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1973
Biography:British actor Jimi Mistry was born in Yorkshire to a Hindu Indian father and a Catholic English mother. After growing up in Manchester and studying in Birmingham, he moved to London to become an actor. He made his screen debut in 1996 with a non-speaking role in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Hamlet. On the stage, Mistry was cast as the rebellious son Tariq Khan in the semi-autobiographical play East Is East by Ayub Khan-Din. After a nice run at the Royal Court Theater, the story was made into a film directed by Damien O'Donnell for Film Four. Mistry reprised his role for the movie, which was released in the U.K. in 1998. The following year, he gained a lot of exposure as a doctor on the extremely long-running British soap opera EastEnders.

In 2000, Mistry played small-time crook Eddie in David Kane's comedy Born Romantic, which was followed by a small role in the drama My Kingdom. Mistry then... Full Biography

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Ian Rashid, director with Suleka Mathews, Jimi Mistry, and Kyle Maclachlan
Ian Rashid, director with Suleka Mathews, Jimi Mistry, and Kyle Maclachlan
Suleka Mathews, Ian Rashid, Jimi Mistry, and Kyle Maclachlan
Jimi Mistry
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