Sikander Malik
{{short description|British actor (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sikander Malik
| image = Sikander Malik in Long Walk Home, 2012.jpg
| caption = Malik in Long Walk Home, 2012
| birth_name = Sikander Ali Malik
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|12|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nottingham, England
| occupation = Actor
| website = http://www.sikandermalik.com
}}
Sikander Ali Malik (born 16 December 1985 in Nottingham, England) is a British actor who plays Asa (Acer) Anwar in the BBC One drama Doctors{{cite web|url=http://www.sikandermalik.com/news|title=Sikander Malik News|publisher=sikandermalik.com|access-date=11 October 2012| archiveurl= http://www.sikandermalik.com/#/news/4556576617| archivedate= 24 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes|title=BBC Doctors: Series 14 – Desperately Seeking Melanie|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 October 2012| archiveurl= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00z4314| archivedate= 4 October 2012}} and is best known for portraying Jamil Fadel in the soap operas Hollyoaks, Hollyoaks Later and the online prequel Hollyoaks: Freshers.
Career
Sikander has recently been filming for the BBC and was the guest lead in the BBC One drama Doctors. His character Asa (Acer) Anwar{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com|title= Doctors Series 14.100 Desperately Seeking Melanie|work=Radio Times|access-date=11 October 2012| archiveurl= http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/sdvgz/doctors--series-14---100-desperately-seeking-melanie| archivedate= 11 October 2012}} was introduced in the episode titled Desperately Seeking Melanie (aired 4 October 2012).{{cite web|url=http://www.sikandermalik.com/#/current-projects/4558832301|title=Sikander Malik Current Projects|publisher=sikandermalik.com|access-date=11 October 2012| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20120406064041/http://www.sikandermalik.com/#/current-projects/4558832301| archivedate= April 6, 2012}}
As well as appearing on television, Sikander has been busy filming for the lead role of Thomas in a new independent romantic comedy titled Long Walk Home{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com|title=IMDb 'Sikander Malik Actor'|publisher=IMDb|access-date=11 October 2012| archiveurl= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2351313/| archivedate= 3 January 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nexttimewegetataxi.com|title=Next Time We Get A Taxi/news|publisher=nexttimewegetataxi.com|access-date=11 October 2012| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130717164428/http://nexttimewegetataxi.com/| archivedate= 17 July 2013}} [http://nexttimewegetataxi.moonfruit.com/# Alt URL]{{cite web|url=http://www.sikandermalik.com/bio|title=Sikander Malik Biography|publisher=sikandermalik.com|access-date=11 October 2012| archiveurl= http://www.sikandermalik.com/#/bio/4556576615| archivedate= 24 October 2011}} and was shown at the National Gallery in London in 2012.
Sikander also appeared in the 2007 film Rocky Balboa directed by Sylvester Stallone.
Charity work
Sikander regularly participates and is actively involved in aiding and spreading the word for many different causes and charitable organisations such as Save The Family,{{cite web|url=http://www.flintshirechronicle.co.uk|title=Hollyoaks stars switch on Christmas lights at Save the Family, Northop Hall|website=flintshirechronicle.co.uk|access-date= 11 October 2012|archive-url=http://www.flintshirechronicle.co.uk/flintshire-news/local-flintshire-news/2010/12/09/hollyoaks-stars-switch-on-christmas-lights-at-save-the-family-northop-hall-51352-27791537/| archivedate= 9 December 2010}} OXFAM,{{cite web|url=http://www.sikandermalik.com/charitywork|title=Sikander Malik Charity Work|website=sikandermalik.com/charitywork|access-date= 11 October 2012| archiveurl= http://www.sikandermalik.com/#/charity-work/4557303808
| archivedate= 24 October 2011}} Zoe's Place Baby Hospice, and the NHS Blood and Transplant unit (NHSBT).{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk|title=Soap star helps boost donors|website=thisisleicestershire.co.uk|access-date=11 October 2012 | archiveurl= http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Soap-star-helps-boost-donors/story-15232904-detail/story.html| archivedate= 15 February 2012}}{{cite web|website=thisisleicestershire.co.uk|title=Hollyoaks actor backs donor campaign|access-date=11 October 2012| url=http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Hollyoaks-actor-backs-donor-campaign/story-15175834-detail/story.html }}{{cite web |title=Sikander Malik calls for black and Asian organ donors |publisher=BBC|access-date=13 February 2012|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-17011297}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news-uk-england|title=Ex-Hollyoaks actor pleas for black and Asian donors|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 October 2012| archiveurl= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16996682| archivedate= 11 February 2012}}
On 13 February 2012, Sikander was spearheading part of a campaign by the NHS Blood and Transplant Unit (NHSBT) to urge more members of the Black and Asian community to consider donating blood and organ donation.
Meeting and speaking with members of the public at Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester, Sikander helped persuade more than 360 people to join the organ donor register: "There is a lack of Asian and black donors out there... and they're waiting much longer than anybody else for an organ transplant... if you're a patient from an ethnic background you need an organ from a similar a community, otherwise it could be rejected."
Television and film credits
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes | ||
| rowspan="1" | 2006 | Boxer | Extra |
| rowspan="2" | 2010 | Jamil Fadel | Series 1 |
| Hollyoaks | Jamil Fadel | 2010–2011 |
| 2010 | Jamil Fadel | Series 3 |
| 2011
| Hollyoaks Best Bits 2011 | Jamil Fadel | (TV Movie) |
| 2012
| Doctors | Asa Anwar | 2012— |
| 2012
| Long Walk Home (Short film) | Thomas | 2012 |
References
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- {{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/news/a244377/new-online-spinoff-for-hollyoaks.html|title=New online spinoff for 'Hollyoaks'|first=Daniel|last=Kilkelly|publisher=Digital Spy|date=15 July 2010|access-date=28 October 2010}}
- {{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/scoop/a244534/meet-the-new-hollyoaks-students.html|title=Meet the new 'Hollyoaks' students|first=Daniel|last=Kilkelly|publisher=Digital Spy|date=15 July 2010|access-date=28 October 2010}}
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.sikandermalik.com}}
- {{IMDb name|4075127}}
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Category:21st-century British male actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:English people of South Asian descent