Jimmi Harkishin

James "Jimmi" Harkishin (born Rajan Harkishindas; 19 March 1965) is a British actor best known for his role as shopkeeper Dev Alahan in Coronation Street, which he has played continuously since 10 November 1999. He also had a small role in the film East is East as well as Bhaji on the Beach. Harkishin played Gary Lobo in the Jonathan Creek episode "Danse Macabre"[1].

Jimmi Harkishin
Born
Rajan Harkishindas

19 March 1965 (1965-03-19) (age 55)
Paris, France
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Known forUncle Jack (1990–1993)
Medics (1990–1995)
Coronation Street (1999–)
Children2

Harkishin was born in Paris, France, to an Indian father, Deepak, and an Italian mother, Soni.[2]

He began acting in 1987 under the stage name James Harkishin, and played the regular characters of Jose Cuervo for 18 episodes between 1990–1993 in the children's TV series Uncle Jack and Dr. Jay Rahman for 35 episodes between 1990–1995 in the medical drama TV series Medics.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1987 A Killing on the Exchange Krishna 2 episodes
1988–1990 South of the Border Krish Regular (10 episodes)
1989 Shalom Salaam Rashid Sattar 5 episodes
1990–1993 Uncle Jack Jose Cuervo Regular (18 episodes)
1990–1995 Medics Dr. Jay Rahman Regular (35 episodes)
1992 Casualty Greg 1 episode
1999–present Coronation Street Dev Alahan Regular (1,648 episodes)
2010 "East Street" Charity crossover between Coronation Street and EastEnders

References
  1. "Jonathan Creek" Danse Macabre (TV Episode 1998) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-04-11
  2. "Sad News for Jimmi Harkishin", 22 April 2011. Accessed 13 February 2013


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