Asian British actors Asian British actors Afshan Azad plays Padma Patil in the Harry Potter films. She got the part when casting agents visited her school, and after several auditions, was chosen for the part. ...more on Wikipedia about "Afshan Azad"
Ayesha Dharker (also credited as Ayesha Dharkar) (born in 1977 in Bombay, India) is a British actress of Indian origin. Dharker made her screen debut in the 1989 Francois Villier film, Manika: Une vie plus tard. Dharker subsequently went on to star in many American, French and Indian films. She has had many television roles in the UK, particularly in Cutting It and Life isn't all Ha Ha Hee Hee, in which she co-stared with Meera Syal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ayesha Dharker"
Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Bhanji on Friday, December 31, 1943) is a British actor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ben Kingsley"
Chris Bisson (born 1975) is a British actor who first appeared as J.J. in Children's Ward in 1990. He has also appeared in Prime Suspect and Holby City, but he most recognized for his roles as Saleem Khan in East is East, Vikram Desai in Coronation Street and Kash in Shameless. He also appeared in the second series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chris Bisson"
Indira Joshi is a British actress. She has appeared in many well known british dramas, including Holby City, Doctors, All About Me, The Bill and Coronation Street. However, she is probably best known for her role as, Madhuri Kumar, in the comedy chat show, The Kumars at No. 42. ...more on Wikipedia about "Indira Joshi"
Katie Liu Leung ( Chinese: 梁佩詩, born 8 August 1987 in Scotland) is a Scottish actress of Chinese descent who is playing the character of Cho Chang, Harry Potter's love interest, in the movie version of the J. K. Rowling novel, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, released in theaters November 18, 2005. Leung lives in Motherwell, a town near Glasgow. Her parents are separated and she currently resides with her father Peter Leung (a native from Hong Kong), two brothers (one is called Jonathon) and a younger sister. She was selected for the role of Cho Chang after beating out 3972 other girls in an open call audition in London for girls of East Asian appearance. She claimed in an interview with the Daily Record that her Scottish accent gave her an edge in the casting room by making her stand out. ...more on Wikipedia about "Katie Leung"
Kulvinder Ghir is a British actor and comedian of South Asian ancestry, best known for his roles in the sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, in particular "Chunky Lafunga", a sexy Bollywood star. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kulvinder Ghir"
Max Minghella (born 1985) is an actor, the son of well-known English director Anthony Minghella and Carolyn Choa, a Chinese film producer. He attended University College School in Hampstead, London for five years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Max Minghella"
Meera Syal MBE (born June 27 1961 in Essington, near Wolverhampton) is a British Indian comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress. She was born in Wolverhampton and grew up in Essington, a mining village a few miles to the north. Her Punjabi-born parents came to Britain from New Delhi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Meera Syal"
Mina Anwar (born September 20, 1969 in Church, Lancashire, England) is a British actress who is best known for playing Police Constable Maggie Habib in the sitcom The Thin Blue Line which was shown on BBC 2 from 1995 to 1997. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mina Anwar"
Naveen William Sidney Andrews (born January 17, 1969) is a British actor. Born in London, England, of Indian origin, he is best-known for his roles in The English Patient (1996), Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love ( 1996) and as Sayid in the popular television series Lost. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his girlfriend, actress Barbara Hershey. The two met while filming the movie Drowning on Dry Land in 1999. ...more on Wikipedia about "Naveen Andrews"
Nina Wadia (born 1969 in Bombay, India) is a British comedy actress, she is best known for her portrayal of various characters in the BBC sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, which led to an appearance at Party at The Palace at Buckingham Palace in 2002, to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nina Wadia"
Omid Djalili (born September 30, 1965) is a British stand-up comedian, born to Iranian parents. He attended the University of Ulster in Coleraine, studying English and Theatre studies and is an active member of the Bahá'í Faith. He prides himself as being the only Iranian comedian, which, he says, is "three more than Germany". ...more on Wikipedia about "Omid Djalili"
Parminder Kaur Nagra (born October 5, 1975 in Leicester, England) is a British actress of Indian descent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Parminder Nagra"
Pooja Shah (born 8 August 1979 in London, England) is a British asian actor. Her most noteable role is Kareena Ferreira in EastEnders. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pooja Shah"
Rhona Mitra (born 9 August, 1976 in Paddington, London, England) is a British actress whose mother is Irish and whose father is of half- Indian, half- Irish descent. She is sometimes credited as Rona Mitra. Rhona Mitra is the daughter of Nora and Anthony Mitra. In 1984, Mitra's parents ...more on Wikipedia about "Rhona Mitra"
Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE (born 28 June 1964 in Essex, England) is a British Indian comedian and actor, best known for his work in the BBC2 comedy series, Goodness Gracious Me and as host of The Kumars at No. 42. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sanjeev Bhaskar"
Sarita Choudhury (born 1966 in London, England) is a British-born actress of Indian descent best known for her roles in the Mira Nair-directed feature films Mississippi Masala (1992), The Perez Family (1995) and Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996). After her debut film Mississippi Masala became an art house hit, Sarita Choudhury was determined not to "go Hollywood", focusing her acting energies on independent film instead. Choudhury stuck to her non-Hollywood roots, putting her exotic looks and talent to versatile use as a Pakistani country-western singer in Wild West, a Chilean maid in Bille August's adaptation of The House of the Spirits, and a lesbian mother in Fresh Kill. Choudhury worked with Mississippi Masala director Mira Nair again in The Perez Family and played the cuckolded queen Tara in Nair's frankly-sensual feminist parable Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sarita Choudhury"
Shobna Gulati is an English actress, writer and dancer. She was born in Oldham, Lancashire, in 1966. She played the part of Anita in the TV comedy series Dinnerladies. She has also appeared in Rani Moorthy's play Dancing Within Walls. She is currently appearing in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street in the role of Sunita Alahan the shop assistant, joining the cast in 2001. Shobna has also appeared on the TV quiz shows Call My Bluff and Have I Got News for You. At the end of 2005, she was axed from Coronation Street along with a couple of others in the show. In early 2006 she took part in Soapstar Superstar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shobna Gulati"
Sunetra Sarker is a British actress. She has played many roles including, Nisha Batra in Brookside from 1988 to 1990 and then again from 2000 until 2003 and she currently plays Anji Mittel in No Angels. She also guested in the roles of Priti Chowdry in Emmerdale and Monique in The Smoking Room. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sunetra Sarker"
Vincent Ebrahim is a British actor of Indian ethnicity. Born in South Africa, he studied drama at the University of Cape Town. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vincent Ebrahim"
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