T. J. Ramini

{{Infobox person

| nationality = British

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1996–present

| television = The Bill

}}

T. J. Ramini is a British actor known for his role as DC Zain Nadir in The Bill and Tarin Faroush in 24.

Career

Ramini's other parts include guest appearances in the television series Casualty, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, 24 and NCIS, as well as the film Batman Begins (2005). He guest-starred in Boston Legal as a prisoner who is wrongfully detained and tortured at Guantanamo Bay, and in Desperate Housewives as Yaniv (in the episode "Mama Spent Money When She Had None"). In 2017 he starred in Prison Break, and later appeared in an episode of the American political drama Designated Survivor.

Filmography

=Film=

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Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes
rowspan="1"\| 1996 \| Dating the Enemy \| Troy \|
rowspan="1"\| 2003 \| The Death of Klinghoffer \| Ismael \|
rowspan="1"\| 2004 \| Spivs \| Pavel \|
rowspan="1"\| 2005 \| Batman Begins \| Crane Thug # 1 \|
rowspan="1"\| 2013 \| Get Lucky \| Raphael \|
rowspan="1"\| 2014 \| Postman Pat: The Movie \| Ben Taylor \| Voice
rowspan="1"\| 2017 \| The Bachelors \| Real Estate Agent \|

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Year

! Film

! Role

! Notes

rowspan="1"| 1996

| Dating the Enemy

| Troy

rowspan="1"| 2003

| The Death of Klinghoffer

| Ismael

rowspan="1"| 2004

| Spivs

| Pavel

rowspan="1"| 2005

| Batman Begins

| Crane Thug # 1

rowspan="1"| 2013

| Get Lucky

| Raphael

rowspan="1"| 2014

| Postman Pat: The Movie

| Ben Taylor

| Voice

rowspan="1"| 2017

| The Bachelors

| Real Estate Agent

=Television=

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Year ! Show ! Role ! Notes
rowspan="1"\| 1997 \| Fallen Angels \| Barman \| as Tarek Ramini; 1 episode: "Hair"
rowspan="1"\| 2001 \| Waking the Dead \| Majid Kahn \| as Tarek Ramini; 1 episode: "Special Relationships"
rowspan="1"\| 2001–2003 \| Casualty \| PC Russell \| as Tarek Ramini; recurring
rowspan="3"\| 2003 \| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries \| Muneer Malik \| as Tarek Ramini; 1 episode: "Deception On His Mind"
Adventure Inc \| Loesan \| 1 episode: "The Man Who Wouldn't Be King"
The Bill \| Ravi Bhatia \| 2 episode
rowspan="2"\| 2005 \| Ultimate Force \| Drew Jordan \| 1 episode: "Class of 1980"
Dalziel and Pascoe \| Visha Iqbal \| 2 episodes: Dust Thou Art (Parts 1 & 2)
rowspan="1"\| 2005–2007 \| The Bill \| DC Zain Nadir \| Regular role
rowspan="1"\| 2007 \| Boston Legal \| Benyam Kallah \| 1 episode: "Guantanamo By The Bay"
rowspan="1"\| 2008 \| Heroes and Villains \| Cuauhtemoc \| 1 episode: "Cortes"
rowspan="1"\| 2009 \| Desperate Housewives \| Yaniv \| 1 episode: "Mama Spent Money When She Had None"
rowspan="1"\| 2009 & 2010 \| NCIS \| Mossad Officer Malachi Ben-Gidon \| Recurring; 3 episodes
rowspan="1"\| 2010 \| 24 \| Tarin Faroush \| Recurring; Season 8; 11 episodes
rowspan="1"\| 2011 \| Private Practice \| Doug Iverson \| 1 episode: "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough"
rowspan="1"\| 2012 \| Arrow \| Jason Brodeur \| 1 episode: "An Innocent Man"
rowspan="2"\| 2013 \| Emily Owens M.D. \| Costa \| 1 episode: "Emily and... The Car and The Cards"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation \| Grady \| 1 episode: "Dead of the Class"
rowspan="1"\| 2013–2014 \| Twisted \| Vikram Desai \| Recurring; 7 episodes
rowspan="1"\| 2014 \| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. \| Carlo Mancini \| 1 episode: "T.R.A.C.K.S."
rowspan="1"\| 2016 \| Castle \| Jordanian Prince \| 1 episode: "Death Wish"
2016 & 2018 \| NCIS: Los Angeles \| Tobin Shaked / John Martin \| 2 episodes
rowspan="1"\| 2017 \| Prison Break \| Cross \| Recurring; 2 episodes
2017 \|Designated Survivor \|Nuresh Sahin \|1 episode: "Family Ties"
2018 \|The Librarians \|Robbie Bender \|1 episode: "And the Disenchanted Forest"
2021 \|Legacies \|Robin Goodfellow \|1 episode: "Salvatore: The Musical!"
2022–2023 \|All Rise \|Rory Faez \|2 episodes

