Jimi Mistry

Jimi Mistry (born 1 January 1973) is a British actor, known for appearing in numerous films such as East Is East, Blood Diamond, The Guru, 2012, West is West, Ella Enchanted and The Truth About Love. He is also best known for his roles, as Dr Fonseca in BBC1 soap opera EastEnders, Latif in HBO 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
Occupation
  • Actor
  • disc jockey
Years active1996–2015
Spouse(s)
Meg Leonard
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(m. 2001; div. 2010)​

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(m. 2013)​
Children1

Early life and education

Mistry was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, 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 film 2012 from director Roland Emmerich opposite John Cusack, Danny Glover, Amanda Peet and Thandie Newton, and the BAFTA-nominated movie Exam.

In 2010, Mistry appeared in Gurinder Chadha's new 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 Khalid Nazir, a fitness coach and former soldier.

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 Jacobs Well, Surrey 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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