Jimi Mistry

Jimi Mistry
Mistry in 2010
Born	James Patrick Mistry (1973-03-20) 20 March 1973 (age 51) Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–2015
Spouses	Meg Leonard ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2010)​ Flavia Cacace ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	1

James Patrick Mistry[1] (born 20 March 1973) is a retired British actor. He is known for appearing in numerous films such as East Is East (1999), The Guru (2002), Touch of Pink (2004), Ella Enchanted (2004), The Truth About Love (2005), Blood Diamond (2006), Partition (2007), RocknRolla (2008), Exam (2009), It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010), and West is West (2010). He is also known for his roles, as Dr. Fred Fonseca in BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, Latif in Cinemax series Strike Back, Kal Nazir in long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, and as Tom Bedford in Kay Mellor drama The Syndicate.

Early life and education

Mistry was born on 1 January 1973 in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, to a father of Indian descent and an Irish mother. He attended St James' Catholic High School in Cheadle Hulme (1985–1988) before his family moved to Cardiff where he attended Radyr Comprehensive School. Mistry trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama.[2]

Career

Mistry first gained exposure playing Dr. Fred Fonseca on BBC TV's EastEnders, and has since worked on film and stage.

His work includes starring roles in East Is East, The Guru with Heather Graham and Marisa Tomei, Blood Diamond opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla and Partition with Kristin Kreuk. He can be seen in the BAFTA-nominated movie Exam, and also portrayed Satnam Tsurutani in the epic disaster film 2012.

In 2010, Mistry appeared in Gurinder Chadha's film It's a Wonderful Afterlife which premiered at the 2010 Sundance film festival; Basement, a horror film with Danny Dyer; and West is West, the sequel to East is East.[3] Mistry has also produced, written and starred in a music documentary about Ibiza entitled And The Beat Goes On, exploring the history of the island, the birth of House Music and the art of the DJ. DJs involved in the film include Paul Oakenfold, Danny Rampling, Nicky Holloway, David Guetta, Brandon Block, Alfredo, Pete Tong and Danny Tenaglia. Mistry, himself, regularly DJs in clubs across UK and Europe. He also runs and DJ"s London"s hippest "mystery" location party scene called Tabula Rasa, as well as having his own record label and studio. Mistry has also appeared in television series such as Nearly Famous and the second series of The Syndicate.

Mistry joined the soap Coronation Street in November 2013 as Kal Nazir, a fitness coach and former soldier. The character died in 2015.

Strictly Come Dancing

Main article: Strictly Come Dancing

In 2010, Mistry competed in the eighth series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Flavia Cacace. The couple were eliminated after week 6.[4]

Week #	Dance/song	Judges' score					Result
		Horwood	Goodman	Dixon	Tonioli	Total
1	Cha-Cha-Cha / Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go)	6	7	6	7	26	N/A
2	Foxtrot / Fever	7	7	8	8	30	Safe
3	Rumba / Ain't No Sunshine	6	7	6	6	25	Safe
4	Charleston / Do Your Thing	6	7	7	7	27	Safe
5	Paso Doble / Thriller	7	7	8	8	30	Safe
6	Quickstep / Mr Pinstripe Suit	7	8	8	9	32	Eliminated

Personal life

Mistry lived with Meg Leonard from 1993; they married in 2001 and divorced in March 2010. They have one daughter, Elin Leonard Mistry (born 13 May 2001). He resides in Devon with his wife, dancer Flavia Cacace, his professional dance partner on Strictly Come Dancing in 2010.[5][6][7] The couple married in December 2013.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Hamlet	Sailor Two
1999	East Is East	Tariq Khan
2000	Anxiety	Daniel
	Born Romantic	Eddie
2001	My Kingdom	Jug
	The Mystic Masseur	Pratap Cooper
2002	The Guru	Ramu Gupta
2004	Touch of Pink	Alim
	Ella Enchanted	Benny
2005	Things to Do Before You're 30	Dylan
	The Truth About Love	Sam Holbrook
	Dead Fish	Salvador E. Johnson
2006	Blood Diamond	Nabil
2007	Partition	Gian Singh/Mohammad Hassan
2008	RocknRolla	Councillor
2009	Exam	Brown
	2012	Satnam Tsurutani
2010	It's a Wonderful Afterlife	Dev
	Basement	Derek
	West Is West	Tariq Khan
	Festival of Lights	Vishnu

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Thief Takers	Boy in Bank	Episode: "Wasteland"
1998	Silent Witness	D.C. Wright	Episode: "Fallen Idol"
	The Bill	Mickey Khan	Episode: "Home Movie"
	City Central	Kumar Joshi	Episode: "A Night on the Town"
1998–2000	EastEnders	Dr. Fred Fonseca	Regular role
2005	Spooks	Nazim Malik	Episode: "The Innocent"
2007	Nearly Famous	Matt Bright	Regular role
2008	Fiona's Story	Charlie	TV film
2011	Strike Back	Latif	Regular role
	Black Mirror	Paul	Episode: "The Entire History of You"
2012	The Kidnap Diaries	Sami	TV film
2013	The Syndicate	Tom Bedford	Regular role
2013–2015	Coronation Street	Kal Nazir	Regular role; 145 episodes

References

1. "James Patrick MISTRY personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
2. Warren, T.S. "Divided we stand". Ottawa Xpress Film. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
3. "West is West". Maclean's. Toronto, Canada. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
4. "Jimi Mistry well backed to win Strictly Come Dancing".
5. "Strictly Come Dancing 2010 – Celebrities – Jimi Mistry". BBC. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
6. "Interview, "This is Lancashire"". Retrieved 19 April 2010.^[dead link‍]
7. "Jimi Mistry Biography". Movies.yahoo.com. 13 May 2001. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
8. Perry, Keith (30 December 2013). "Jimi Mistry marries Strictly Come Dancing star Flavia Cacace". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

External links

• Jimi Mistry at IMDb