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

Jan Uddin (born 22 October 1985) is a British actor of Bangladeshi descent, now 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). Jan is the first person of Bangladeshi origin to star on Marvel Cinematic Universe and Netflix Original.

Early life

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

Jan moved to London when he was 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
2007CasualtyParvez Gaur1 episode (as Jan Dean)
2008EastEndersJalil Iqbal6 episodes
The BillMatthew Firouzeh1 episode
2011InjusticeTariq Hal-Hamdani2 episodes
2014The Red TentPharaoh1 episode
2015Marley's GhostsParamedic1 episode
CucumberSaul3 episodes
2019Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Isaiah3 episodes
2021Cowboy BebopAsimov Solensan

Film

Year Title Role
2007Famous Last WordsMain role (as Jan Dean)
2009Boogie WoogieArt's Partner
2010ShankSweet Boy
2011Black Gold Ibn Idriss
Lost Paradise (short)Zubeer
2017Lies We TellKD, won Best Supporting Actor at the International Film Festival of Wales[6]
2019Cliffs of FreedomTariq

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jan Uddin- represented by Kat Gosling". Troika Talent. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. 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
  6. ↑ "International Film Festival of Wales | 2017". Film Festival Guild. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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