Arsher Ali Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the Laurence Olivier Student Award, given to the top male and female drama students in the UK during their final school year, in 2005
• Made his feature film debut in "Four Lions" in 2010
• Quote: "As an Asian actor, 70% of what comes your way is written like '24' - you're the bad guy, the Arab guy․ Every dark-skinned guy is the baddie․ 'Kill him and then run away from a huge explosion․' I spend months turning it away․"
• Quote: "British TV can have a tendency to sometimes rush through stories but if we've learnt anything from American or Scandinavian drama, it's that if the story is compelling enough then people will go with you no matter what․"
• Quote: "I think comedy often works best when it's deadpan, and it comes out of a situation and how someone reacts to that situation, rather than high jinks and that sort of stuff․"
• Best known for playing Zak Khan in "Silent Witness" and A-Rab in "Beaver Falls․"
• Is a regular lead performer for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon