
Jimi Mistry
Biography
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.
Movie Appearances

Blood Diamond
as Nabil
2006

East Is East
as Tariq Khan
1999

Fiona's Story
as Charlie
2008

The Guru
as Ramu Gupta
2002

RocknRolla
as Councillor
2008

2012
as Dr. Satnam Tsurutani
2009

Things to Do Before You're 30
as Dylan
2005

Ella Enchanted
as Benny
2004

Exam
as Brown
2009

Partition
as Gian Singh
2007

The Truth About Love
as Sam Holbrook
2005

Basement
as Derek
2010

West Is West
as Tariq Khan
2010

My Kingdom
as Jug
2001

Dead Fish
as Salvador E. Johnson
2005

Dara Ó Briain: This Is the Show
as Himself
2010

Touch of Pink
as Alim Jahan
2004

Festival of Lights
as Vishnu
2012

Born Romantic
as Eddie
2000

Ten Minute Movie
as Sam
2004
TV Appearances

EastEnders
as Fred Fonseca
1985

The Bill
1984

Silent Witness
1996

Spooks
as Nazim Malik
2002

City Central
as Kumar Joshi
1998
Nearly Famous
as Matt Bright
2007

V Graham Norton
as Self
2002

GMTV
as Self
1993

Live from Studio Five
as Self
2009

Strike Back
as Maj. Jamal Ashkani / Latif
2010
The Michael Ball Show
as Self
2010

The Syndicate
as Tom Bedford
2012