap opera EastEnders through an agency in The Young Actors' Company.
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Himesh Patel finished his last exam and had his parents rush him to his audition.
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Himesh Patel won the part of Tamwar Masood, and 1 October 2007 marked his first appearance on EastEnders.
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Himesh Patel played Tamwar for nine years until he left the show in 2016 to explore other opportunities.
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Himesh Patel has appeared in a number of short films.
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Himesh Patel portrayed The Suit in The Fox, another comedy short by Henry Scriven.
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Himesh Patel played ex-constable and social worker Nitin for 12 episodes in two six-episode series.
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Himesh Patel appeared in Rapscallions, a short film by Henry Scriven.
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Himesh Patel played Amit in an episode of the BBC comedy Climaxed in the same year.
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Himesh Patel made a short appearance as Mr Glencuddy in the second episode of the comedy Motherland.
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Himesh Patel has been credited as a voice actor in two Doctor Who audio stories.
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Himesh Patel voiced Biotech Dendry in Day of the Vashta Nerada as well as Engineer and Ayrton Valencia in The Lifeboat and the Deathboat.
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Himesh Patel is credited as a producer for the 2017 feature film My Pure Land.
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Himesh Patel was cast as Emery Staines in The Luminaries, a mini-series based on the 2013 book by Eleanor Catton.
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Himesh Patel sang the Killers' song, "All These Things That I've Done".
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In 2019, Himesh Patel joined the cast of HBO Max limited series Station Eleven.
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In 2020, Himesh Patel appeared as Jordan Hatwal in the comedy series Avenue 5, starring Hugh Laurie.
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In 2020, Himesh Patel appeared in the film Tenet as Mahir, a fixer who initially helps Neil and the protagonist in their plot to steal the painting from the Oslo airport.
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Himesh Patel appears in the 2021 Netflix film Don't Look Up, portraying Phillip Kaj, the unscrupulous journalist dating the astronomer, Jennifer Lawrence's Kate Dibiasky, who is responsible for detecting the movie's comet.
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In 2022, Himesh Patel made an end credits cameo in Enola Holmes 2 as Dr John Watson.
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Himesh Patel is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur FC He became a father in December 2020 to a baby daughter.