Amit Shah (actor)

Amit Kaushik Shah (born 26 April 1981) is a British actor.

Amit Shah
Shah in 2019
Born
Amit Kaushik Shah

(1981-04-26) 26 April 1981
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Early life

Amit Shah was born in Enfield on 26 April 1981. Shah's parents were originally from Kenya, and his grandparents from Gujarat in India. His father is an accountant, and his mother is a health-food shop manager. Shah was cast as the lead in a school play at the age of 16. Shah read Drama at Staffordshire University and then went on to train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in West London. In 2003 he was given permission by the principal to graduate early so that he could begin rehearsals for Bombay Dreams, a West-End musical produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Acting career

In 2006, Shah was offered a part in The Royal Hunt of the Sun at the National Theatre; the same part that Derek Jacobi played in the original production in 1964. He stayed on at the National Theatre to perform three plays, including The Alchemist, directed by Nicholas Hytner for which he was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award. He also played a principal role in The Man of Mode, alongside Tom Hardy, Rory Kinnear and Hayley Atwell.

Shah has starred in a variety of TV shows since 2006. His most notable roles include Sunny in BBC One's Hospital People, Fred in Channel 4's Crashing, and Torque in The Witcher for Netflix.

Shah's first major part in a feature film was in 2014 for The Hundred-Foot Journey in which he starred alongside Helen Mirren and Om Puri. He has since been cast in Johnny English Strikes Again, Ordinary Love, and Last Christmas.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
2006Like MindsRaj MehtaGregory J. Read
2008The Blue TowerNeranSmita Bhide
200913 SemesterAswinFrieder Wittich
2010It's a Wonderful AfterlifeSpeed Dating Man 6Gurinder Chadha
2010The InfidelRashid NasirJosh Appignanesi
2011Lost ParadiseJavadWaleed Akhtar
2011Looking For NeilNeilGeorgi Banks-Davis
2012The FacilityArifIan Clark
2013All StarsTeacherBen Gregor
2014CutThe DirectorBilly Mullaney
2014The Hundred-Foot JourneyMansurLasse Hallström
2014The ListenerJeremyMichael Gilhooly
2015HowlMatthewPaul Hyett
2016The Break-up of DaveDaveBilly Mullaney
2017BreatheDr. KhanAndy Serkis
2017To Wendy Who Kicked Me When I Said I Love YouSiddDan Castella
2018Final ScoreFaisalScott Mann
2018Johnny English Strikes AgainSamirDavid Kerr
2018The OrgyJohnSam Baron
2019ParasomniacErrolOliver Hill
2019Quiet CarriageDerekBen S. Hyland
2019Ordinary LoveSteveLisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn
2019End-ODr.MannAlice Seabright
2019Last ChristmasAndyPaul Feig
2019The CourierNick MurchZackary Adler
TBCThe Man In The HatThe MeasurerJohn-Paul Davidson, Stephen WarbeckPost-production
TBCChocolate CakeFrazerJeremy WoodingPre-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006The Afternoon PlayNigel1 episode
2006Life BeginsMobile Phone Salesman1 episode
2007Lead BalloonAdam1 episode
2008The PalaceKulvinder 'Vinny' Ganatra5 episodes
2008HonestReza Chadhuri6 episodes
2009BenidormVikram1 episode
2009CasualtyJake Milns1 episode
2009IngeniousGeniusTV movie
2010HustleAshur Olmert1 episode
2010WhitesAxel6 episodes
2011Black MirrorJackEpisode: The National Anthem
2012White Van ManSimon1 episode
2012Fresh MeatSauron1 episode
2013JoDr. Amir1 episode
2013Bluestone 42Captain Parekh1 episode
2013LilyhammerViswanathan3 episodes
2014The SmokeNick Chandhrakla5 episodes
2015Silent WitnessDr. Rhavi Dhillon2 episodes
2015AsylumOliver1 episode
2015W1ASadiq Iqbal1 episode
2015Jekyll & HydeBrannigan8 episodes
2016CrashingFred6 episodes
2016StagMex3 episodes
2017Midsomer MurdersShray Varma1 episode
2017Hospital PeopleSunny1 episode
2017Count Arthur StrongKarl1 episode
2017The Other OneMarcus1 episode
2016-2017The RebelJeremy6 episodes
2018History of ThemVikram JoharTV movie
2018BlissRafiq1 episode
2018Doctor WhoRahul1 episode
2018The Midnight GangDr. LuppersTV movie
2019His Dark MaterialsDr. Rendal1 episode
2019The WitcherTorque1 episode
2020 The Other One (TV series) Marcus

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueDirector
2003Bombay DreamsCastApollo Victoria TheatreAndrew Lloyd Webber
2006The Royal Hunt of The SunCastRoyal National TheatreTrevor Nunn
2007The AlchemistAbel DruggerRoyal National TheatreNicholas Hytner
2011King LearOswaldRoyal National TheatreRobin Lough
2012The Comedy of ErrorsAngeloRoyal National TheatreDominic Cooke
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