Ronak Patani
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| birth_date = 1993
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| birth_place = London, England
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| height = 1.71 m
| years_active = 2012–present
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| occupation = Actor, voice artist, poet
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Ronak Patani (born 1993),{{cite web | url=https://www.castupload.com/actors/ronak-patani| title=Ronak Patani information |publisher=castupload| access-date=15 November 2020}} is a British actor and voice artist of Indian descent.{{cite web | url=https://www.spotlight.com/3093-8941-1590| title=Ronak Patani bio |publisher=spotlight| access-date=15 November 2020}} He is best known for the roles in the films Point Break, The Works and Mayfair.{{cite web | url=https://mubi.com/cast/rajesh-gopie| title=Rajesh Gopie: Actor |publisher=MUBI| access-date=15 November 2020}}
Career
He was raised in London, England and later trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.{{cite web | url=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/people/9006| title=Ronak Patani |publisher=National Theatre| access-date=15 November 2020}} Then on 2012, he made acting debut with the short film Hannah. In 2014, he worked as a casting assistant for the British film Three Brothers directed by Aleem Khan.{{cite web | url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5517b9ad62c7d| title=Rajesh Gopie |publisher=British Film Institute| access-date=15 November 2020}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
In 2015, he made his international acting debut in the Hollywood remake of Point Break. He was lucky to work opposite top British stars: Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Meera Syal, Sharon D Clarke and Sanjeev Bhaskar in his early career. During his acting performance in the play Macbeth at the Royal National Theatre, his friend Rajesh Gopie invited him to play in a South African film titled Mayfair.{{cite web | url=http://www.gautengfilm.org.za/2018-news/258-october/1784-mayfair-s-ronak-patani-to-visit-sa| title=Mayfair's Ronak Patani to visit SA |publisher=Gauteng Film| access-date=15 November 2020}}
In 2018, he appeared in the South African Indian action crime film Mayfair. He played the supportive role of 'estranged son Zaid' in the film, which later received positive reviews.{{Cite web|url=https://filmfestival.capetown/mayfair/|title=Mayfair – Cape Town International Film Market & Festival – CTIFMF|language=en-ZA|access-date=2019-11-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://m.channel24.co.za/Movies/Reviews/mayfair-20181014|title=Mayfair|date=2018-10-14|website=Channel|access-date=2019-11-19}} The film was also screened at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival and Africa in Motion Film Festival in October 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indianspice.co.za/2018/09/johannesburgs-mayfair-suburb-goes-international-in-new-movie/|title=Johannesburg's Mayfair suburb goes international in new movie|date=2018-09-28|website=IndianSpice|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.screenafrica.com/2018/11/06/film/business/mayfair-opens-to-great-reviews/|title=Mayfair opens to great reviews|last=Press|first=Indigenous Film Distribution|date=2018-11-06|website=Screen Africa|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-19}}
Other than acting, he is also a prolific poet where he won the prestigious Roundhouse Poetry Slam, a UK competition for spoken word artists. He performs his poetry throughout the UK, and also produces poetry short films.
Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
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| 2012 | Hannah | Tariq | Short film | |
| 2012 | Schemata | Derenik | Film | |
| 2014 | Three Brothers | Casting Assistant | Film | |
| 2015 | Point Break | FBI Technician | Film | |
| 2016 | Stella | Danny | TV series | {{cite web | url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/ronak_patani/| title=Stella - Series 5 |publisher=British Comedy Club| access-date=15 November 2020}} |
| 2016 | The Works | Edgar | Short film | |
| 2016 | The Level | Pervaiz Quareshi | TV series | |
| 2018 | Mayfair | Zaid Randera | Film | |
| 2019 | Brexit | Leave Intern Ameet | TV movie |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm4699557}}
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Category:British people of Indian descent
Category:British television actors