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Year

! Show

! Role

! Notes

rowspan="1"| 1997

| Fallen Angels

| Barman

| as Tarek Ramini; 1 episode: "Hair"

rowspan="1"| 2001

| Waking the Dead

| Majid Kahn

| as Tarek Ramini; 1 episode: "Special Relationships"

rowspan="1"| 2001–2003

| Casualty

| PC Russell

| as Tarek Ramini; recurring

rowspan="3"| 2003

| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

| Muneer Malik

| as Tarek Ramini; 1 episode: "Deception On His Mind"

Adventure Inc

| Loesan

| 1 episode: "The Man Who Wouldn't Be King"

The Bill

| Ravi Bhatia

| 2 episode

rowspan="2"| 2005

| Ultimate Force

| Drew Jordan

| 1 episode: "Class of 1980"

Dalziel and Pascoe

| Visha Iqbal

| 2 episodes: Dust Thou Art (Parts 1 & 2)

rowspan="1"| 2005–2007

| The Bill

| DC Zain Nadir

| Regular role

rowspan="1"| 2007

| Boston Legal

| Benyam Kallah

| 1 episode: "Guantanamo By The Bay"

rowspan="1"| 2008

| Heroes and Villains

| Cuauhtemoc

| 1 episode: "Cortes"

rowspan="1"| 2009

| Desperate Housewives

| Yaniv

| 1 episode: "Mama Spent Money When She Had None"

rowspan="1"| 2009 & 2010

| NCIS

| Mossad Officer Malachi Ben-Gidon

| Recurring; 3 episodes

rowspan="1"| 2010

| 24

| Tarin Faroush

| Recurring; Season 8; 11 episodes

rowspan="1"| 2011

| Private Practice

| Doug Iverson

| 1 episode: "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough"

rowspan="1"| 2012

| Arrow

| Jason Brodeur

| 1 episode: "An Innocent Man"

rowspan="2"| 2013

| Emily Owens M.D.

| Costa

| 1 episode: "Emily and... The Car and The Cards"

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

| Grady

| 1 episode: "Dead of the Class"

rowspan="1"| 2013–2014

| Twisted

| Vikram Desai

| Recurring; 7 episodes

rowspan="1"| 2014

| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

| Carlo Mancini

| 1 episode: "T.R.A.C.K.S."

rowspan="1"| 2016

| Castle

| Jordanian Prince

| 1 episode: "Death Wish"

2016 & 2018

| NCIS: Los Angeles

| Tobin Shaked / John Martin

| 2 episodes

rowspan="1"| 2017

| Prison Break

| Cross

| Recurring; 2 episodes

2017

|Designated Survivor

|Nuresh Sahin

|1 episode: "Family Ties"

2018

|The Librarians

|Robbie Bender

|1 episode: "And the Disenchanted Forest"

2021

|Legacies

|Robin Goodfellow

|1 episode: "Salvatore: The Musical!"

2022–2023

|All Rise

|Rory Faez

|2 episodes

=Video games=

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Year ! Game ! Role
rowspan="1"\| 2011 \| Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception \| Salim/Marlowe's agents
rowspan="3"\| 2012 \| Diablo III \| Additional voices
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two \| Additional voices
Sleeping Dogs \| Naz Singh
rowspan="1"\| 2013 \| Dota 2 \| Timbersaw/Bristleback/Skywrath Mage/Abaddon/Underlord
rowspan="1"\| 2014 \| Bayonetta 2 \| Loptr / Additional Voices
rowspan="1"\| 2016 \| The Walking Dead: Michonne \| Siddiq
rowspan="2"\| 2017 \| Star Wars Battlefront II \| Del Meeko
Tacoma \| Clive Siddiqi
2018 \| World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth \|
2019 \|Anthem \|Owen Corley
rowspan="2"\| 2023 \|Star Wars Jedi: Survivor \|Daho Sejan
Dead Space \| Jacob Temple

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Year

! Game

! Role

rowspan="1"| 2011

| Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

| Salim/Marlowe's agents

rowspan="3"| 2012

| Diablo III

| Additional voices

Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

| Additional voices