Avin Shah
Overview
- Ethnicity
- South Asian / Indian
- Age Range
- 28 - 38
- Height
- 5' 9" (1m 75cm)
- Weight
- 11st. 0lb. (70kg)
- Hair Colour
- Black
- Eye Colour
- Brown
- Build
- Slim
Video
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Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
Helicopter Co-Pilot
Film |
EVEREST 3D Baltasar Kormakur / Working Title Films |
|
| 2015 |
Zarbab Grewal
Voiceover |
TOMMIES Jonquil Panting & David Hunter / BBC Radio 4 |
|
| 2015 |
Duleep Singh
Voiceover |
ASSASSINS CREED: SYNDICATE Felix Rocque / Ubisoft |
|
| 2014 |
Clive
Television |
DUMPING GROUND Roberto Bangura / CBBC |
|
| 2014 |
Dave
Theatre |
ROYAL DUCHESS SUPERSTORE Karena Johnson / Barking Broadway Theatre |
|
| 2014 |
Sergeant Grey
Voiceover |
Star Citizen / Squadron 42 Chris Roberts / Cloud Imperium |
|
| 2013 |
Dr Abassi (Stereotype)
Television |
WATERLOO ROAD BBC |
|
| 2012 |
Dagar
Film |
BORN OF WAR Vicky Jewson / Jewson Films & Arclight |
|
| 2012 |
Aki
Voiceover |
LIBERTY OF NORTON FOLGATE Jeremy Mortimer / BBC Radio 4 |
|
| 2011 |
Qurbaan
Film |
FULL FIREARMS Emily Wardill / Wardill Films |
|
| 2010 |
Sanjit Chatterjee
Television |
LAW AND ORDER Julian Barnes / ITV |
|
| 2010 |
Gary / Khush
Theatre |
BEHUD Lisa Goldman / Soho Theatre & Coventry Belgrade |
|
| 2009 |
Michael Usher
Television |
CASUALTY Jon Sen / BBC |
|
| 2009 |
Gaskin / Harry Samuel
Theatre |
ENGLAND PEOPLE VERY NICE Nicholas Hytner / National Theatre |
|
| 2008 |
Rafiq Islam
Television |
10 DAYS TO WAR Bruce Goodison / BBC |
|
| 2007 |
DC Hussein
Television |
EASTENDERS Richard Platt & Michael Owen Morris / BBC |
|
| 2007 |
Aamir Desai
Theatre |
BOLLYWOOD JANE Nikolai Foster / West Yorkshire Playhouse |
|
| 2006 |
Babar Ahmed
Television |
PANAROMA Howard Bradburn / BBC |
|
| 2006 |
Various Comic Roles
Voiceover |
DOWN THE LINE Paul Whitehouse & Charlie Higson / BBC Radio 4 |
|
| 2005 |
Prisoner 421
Film |
LAND OF THE BLIND Robert Edwards / Lucky 7 / Templar Films |
|
| 2005 |
Atik
Film |
BRADFORD RIOTS Neil Biswas / Channel 4 / Oxford Films |
|
| 2005 |
Benvolio
Theatre |
ROMEO & JULIET Jacob Murray / Manchester Royal Exchange |
|
| 2004 |
Cuz
Film |
CROSSING BRIDGES Mark Norfolk / Prussia Lane Films |
|
| 2004 |
Spit (Asian stereotype)
Television |
JANE HALL Syd McCartney / Red / Granada TV |
|
| 2004 |
Najeeb Begum
Television |
THE BILL Nic Phillips / Thames Television |
|
| 2004 |
Mandragora
Theatre |
MANDRAGORA, KING OF INDIA Jatinder Verma / Tara Arts |
|
| 2003 |
King of Syana
Theatre |
THE ISLAND PRINCESS Gregory Doran / Royal Shakespeare Company |
|
| 2003 |
Prince Philip
Theatre |
EDWARD III Antony Clark / Royal Shakespeare Company |
|
| 2003 |
Tariq Khan
Theatre |
EAST IS EAST Natalie Wilson / New Vic Theatre, Stoke |
|
| 2003 |
Mr Hussein (Asian stereotype)
Television |
DOCTORS BBC |
|
| 2003 |
Slitgut
Theatre |
EASTWARD HO! Lucy Pitman-Wallace / Royal Shakespeare Company |
|
| 2003 |
Courtier
Theatre |
THE MALCONTENT DOMINIC COOKE / Royal Shakespeare Company |
The Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon & Gielgud, West End |
| 2001 |
Mr Jaffrey (Asian stereotype)
Television |
THE BILL Daniella Neumann / Thames Television |
|
| 2001 |
Nice Copper
Television |
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT Christine Gernon / BBC |
|
| 2001 |
Rupert Barr
Television |
CASUALTY Sue Dunderdale / BBC |
|
| 2001 |
Sharky
Theatre |
OFFICE Abigail Morris / Soho Theatre |
|
| 2000 |
Raj
Television |
THE BILL Brain Parker / Thames Television |
|
| 2000 |
Asif
Television |
DEAD MEAT Farren Blackburn / Channel 4 |
|
| 1999 |
Ahmed Raizah
Television |
HOPE AND GLORY Juliet May / BBC |
|
| 1998 |
Dias / Ranil
Theatre |
THE CRUTCH Indhu Rubasingam / Royal Court Theatre |
|
| 1997 |
Aziz Ahmed
Television |
HETTY WAINTHROPP INVESTIGATES Don Leaver / BBC |
|
| 1995 |
Tara Mian
Film |
BROTHERS IN TROUBLE Udayan Prasad / Renegade Films |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Post Graduate Acting | London Centre for Theatre Studies |
About me
Avin Shah has recently appeared in the Hollywood blockbuster, Working Title's 'Everest', and as a major character in the video game Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (providing voiceover and motion capture). He is a series regular on Tommies, Radio 4's ongoing drama series about the First World War.He has been an actor for over 20 years, appearing in several feature films and popular TV series including EastEnders, Casualty, Law & Order and The Bill and on stage at the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Court, Manchester Royal Exchange, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Edinburgh Royal Lyceum.
Also a playwright for Tara Arts he wrote and produced a drama for radio: Subterranean Sepoys, based on the Indian Army's experiences on the Western Front. www.trenchindians.com
Additional skills:
Playwright
License & Passport
| Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
| Languages Spoken | English |
|---|---|
| Accents/Dialects | American - General, Australian, Bangladesh, India (Bengali), Caribbean, Caribbean (Trinidadian Creole), English - England North East (Tyneside, Geordie), English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - General, English - London, English - Northern England, English - Southwest England, English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), English - Yorkshire & Humber, Farsi, Indian, Middle Eastern, New York, Pakistani, Sri Lankan |
| Vocal Types | Baritone |
| Musical Skills | Recorder |
| Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |