Raj Ghatak
Biography
The British actor Raj Ghatak, born in Epping and of Bengali descent, left studies in osteopathy for the stage and screen. His first professional job was with Tara Arts, and he went on to appear in productions including East is East and West Side Story before taking the lead role of Sweetie in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bombay Dreams at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in 2002, earning nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Performance in a Musical. He played Amir in The Kite Runner in 2018, taking the Eastern Eye ACTA Award as Best Actor, and joined the original cast of Life of Pi at the Sheffield Crucible. On screen he was a series regular as Grayson in Dead Set, appeared in EastEnders as Dr. Vikram Suresh and in Doctors as Aashiq Sawney from 2020 to 2021, and his films include Birthday Girl (2001) and Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie (2014).
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 20 years2001 to 2021
Every film, newest first
- 2021The Amazing Mr. BlundenIMDb rating 5.9
- 2014Mrs. Brown's Boys D'MovieIMDb rating 4.2
- 2001Birthday GirlIMDb rating 6.0
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First role
Raj Ghatak began his professional career at the award-winning Tara Arts, working in a production that was directed by Jatinder Verma, the artistic director.
A change of course
Ghatak started out studying osteopathy, but he later made the choice to go into acting rather than stay in that field of study.
Big break
Ghatak was cast in a leading part in 2002 in Bombay Dreams, A. R. Rahman's musical produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The show ran at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London, with Steven Pimlott directing.
A first
After appearing in The Kite Runner, Ghatak was in the original cast of the first stage adaptation of Yann Martell's novel Life of Pi, staged at the Sheffield Crucible.
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Worked with
Raj Ghatak shares two films with Mark Gatiss, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jez ButterworthDirector, 1 film, 2001
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Ben KellettDirector, 1 film, 2014
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