Jimi Mistry

Jimi Mistry (born 1 January 1973) is a retired British actor. He is known for appearing in numerous films such as East Is East (1999), The Guru (2002), Ella Enchanted (2004), The Truth About Love (2005), Blood Diamond (2006), Partition (2007), RocknRolla (2008), Exam (2009), It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010), and West is West (2010). He is also known for his roles, as Dr. Fred Fonseca in BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, Latif in Cinemax series Strike Back, Kal Nazir in long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street, and as Tom Bedford in Kay Mellor drama The Syndicate.

Jimi Mistry
Mistry in 2010
Born (1973-01-01) 1 January 1973
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1996–2015
Spouses
Meg Leonard
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(m. 2001; div. 2010)​
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    (m. 2013)​
    Children1

    Early life and education

    Mistry was born on 1 January 1973 in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, to a father of Indian descent and an Irish mother. He attended St James' Catholic High School in Cheadle Hulme (1985–1988) before his family moved to Cardiff where he attended Radyr Comprehensive School. Mistry trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama.[1]

    Career

    Mistry first gained exposure playing Dr. Fred Fonseca on BBC TV's EastEnders, and has since worked on film and stage.

    His work includes starring roles in East Is East, The Guru with Heather Graham and Marisa Tomei, Blood Diamond opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla and Partition with Kristin Kreuk. He can be seen in the BAFTA-nominated movie Exam, and also portrayed Satnam Tsurutani in the epic disaster film 2012.

    In 2010, Mistry appeared in Gurinder Chadha's film It's a Wonderful Afterlife which premiered at the 2010 Sundance film festival; Basement, a horror film with Danny Dyer; and West is West, the sequel to East is East.[2] Mistry has also produced, written and starred in a music documentary about Ibiza entitled And The Beat Goes On, exploring the history of the island, the birth of House Music and the art of the DJ. DJs involved in the film include Paul Oakenfold, Danny Rampling, Nicky Holloway, David Guetta, Brandon Block, Alfredo, Pete Tong and Danny Tenaglia. Mistry, himself, regularly DJs in clubs across UK and Europe. He also runs and DJ"s London"s hippest "mystery" location party scene called Tabula Rasa, as well as having his own record label and studio. Mistry has also appeared in television series such as Nearly Famous and the second series of The Syndicate.

    Mistry joined the soap Coronation Street in November 2013 as Kal Nazir, a fitness coach and former soldier. The character died in 2015.

    Strictly Come Dancing
    Main article: Strictly Come Dancing

    In 2010, Mistry competed in the eighth series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Flavia Cacace. The couple were eliminated after week 6.[3]

    Week # Dance/song Judges' score Result
    Horwood Goodman Dixon Tonioli Total
    1 Cha-Cha-Cha / Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) 6 7 6 7 26 N/A
    2 Foxtrot / Fever 7 7 8 8 30 Safe
    3 Rumba / Ain't No Sunshine 6 7 6 6 25 Safe
    4 Charleston / Do Your Thing 6 7 7 7 27 Safe
    5 Paso Doble / Thriller 7 7 8 8 30 Safe
    6 Quickstep / Mr Pinstripe Suit 7 8 8 9 32 Eliminated

    Personal life

    Mistry lived with Meg Leonard from 1993; they married in 2001 and divorced in March 2010. They have one daughter, Elin Leonard Mistry (born 13 May 2001). He resides in Devon with his wife, dancer Flavia Cacace, his professional dance partner on Strictly Come Dancing in 2010.[4][5][6] The couple married in December 2013.[7]

    Filmography

    Film
    Year Title Role Notes
    1996 Hamlet Sailor Two
    1999 East Is East Tariq Khan
    2000 Anxiety Daniel
    Born Romantic Eddie
    2001 My Kingdom Jug
    The Mystic Masseur Pratap Cooper
    2002 The Guru Ramu Gupta
    2004 Touch of Pink Alim
    Ella Enchanted Benny
    2005 Things to Do Before You're 30 Dylan
    The Truth About Love Sam Holbrook
    Dead Fish Salvador E. Johnson
    2006 Blood Diamond Nabil
    2007 Partition Gian Singh/Mohammad Hassan
    2008 RocknRolla Councillor
    2009 Exam Brown
    2012 Satnam Tsurutani
    2010 It's a Wonderful Afterlife Dev
    Basement Derek
    West Is West Tariq Khan
    Festival of Lights Vishnu

    Television
    Year Title Role Notes
    1996 Thief Takers Boy in Bank Episode: "Wasteland"
    1998 Silent Witness D.C. Wright Episode: "Fallen Idol"
    The Bill Mickey Khan Episode: "Home Movie"
    City Central Kumar Joshi Episode: "A Night on the Town"
    1998–2000 EastEnders Dr. Fred Fonseca Regular role
    2005 Spooks Nazim Malik Episode: "The Innocent"
    2007 Nearly Famous Matt Bright Regular role
    2008 Fiona's Story Charlie TV film
    2011 Strike Back Latif Regular role
    Black Mirror Paul Episode: "The Entire History of You"
    2012 The Kidnap Diaries Sami TV film
    2013 The Syndicate Tom Bedford Regular role
    2013–2015 Coronation Street Kal Nazir Regular role; 145 episodes

    References
    1. Warren, T.S. "Divided we stand". Ottawa Xpress Film. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
    2. "West is West". Maclean's. Toronto, Canada. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
    3. "Jimi Mistry well backed to win Strictly Come Dancing".
    4. "Strictly Come Dancing 2010 – Celebrities – Jimi Mistry". BBC. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
    5. "Interview, "This is Lancashire"". Retrieved 19 April 2010.
    6. "Jimi Mistry Biography". Movies.yahoo.com. 13 May 2001. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
    7. Perry, Keith (30 December 2013). "Jimi Mistry marries Strictly Come Dancing star Flavia Cacace". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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