Taheen Modak
{{Short description|British actor}}
{{Infobox person
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| birth_name = Taheen Khalikh Modak
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1996}}
| birth_place = Hounslow, London, United Kingdom
| alma_mater = Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
| occupation =
| years_active = 2018–present
}}
Taheen Khalikh Modak (born 1996) is a British actor. He is known for his roles in the ITV crime drama The Bay (2019–2021) and the Sky One miniseries Two Weeks to Live (2020).
Early life
Modak was born in the West London Borough of Hounslow. He attended Isleworth and Syon School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.isleworthsyon.org/2019/10/taheen/|title=Alumni: Taheen Modak, Star of Stage and Screen|website=Isleworth & Syon School|date=14 October 2019|accessdate=3 September 2020}} He joined the National Youth Theatre and the RADA Youth Company. After taking a gap year,{{Cite web|url=https://www.isleworthsyon.org/2021/02/taheen-modak-tv-star/|title=Taheen Modak – TV Star|website=Isleworth & Syon School|date=10 February 2021|accessdate=16 January 2024}} Modak enrolled at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, going on to graduate from in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Acting.{{Cite web|url=https://oldvic.ac.uk/news/spotlight-on-taheen-modak/7957/|title=Spotlight on Taheen Modak|website=Bristol Old Vic Theatre School|date=25 January 2021|accessdate=3 September 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/star-itvs-bay-links-bristol-5043455|title=Star of ITV's The Bay and his links to Bristol|website=Bristol Live|first=Beth|last=Cruse|date=27 February 2021|accessdate=3 September 2020}}
Career
In 2019, Modak made his professional stage debut in The American Clock at the Old Vic Theatre in London and began starring in the ITV crime drama The Bay as Ahmed "Med" Kharim,{{Cite journal|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1109385/The-bay-itv-cast-who-plays-med-karim-ahmed-karim-taheen-modak-actor|title=The Bay on ITV cast: Who plays Med Karim? Who is Taheen Modak?|journal=Daily Express|first=Samuel|last=Spencer|date=13 April 2019|accessdate=16 January 2024}} a main character he would play for the first two series. The following year, he starred as Jay in the Sky One and HBO Max comedy-drama miniseries Two Weeks to Live with Maisie Williams, Sian Clifford, and Mawaan Rizwan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heyuguys.com/two-weeks-to-live-maisie-williams-mawaan-rizwan-taheen-modak/|title=Exclusive: Maisie Williams, Mawaan Rizwan & Taheen Modak on new comedy series Two Weeks To Live|website=HeyUGuys|first=Stefan|last=Pape|date=4 September 2020|accessdate=16 January 2024}} He also appeared in an episode of the Van der Valk revival, also on ITV.{{Cite web|url=https://www.entertainmentdailyuk.com/tv/the-bay-taheen-modak-plays-med-what-else-has-he-been-in-where-is-he-from/|title=Taheen Modak: From The Bay's DC Med Kharim to rising star|website=Entertainment Daily|first=Helen|last=Fear|date=3 February 2021|accessdate=1 June 2024}}
After leaving The Bay, Modak appeared in The Taxidermist's Daughter at Chichester Festival Theatre{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/chichester-theatre/news/festival-the-taxidermists-daughter-cast_56011.html|title=The Taxidermist's Daughter cast revealed by Chichester Festival Theatre|website=WhatsOnStage|first=Tom|last=Millward|date=28 February 2022|accessdate=6 July 2022}} and returned to the Bristol Old Vic for Hamlet in 2022{{Cite web|url=https://bristololdvic.org.uk/profile/taheen-modak|title=Taheen Modak|website=Bristol Old Vic|accessdate=1 June 2024}} and to London's Old Vic for Pygmalion in 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/full-cast-joining-patsy-ferran-and-bertie-carvel-in-old-vics-pygmalion-announced_1346361/|title=Full cast joining Patsy Ferran and Bertie Carvel in Old Vic's Pygmalion announced|website=WhatsOnStage|first=Alex|last=Wood|date=13 June 2023|accessdate=1 June 2024}} In 2024, Modak has a role in the Channel 5 period drama The Hardacres.
Filmography
=Television and film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2018
| Beyond the Blade | The Boy | Episode: "The Boy" |
| 2019
| Doggerland | Musa | Short film |
| 2019–2021
| The Bay | Ahmed "Med" Kharim | Main role (series 1–2) |
| 2020
| Zaim Jabara | Episode: "Only in Amsterdam" |
| 2020
| Ruthless | Jake | |
| 2020
| Jay | Miniseries |
| 2024
| Callum Saunders | 6 episodes |
=Web=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2020
| Five Dates | rowspan="2" | Vinny | rowspan="2" | Interactive{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/taheen_modak/|title=Taheen Modak|website=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=1 June 2024}}{{Cite journal|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a34685033/doctor-who-mandip-gill-black-mirror-style-movie-five-dates/|title=How Doctor Who's Mandip Gill made a Black Mirror-style movie in lockdown|journal=Digital Spy|first=Sam|last=Ashurst|date=16 November 2020|accessdate=1 June 2024}} |
| 2023
| Ten Dates |
Stage
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2019
| The American Clock | Lee 2 | Old Vic Theatre, London |
| 2022
| Harry | Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester |
| 2022
| Hamlet | Laertes / Rosencrantz | Bristol Old Vic, Bristol |
| 2023
| Pygmalion | Freddy Eynsford-Hill | Old Vic Theatre, London |
| 2024
| Romeo & Juliet | Benvolio | Circle in the Square, Broadway NYC |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|9832382}}
- [https://www.spotlight.com/4859-0165-2063 Taheen Modak] at Spotlight
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Category:Actors from the London Borough of Hounslow
Category:Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Category:21st-century British male actors
Category:English people of Indian descent