Atta Yaqub
Atta Yaqub (born 1979) is a Scottish model and actor of Pakistani/Punjabi descent. He played the lead role in the 2004 film Ae Fond Kiss.... CareerYaqub was born in Glasgow to Pakistani parents in 1979. Yaqub began modelling as a young adult. He appeared in ads for The Royal Bank of Scotland and Cruise.[1] He made his acting debut in Ken Loach's film Ae Fond Kiss where he played a Pakistani Muslim man who falls in love with an Irish Catholic woman.[2] For his role he was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Newcomer.[3] He featured in Running in Traffic and Nina's Heavenly Delights. In 2011 he entered international cinema with the German film Fernes Land (Junction Point) and Sabiha Sumar's Rafina.[4] In 2012 he joined the cast of the BBC Three drama Lip Service.[5] Personal lifeYaqub has a degree in IT management and also works as a counselor, advising drug addicts. He is a representative for the Goethe-Institut.[6] He goes to schools around Scotland to promote the Show Racism The Red Card programme.[7] He was also involved in the "One Scotland, Many Cultures" anti-racism campaign.[8] Yaqub speaks English and Punjabi fluently as well as some Urdu and German.[6] Yaqub was educated at Shawlands Academy, Glasgow.[9] In 2009, Yaqub criticised Prince Harry for making what he saw as prejudiced comments about Pakistanis and asked for a personal apology.[10] Filmography
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