Arsher Ali

Arsher Ali
Born (1984-04-09) 9 April 1984 (age 40)
Nottingham, England[1]
EducationEast 15 Acting School
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
Known for Beaver Falls (2011–2012)
Ackley Bridge (2017–2018)
Spouse
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(m. 2010)​
Children1

Arsher Ali (born 9 April 1984) is a British actor. He has played various TV and film roles, and is a regular lead performer at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.[2]

Personal life

Ali is of Pakistani descent.[3] He is a graduate of East 15 Acting School.[4] He married British-Iranian actress Roxy Shahidi in 2010.[5] The couple had their first child, a daughter, in January 2018.[6][7] Ali has been vocal throughout his career about the challenges faced by British Asian actors in the industry and his continual fight against racial typecasting.[8][9]

Ali is a keen Nottingham Forest fan.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Four Lions Hassan[9]
2012 All in Good Time Etash
2013 Complicit Waleed Ahmed[10]
2015 A Patch of Fog Troy Griffen
2015 Remainder Naz
2016 The Darkest Universe Max Robson
2017 The Ritual Phil
2018 Been So Long Jake
2019 The Flood Nasrat
2021 The Dig Grimes
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Wallander Jamal 1 episode
2010 Pulse Adam Hussein Television film
2011 Silent Witness Zak Khan 8 episodes
2011–2012 Beaver Falls Adil "A-Rab" Hussain 12 episodes
2013 The Guilty DS Vinesh Roy 3 episodes
2013 Complicit Waleed Ahmed Television film
2014 The Missing Malik Suri 7 episodes
2014 Alt Callum Television film
2015 Arthur & George George Edalji 3 episodes
2015 Doctor Who Bennet "Under the Lake" / "Before the Flood"
2016 Line of Duty PC Hari Bains Series 3
2017–2018 Ackley Bridge Samir Qureshi Series 1–2; 9 episodes
2018 Informer Imran Aziz 5 episodes
2018 Hang Ups Ryan Mehta 2 episodes
2020 Cold Courage Peter Chandra Main role
2022 The Fear Index Hugo Quarry Miniseries
2023–present Funny Woman Dennis Mahindra Main role[11]
2023–present Everyone Else Burns Elder Samson Recurring role[12]
2023 Top Boy Isaac Latif 1 episode

References

  1. ^ Emm, Alison. "Arsher Ali talks terrorism with Alison Emm". LeftLion. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Arsher Ali". Advoice. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. ^ "NCCC News : Arsher Ali: "Trent Bridge is a Special Place"".
  4. ^ "Bafta recognition for East 15 graduate - News - University of Essex". www1.essex.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. ^ Pietras, Emma (22 October 2014). "Emmerdale star's back to front life proposed BEFORE they kissed". mirror. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Emmerdale's Roxy Shahidi: 'My husband proposed before we'd even kissed'". www.closeronline.co.uk.
  7. ^ Benjamin Potter (23 October 2014). "Emmerdale actress Roxy Shahidi reveals her marriage 'isn't legal yet'". Best Daily. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  8. ^ Dowell, Ben (14 February 2013). "Arsher Ali complains of TV typecasting of Asian actors". The Stage. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  9. ^ a b Tate, Gabriel (13 February 2013). "The cast system: is racism still an issue for TV drama?". Time Out London. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Arsher Ali interview for Complicit". Channel 4. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Watch Funny Woman on Sky Max | Sky.com". www.sky.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Everyone Else Burns S2 Press Pack | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.