Himesh Patel
Biography
Himesh Jitendra Patel is a British actor born on October 13, 1990, in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. Known professionally as Himesh Patel, he has established a career in both television and film. He is recognized for his work as an actor and writer, having gained prominence through various roles in British and international productions. Patel is of Indian origin and has been active in the entertainment industry since 2007. His professional background includes a range of performances across soap operas, sitcoms, miniseries, and feature films, earning him industry recognition, including a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Career overview
Patel began his professional acting career portraying Tamwar Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role he held from 2007 until 2016. Following his departure from the series, he appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom Damned between 2016 and 2018. His transition into feature films included roles in the 2019 film Yesterday and the 2020 production Tenet. In 2021, he starred in the HBO miniseries Station Eleven, which resulted in a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. During the same year, he appeared in the Netflix film Don't Look Up, directed by Adam McKay.
His filmography continued to expand with roles in Good Grief in 2023, followed by Greedy People and The Assessment in 2024. He is also associated with the 2025 project Bubble and Squeak and the 2026 production The Odyssey. Throughout his career, Patel has been noted for his contributions to both television and film, maintaining a consistent presence in international media.
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- High in the Clouds (2027) as Wirral (voice)
- The Odyssey (2026) as Eurylochus
- Enola Holmes 3 (2026) as Dr. Watson
- The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic (2026) as Self - "Eurylochus"
- Bait (2026) as Raj Thakker
- The Assessment (2025) as Aaryan
- Bubble & Squeak (2025) as Declan
- The Franchise (2024) as Daniel Kumar
- Greedy People (2024) as Will
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV (2024) as Self
- Good Grief (2023) as Thomas
- Enola Holmes 2 (2022) as Dr. Watson
- The Amazing Maurice (2022) as Keith (voice)
- Ten Percent (2022) as Himesh Patel
- Don't Look Up (2021) as Phillip
- Station Eleven (2021) as Jeevan Chaudhary
- Enjoy (2021) as Michael
- Tenet (2020) as Mahir
- Avenue 5 (2020) as Jordan Hatwal
- The Luminaries (2020) as Emery Staines
- Yesterday (2019) as Jack Malik
- The Aeronauts (2019) as John Trew
- Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered (2019) as Self
- My Pure Land (2018) Associate Producer
- The Best of EastEnders (2018) as Tamwar Masood (archive footage)
- Motherland (2017) as Mr. Glencuddy
- Climaxed (2017) as Amit
- The Fox (2017) as The Suit
- Damned (2016) as Nitin
- Two Dosas (2014) as Pavan
- Black Mirror (2011) as TV Krish
- Live from Studio Five (2009) as Self
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Top Gear (2002) as Self
- EastEnders (1985) as Tamwar Masood
- Bad Bridgets
- The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life as Keith (voice)