Jimmi Harkishin
{{short description|British actor (born 1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| name = Jimmi Harkishin
| birth_name = Rajan Harkishindas
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|19 March 1965}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1986–present
| known_for = Role of Dev Alahan in Coronation Street
| television = Uncle Jack (1990–1993)
Medics (1990, 1992–1995)
Coronation Street (1999–)
| children = 3
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James "Jimmi" Harkishin (born 19 March 1965) is an actor best known for his role as shopkeeper Dev Alahan in Coronation Street, which he has played continuously since 10 November 1999. He also played Ranjit in the film Bhaji on the Beach (1993) and Iyaaz Ali Khan in East is East (1999).{{cite book|author-first=Alison|author-last=Donnell|author-link=Alison Donnell|editor-link=Alison Donnell|editor=Alison Donnell|title=Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VfdpdZ9DwH0C&pg=PA192|year=2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-70025-7|page=192|chapter=Harkishin, Jimmi}} Harkishin played Gary Lobo in the Jonathan Creek episode "Danse Macabre".{{Citation|title="Jonathan Creek" Danse Macabre (TV Episode 1998) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0616864/characters/nm0363167|access-date=2019-04-11}}
Harkishin was born in Paris, France to an Indian father (Deepak) and Italian mother (Soni). He has three children, Holli Harkishin, Rajan Harkishin and India Rose Harkishin with partner Susan Beaton.[http://coronationstreetupdates.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/sad-news-for-jimmi-harkishin.html "Sad News for Jimmi Harkishin", 22 April 2011. Accessed 13 February 2013]
He began acting in 1986 under the stage name James Harkishin, and played the regular characters of Jose Cuervo for 18 episodes between 1990–93 in the children's TV series Uncle Jack.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} He also played Dr. Jay Rahman in the medical drama TV series Medics, appearing for 34 episodes between 1992-95.
Filmography
=Television=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 1987
| A Killing on the Exchange | Krishna | 2 episodes |
| 1988–1990
| South of the Border | Krish | Regular role, 10 episodes |
| rowspan=2|1989
| Shalom Salaam | Rashid Sattar | 5 episodes |
| Saracen
| Hazzom | Episode: "Reaper" |
| rowspan=2|1990
| Eurocops | Vip | Episode: "Pushed" |
| TECX
| Karim Dhillon | Episode: "A Soldier's Death" |
| 1990–1993
| Jose Cuervo | Regular role, 18 episodes |
| 1990
| rowspan=2|Medics | Vijesh | Episode: "Annie" |
| 1992–1995
| Dr. Jay Rahman | Regular role, 34 episodes |
| rowspan=3|1992
| Casualty | Greg | Episode: "Rates of Exchange" |
| Crime Story
| Arthur Hosein | Episode: "Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay" |
| Desmond's
| Derrick | Episode: "The Godmother" |
| rowspan=3|1993
| The Bill | Kumar | Episode: "The Knowledge" |
| Fighting for Gemma
| Richard Meeran | Television film |
| Harry
| Sami | Episode #1.9 |
| 1997
| Doctor | Episode #1.2 |
| rowspan=3|1998
| Gary Lobo | Episode: "Danse Macabre" |
| Heat of the Sun
| Amir Ali | Episode: "Private Lives" |
| Close Relations
| Ravi | Unknown episodes |
| 1999–present
| rowspan=3|Dev Alahan | Regular role |
| 2005
| Coronation Street: Pantomime | Television film |
| 2010
| Charity crossover between Coronation Street and EastEnders |
=Film=
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988
| Sadiq | | |||
| 1993
| Ranjit | | |||
| 1995
| Paparazzo | Spike | | |||
| 1999
| Iyaaz Ali Khan | |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0363167}}
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Category:British male soap opera actors
Category:British people of Indian descent
Category:British people of Sindhi descent
Category:British people of Italian descent
Category:20th-century British male actors
Category:Male actors from Paris
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