Himesh Patel

Himesh Patel

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1990-10-30 (34 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Biography

Himesh Jitendra Patel (born 13 October 1990) is a British actor. He began his career portraying Tamwar Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2007–2016). This was followed by roles in the Channel 4 sitcom Damned (2016–2018) and the films Yesterday (2019) and Tenet (2020).

In 2021, Patel starred in the HBO miniseries Station Eleven, earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, and appeared in Adam McKay's Netflix film Don't Look Up. He then starred in the films Good Grief (2023), Greedy People (2024), The Assessment (2024) and Bubble & Squeak (2025).

Acting

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