Ali Khan (British actor)
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Ali Khan | |
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| Born | 18 May 2001 Nottingham, England |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Ali Khan (born 18 May 2001) is a British actor. On television, he is known for his role in the BBC Three series Red Rose (2022) and the Channel 4 sitcom Everyone Else Burns (2023). His films include A Haunting in Venice (2023).
Khan was born in Nottingham and began taking acting classes at the Television Workshop at the age of 9.[1] His family roots lie in Poonch, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.[2] He attended Trent College,[3][4] where he was a Drama Scholar and completed A Levels in Politics, Geography, and History in 2019. He went on to graduate from King's College London in 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts in History, being personally impacted by Dr Reza Zia-Ebrahimi's seminars on Race, Orientalism and Islamophobia.[5]
Career
In 2017, Khan made his feature film debut in Pin Cushion starring Joanna Scanlan and Lily Newmark. He later made his television debut in 2022 with a main role as Tariq "Taz" Sadiq in the BBC Three horror series Red Rose,[6][7] as well as guest appearances in the Paramount+ series Halo and the Sky Comedy series Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything. He also appeared in the Netflix film The School for Good and Evil as Chaddick.[8]
The following year, Khan played Joshua in the Channel 4 sitcom Everyone Else Burns[9][10] and Nicholas Holland alongside Emma Laird as Desdemona Holland in Kenneth Branagh's film A Haunting in Venice.[11][12]