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Ayub Khan-Din

Actor, Writer, ProducerBorn May 21, 1961 (63 years)
Ayub Khan Din (born 11 July 1961) is a British writer and actor. He wrote the BAFTA, BIFA and London Film Critics Circle award-winning film East Is East (1999), adapted from his 1996 Olivier-nominated play of the same name. His 2008 comedy play Rafta, Rafta... won the Olivier Award. He went on to write the film sequel West Is West (2010). On television, he created the Channel 4 comedy-drama Ackley Bridge (2017–2022).

As an actor, Khan Din's roles include Sammy in Hanif Kureishi's film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid in (1987), Hanif Ruparell in the soap opera Coronation Street (1992–1993), and Ravi Shah in the ITV series London Bridge (1996).
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Coronation Street
  • Boon
Known For
  • East Is East
  • Magic Mike's Last Dance
  • West Is West
  • Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
  • Ackley Bridge
  • All in Good Time

Filmography

2023
1995
Dangerfield (TV Series) · as Kevin Deehan
1991
1991
Doctor At The Top (TV Series) · as Dr. Anand
1991
Idiot (TV Series) · as Prince Miskin
1990
1990
The Chief (TV Series) · as Councillor Mani Shankar
1989
Capital City (TV Series) · as Luke
1989
KYTV (TV Series) · as Cast
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Horbury
1988
Young Toscanini · as Comparsa
1987
1987
My Family and Other Animals (TV Series) · as Yasha
1986
Boon (TV Series) · as Foreign Student
1985
1984
The Bill (TV Series)
1960
Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Hanif Ruparell

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