Mem Ferda
{{Short description|British film and TV actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| image = photo of film actor Mem Ferda.jpg
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| birth_name = Mem Ferda
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1963|10|30}}
| birth_place = Chelsea, London, England
| occupation = Actor
| alma_mater = London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
Mem Ferda (born 30 October 1963 in London) is a British actor and film producer{{cite web | url=http://www.shockya.com/news/2013/07/28/mem-ferda-to-executive-produce-zombie-horror-wasteland/ | title=Mem Ferda to Executive Produce Zombie Horror Wasteland | publisher=Shockya | date=28 July 2013 | accessdate=11 May 2016}} of Turkish Cypriot descent.{{cite web|author=Star Kibris|title=Basbakanin aktör kuzeni|url=http://www.starkibris.net/index.asp?haberID=89972|accessdate=6 July 2011}}
Biography
Ferda was born in Chelsea, London in 1963 to Turkish Cypriot parents.{{cite web|author=Kibris Gazetesi|title=Saddam'ın oğlu Uday, İrsen Küçük'ün yeğenini rol icabı öldürüyor|url=http://www.kibrisgazetesi.com/index.php/cat/22/news/113651/PageName/Londra|accessdate=6 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707221401/http://www.kibrisgazetesi.com/index.php/cat/22/news/113651/PageName/Londra|archivedate=7 July 2011|df=dmy-all}} At the age of six, his mother took him to Cyprus, where his father was the Minister of Agriculture.{{cite web|author=Londra Gazete|title=Mehmet killed by Saddam's son|url=http://www.londragazete.com/haber_detay.asp?haberID=7949|accessdate=6 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002161134/http://www.londragazete.com/haber_detay.asp?haberID=7949|archivedate=2 October 2011|df=dmy-all}} The family emigrated back to London when he was 12 years old, following an assassination attempt on his father.{{cite web|title=24 hours – Mehmet Ferda The friendly giant|url=http://www.cyprus-mail.com/living/interview-eleni-antoniou-31|first=Eleni|last=Antoniou|work=Cyprus Mail|date=10 December 2006|accessdate=3 November 2010}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Whilst studying, Ferda achieved two university degrees, a BSc Honors degree in Psychology and a master's degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.).{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} He then began acting in television commercials and was eventually accepted and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a Postgraduate Diploma in acting. He has become known for playing the roles of villains.{{cite web|author=ESP Magazine|title=Legacy Black Ops- ESP talks to one of its stars|url=http://www.espmag.co.uk/articles/legacy-black-ops-esp-talks-to-one-of-its-stars|accessdate=7 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323053910/http://www.espmag.co.uk/articles/legacy-black-ops-esp-talks-to-one-of-its-stars|archive-date=23 March 2011|url-status=dead}}
Filmography
{{BLP sources section|date=December 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|+ Act |
| style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Film |
| style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year ! style="background:#ccc;"| Film ! style="background:#ccc;"| Role ! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes |
| 1996
| Evita | Arresting Officer | |
| 1999
| Pimp | |
| 2004
| Hide & Seek | George/Byron | Short film |
| 2004
| Elshera | Mustapha | |
| 2004
| Iffy | Ben | |
| 2004
| Rob Hunter | |
| 2005
| Vladimir Miszich | |
| 2005
| Revolver | Macha's Goon | |
| 2008
| The Crew | Dusan | |
| 2010
| Andriy | |
| 2011
| Kamel Hana | |
| 2011
| Hakeem | |
| 2011
| Emulsion | Egor | |
| 2012
| Vladimir | |
| 2012
| Pusher | Hakan | |
| 2012
| Side Kick | |
| 2012
| Ilir Duka | |
| 2013
| Plastic | Tariq | |
| 2015
| Simon Flowers | |
| 2016
| Hakan Abaci | |
| 2016
| Thorn | Detective Cyphers | |
| 2016
| Bektash Ali | |
| 2016
| The Gridiron | Laddo | |
| 2016
| Giordani | |
| 2017
| London Heist | Lenny Moore | |
| style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Television |
| style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year ! style="background:#ccc;"| Show ! style="background:#ccc;"| Role ! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes |
| 2017
| 1995 | The Bill | Hechman | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1995
| The Waiter | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1996
| Sgt. Wright | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1996
