Vincent Ebrahim (born 1951[1]) is a South African actor and comedian. He is known for portraying the roles of Ashwin in the BBC later Sky One comedy series The Kumars at No. 42 (2001–2006, 2014), pub landlord Bobby in the BBC One comedy series After You've Gone (2007–2008), Robert "Big Bob" Gupta in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2014) and Hashim Elamin in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2021).
Vincent Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Citizenship | South African |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
| Notable work | The Physician |
| Relatives | Vinette Ebrahim (sister) |
Early life edit
Ebrahim studied drama at the University of Cape Town. He immigrated to England in 1976,[2] where he began an acting career. He is the brother of actress Vinette Ebrahim.[1]
Career edit
Ebrahim spent a decade with community theatre companies performing in plays such as Away From It by the Common Stock Theatre Company, Borderline by Hanif Kureishi and the Joint Stock Theatre Company and infamous stage play Tartuffe.[3] Since 1990, he has worked with Tara Arts, performing in such plays as Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Tartuffe, Oedipus Rex, Troilus and Cressida, and Antigone. He has also performed in many radio plays for BBC World Service and BBC Radio 4 in the UK.[4] He also appeared on stage at the Tricycle Theatre in the critically praised[5] play The Great Game.[6] Ebrahim is probably best known for playing Ashwin Kumar, the finance-obsessed father on The Kumars at No. 42.[7] In March 2013, he won the Safta for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film for his work in Material, which won the best film award.[8]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Springbok | James Louw | Film |
| 2001–2006 | The Kumars at No. 42 | Ashwin Kumar | All 53 episodes |
| 2002 | Comedy Lab | Nitin's Dad | Episode: "Meet the Magoons" |
| 2003 | Top of the Pops | Ashwin Kumar | 1 episode |
| Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (TV Special) | Charity special | ||
| Clocking Off | Mehmood Usmani | Episode: "Grace and Faz's Story" | |
| Holby City | Habib Massoud | Episode: "A Friend in Need" | |
| Doctors | Ashok Sharma | Episode: "Cut Loose" | |
| Children in Need | Ashwin Kumar | Series 1: Episode 24 | |
| Bedtime[9] | Mohammad | 3 episodes | |
| 2005 | Meet the Magoons[10][11] | Nitin's dad | 4 episodes |
| Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Mr. Caliche | Film; voice role | |
| 2006 | Ideal[12] | Mr Rupani | Episodes: "The Landlord" and "The Guest" |
| New Street Law | Sonny Mehta | Series 1: Episode 5 | |
| 2007–2008 | After You've Gone[13] | Bobby | All 25 episodes |
| 2007 | Doctors | Mohammed Abbasi | Episode: "Losing It All" |
| 2008 | The Life Class | Vaslav | Short |
| Ruby xx Jack | Narrator | ||
| 2009 | Compulsion[14] | Satvik | Film |
| 2010 | The Old Guys[15] | Rajan | 6 episodes |
| Hotel Trubble | Dave | Episode: "Fangs for the Memories" | |
| 2011 | Little Crackers | Uncle Arun | Episode: "Sanjeev Bhaskar's Little Cracker: Papaji Saves Christmas" |
| Lazy Uncle | Uncle Arun | Short | |
| 2012 | Material[16] | Ebrahim Kaif | Film |
| 2013 | Doctors | Shiva Shandar | Episode: "One Got Away" |
| The Physician | Tughrul | Film | |
| 2014 | The Kumars | Ashwin Kumar | All 6 episodes' |
| Hollyoaks[17] | Robert "Big Bob" Gupta | Recurring role; 7 episodes | |
| 2016 | Hoff the Record | Uncle Ron | Episode: "Death Hoax" |
| Casualty | Saeed Sarwar | Episode: "Chain Reaction" | |
| Allied | Driver in Desert | Film | |
| 2018 | The Looming Tower | Wadih el-Hage | Episode: "Now it Begins..." |
| Happy New Year, Colin Burstead | Nikhil | Film | |
| The Queen and I | Judge | Television film | |
| 2020 | Killing Eve | Mike | Episode: "End of Game" |
| New Material | Ebrahim Kaif | Film | |
| National Theatre Live: Dara | Emperor Shah Jahan | Video | |
| 2021 | Coronation Street | Hashim Elamin | Recurring role |
References edit
- ^ a b Rodger, James (1 October 2021). "ITV Coronation Street's Hashim actor Vincent Ebrahim starred in rival soap". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Tara Arts". tara-arts.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Tartuffe (1990) | Projects | Tara Arts". tara-arts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ BBC. "This Sceptred Isle". Retrieved 18 January 2008.
- ^ The Guardian (25 April 2009). "The Great Game: Afghanistan". London. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph (27 April 2009). "The Great Game, Tricycle Theatre". London. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ^ BBC. "The Kumars at No. 42". Retrieved 18 January 2008.
- ^ Press, City. "Hollywood glam at the Saftas". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ Crossley, Neil (15 December 2003). "TV pick of the day". the Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "The Kumars star Vincent Ebrahim to play a villain in Hollyoaks | News | Hollyoaks | What's on TV". 4 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Meet The Magoons". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - Ideal: Cast credits". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ BBC. "After You've Gone". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "ITV Error 404". www.itv.com. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Amber's Engaged, Engagement, Series 2, The Old Guys - BBC One". BBC. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "TSA film Material makes UK viewers cry". 12 March 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "The Kumars actor joins Hollyoaks". Digital Spy. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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