Himesh Jitendra Patel
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Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Birthday
1990-10-13
Occupation
Actor
Spouse(s)
Years Active
2002–
Biography
Himesh Jitendra Patel is a British actor and singer. He began his acting career playing the role of Tamwar Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, from 2007 to 2016, before later making his film debut as the lead in Danny Boyle's Yesterday (2019). He also made his singing debut with Yesterday, where he sings live throughout the film.
Patel began his acting career playing Tamwar Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. His first appearance was in the episode shown on 1 October 2007. Patel also appeared as Tamwar in the 2010 spin-off series EastEnders: E20 and co-wrote an episode of EastEnders: E20 with EastEnders co-star Charlie G. Hawkins. Patel's departure from EastEnders was announced on 12 March 2016.
In 2014, Patel starred in the short film Two Dosas as Pavan.
He played the role of social worker Nitin in Channel 4 sitcom Damned from 2016 to 2018. He is a member of the National Youth Theatre.
He made his film debut with Danny Boyle's Yesterday (2019), and is also set to appear in another 2019 film, The Aeronauts. He also made his singing debut performing covers of The Beatles songs in Yesterday, with his songs appearing on the film's soundtrack.
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