| Newsroom Employee | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1996
| Pirates | Gym Instructor | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1996
| Family Money | Aeroplane Passenger | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1997
| Supply & Demand | PCI Johnson | TV film |
| 1997
| Chalk | Teacher | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1997
| Drunk | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1997
| Gayle's World | Gallery Owner | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1997
| Mike | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1997
| Hunky Man | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1997
| The Witness | TV mini-series |
| 1997
| Sgt. Crocker | TV series |
| 1997
| The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | The Prison Guard | TV mini-series |
| 1997
| | |
| 1998
| The Passenger | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1998
| A Wing and a Prayer | Violent Passenger | TV film |
| 1998
| Danny | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1999
| Red Handed | Restaurant Diner | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1999
| See How They Run | Scott | TV Short |
| 1999
| Marco | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2000
| Joe | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2003
| Manager | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2004
| She's Gone | Turkish Cop | TV film |
| 2004
| Gaz | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2005
| Planespotting | Turkish Prisoner | TV film |
| 2005
| Spooks | Doorkeeper | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2006
| A Good Murder | Andrei | TV film |
| 2006
| Andrei Beschastnych | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2007
| Taras Rabinovich | TV film |
| 2007
| Mustafa Doglu | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2013
| Robbie Fitchet | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2014
| Rude Boys | Mr Yildiz | TV series (1 episode) |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|+ Producer |
| style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Film |
| style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year ! style="background:#ccc;"| Film ! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes |
| 2010
| Associate producer |
| 2010
| Executive producer |
| 2011
| Emulsion | Executive producer |
| 2011
| Associate producer |
| 2013
| Dragonfyre | co-producer |
| 2013
| Producer |
| 2013
| Sixteen | Associate producer |
| 2013 |
| 2014
| Haunting of Cellblock 11 | Associate producer |
| 2014
| Extinction | co-producer |
| 2014
| Delusional | Associate producer |
| 2015
| Mania | Producer |
| 2016
| Thorn | Producer |
| 2016
| K-Shop | co-producer |
| 2016
| Monumental | Associate producer |
| 2017
| Malevolent | co-producer |
| 2017
| The Last Scout | co-producer |
| 2017
| Once Upon a Time at Christmas | Producer |
| 2017
| Bonehill Road | Producer |
| 2017
| Lilith | Producer |
| 2017
| Mermaid Down | Associate producer |
| 2017
| Kill the Production Assistant | Producer |
| 2018
| Mad World | Producer |
| 2018
| Age of the Living Dead (TV Series) | Producer (6 episodes) |
| 2018
| Crypto | co-producer |
| 2018
| No Easy Days (TV Series) | Executive producer (8 episodes) |
| 2018
| Dystopia (TV Series) | Producer (8 episodes) |
| 2018
| All the Violence That Goes Unseen (TV Series) | Producer |
| 2018
| The Dunes | co-producer |
| 2018
| Monster | Associate producer |
| 2018
| Severed Silence | Producer |
| 2019
| Twice Upon a Time at Christmas | Producer |
| 2023
| Producer |
Theatre credits
- Dr.Dudakov in Summerfolk
- Shylock in The Merchant of Venice
- Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi
- Francis Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Brutus in Julius Caesar
- Terrance in Fucking Games
Personal life
Ferda is the cousin of İrsen Küçük, the Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between 2010 and 2013.
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{IMDb name|1570873}}
- [http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/ArticleMem.html Mem Ferda: Larger than Life] by Jamie Garwood.
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Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:Actors from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Category:Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Category:English male film actors
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:English people of Turkish Cypriot descent