He was inspired to take up acting by watching Grange Hill. He enrolled
in a Sunday acting workshop when he was 13.
He's also appeared in several plays, including Wicked Year, Balti
Kings, The Skeleton, Ungrateful Dead, Crazy Horse and Papa Was A Bus
Conductor.
Helped launch a National Kidney Research Fund initiative in July of
2002. The campaign is designed to encourage members of the South Asian
and African- Caribbean communities to come forward and receive a free
test for kidney disease.
He played cricket, hockey and football at school. He hosted the British
Asian Sports Personality of the Year in 2002.
He has one sister.
His favourite actors are Ray Winstone and Kathy Burke.