Jan Uddin

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Jan Uddin
Born (1985-10-22) 22 October 1985 (age 36)
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)

Jan Uddin is an English actor of Bangladeshi descent, living in Los Angeles. He is best known for his lead roles in independent film Cliffs of Freedom (2019) and British thriller Lies We Tell (2017).

Early life[]

Uddin was born in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England. His parents were of Bangladeshi descent.

Jan moved to London at 19-years-old and then trained to become an actor at the Academy Drama School.

Career[]

Acting[]

In 2007, acting roles included Casualty and short film Famous Last Words.[1]

In 2008, he featured in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Jalil Iqbal; a love interest for Shabnam Masood (Zahra Ahmadi.) His character first appeared on 17 March 2008[2] departing on 28 March 2008.[3]

In 2009, Jan Uddin appeared in a film called Boogie Woogie alongside Gillian Anderson, Heather Graham and Amanda Seyfried.

In 2010, Uddin played Sweet Boy in Shank. The film is set in the future, around the survival of young adults during a food shortage.[4]

In 2011, he starred in the French film Black Gold, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and starring Freida Pinto, Antonio Banderas and Mark Strong.

In 2017, Jan was cast as KD in Lies We Tell. His character "- brings some of the dark side to the film."[5]

In 2019, Jan played Tariq in the independent drama Cliffs of Freedom directed by Van Ling and shot in New Mexico.

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Casualty Parvez Gaur 1 episode (as Jan Dean)
2008 EastEnders Jalil Iqbal 6 episodes
The Bill Matthew Firouzeh 1 episode
2011 Injustice Tariq Hal-Hamdani 2 episodes
2014 The Red Tent Pharaoh 1 episode
2015 Marley's Ghosts Paramedic 1 episode
Cucumber Saul 3 episodes
2019 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Isaiah 3 episodes
2021 Cowboy Bebop (2021 TV series) Asimov Solensan

Film[]

Year Title Role
2007 Famous Last Words Main role (as Jan Dean)
2009 Boogie Woogie Art's Partner
2010 Shank Sweet Boy
2011 Black Gold Ibn Idriss
Lost Paradise (short) Zubeer
2017 Lies We Tell KD
2019 Cliffs of Freedom Tariq

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jan Uddin- represented by Kat Gosling". Troika Talent. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  2. ^ Green, Kris (3 March 2008). "Tanya finds the transfer documents ripped". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. ^ Green, Kris (16 March 2008). "Jack continues to charm Ronnie". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  4. ^ Radnor, Abigail (25 March 2010). "Corks Gorgeous man alert: Jan Uddin". InStyle. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  5. ^ Red Carpet News TV (1 October 2017), Jan Uddin Interview Lies We Tell Premiere, retrieved 4 March 2019

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