Ayub Khan-Din

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

12

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-05-21 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Ayub Khan-Din

Biography

Ayub Khan Din (born 11 July 1961) is a British writer and actor. He wrote the BAFTA, BIFA and London Film Critics Circle award-winning film East Is East (1999), adapted from his 1996 Olivier-nominated play of the same name. His 2008 comedy play Rafta, Rafta... won the Olivier Award. He went on to write the film sequel West Is West (2010). On television, he created the Channel 4 comedy-drama Ackley Bridge (2017–2022).

As an actor, Khan Din's roles include Sammy in Hanif Kureishi's film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid in (1987), Hanif Ruparell in the soap opera Coronation Street (1992–1993), and Ravi Shah in the ITV series London Bridge (1996).

Known For

My Beautiful Laundrette
6.8%

My Beautiful Laundrette

Nov 16, 1985

The Bill
6.7%

The Bill

Oct 16, 1984

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
5.8%

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Oct 30, 1987

The Care of Time
5.5%

The Care of Time

Aug 26, 1990

Backup
4.5%

Backup

Sep 7, 1995

Shalom Salaam
0.0%

Shalom Salaam

Apr 26, 1989

Goodbye Stranger
0.0%

Goodbye Stranger

Aug 22, 1991

TC
0.0%

The Chief

Apr 20, 1990

Idiot
0.0%

Idiot

Jan 1, 1991

LB
0.0%

London Bridge

Feb 15, 1996

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Acting

2023
Magic Mike's Last Dance as Victor
1996
London Bridge as Ravi Shah
1995
Backup
1991
Goodbye Stranger
1991
Idiot as Prince Miskin
1990
The Care of Time
1990
The Chief
1989
Shalom Salaam as Hafiz Sattar
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Horbury
1987
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid as Sammy
1985
My Beautiful Laundrette as Student
1984
The Bill

Creator

2017
Ackley Bridge as Creator

Production

2017
Ackley Bridge as Executive Producer

Writing

2021
National Theatre Live: East is East as Writer
2017
Ackley Bridge as Writer
2012
All in Good Time as Writer
2010
West Is West as Writer
1999
East Is East as Screenplay
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