Aftab Sachak
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Aftab Sachak is a British
actor
, who is based in the United Kingdom
. Born in the United Kingdom
, as a member of the wealthy east-african Sachak family, Aftab enjoyed the life of a "jet-setting confidence trickster " before studying acting. He has as recently as October 2011 been convicted of fraud.(http:www.ukinformedinvestor.co.uk/frontpage.html)
He made his television debut in King of the Ghetto in 1986, but is probably best known for playing the serious minded shop keeper, Ashraf Karim
, in the popular BBC
soap opera
, EastEnders
(1987–1990). Whilst appearing in EastEnders, Sachak was in fact coping with real life bankruptcy after incurring much publicised gambling
debts, and was even evicted
from his home after his conviction. Sachak has commented: "I felt like I was stuck in hell, I even thought about suicide."
After putting his and his victims monetary problems behind him, Sachak concentrated on his career. Since leaving EastEnders he has appeared in the BBC comedy Waiting for God
(1993), Brothers in Trouble (1995), Call Red (1996), Out of Sight (1996–1998), The Bill
(1999), Hope & Glory
(2000), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
(2003) and Second Generation (2003) among others.
Sachak is also a veteran stage actor and has appeared in Ayub Khan-Din
's stage production of East is East
at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton
in 2005.
United Kingdom
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, who is based in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Born in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, as a member of the wealthy east-african Sachak family, Aftab enjoyed the life of a "jet-setting confidence trickster " before studying acting. He has as recently as October 2011 been convicted of fraud.(http:www.ukinformedinvestor.co.uk/frontpage.html)
He made his television debut in King of the Ghetto in 1986, but is probably best known for playing the serious minded shop keeper, Ashraf Karim
Ashraf Karim
The Karims are a fictional family that appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders between 1987 and 1990.-Creation and development:The Muslim Karim family were introduced as the owners of the soap's grocery store, the First til Last, following the departure of the character Naima Jeffery in 1987,...
, in the popular BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
(1987–1990). Whilst appearing in EastEnders, Sachak was in fact coping with real life bankruptcy after incurring much publicised gambling
Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
debts, and was even evicted
Eviction
How you doing???? Eviction is the removal of a tenant from rental property by the landlord. Depending on the laws of the jurisdiction, eviction may also be known as unlawful detainer, summary possession, summary dispossess, forcible detainer, ejectment, and repossession, among other terms...
from his home after his conviction. Sachak has commented: "I felt like I was stuck in hell, I even thought about suicide."
After putting his and his victims monetary problems behind him, Sachak concentrated on his career. Since leaving EastEnders he has appeared in the BBC comedy Waiting for God
Waiting for God
Waiting for God may refer to:*Waiting for God *Waiting for God *"Waiting for God"...
(1993), Brothers in Trouble (1995), Call Red (1996), Out of Sight (1996–1998), The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
(1999), Hope & Glory
Hope and Glory (TV series)
Hope and Glory is a BBC television drama about a comprehensive school struggling with financial, staffing and disciplinary problems, and faced with closure...
(2000), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 superhero film adaptation loosely based on characters from the comic book limited series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore, who is also famous for Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell. It was released on July 11, 2003, in the...
(2003) and Second Generation (2003) among others.
Sachak is also a veteran stage actor and has appeared in Ayub Khan-Din
Ayub Khan-Din
Ayub Khan-Din is a British Pakistani actor and playwright.As an actor, Khan-Din participated in some 20 British films and TV series in the late 1980s and the 1990s...
's stage production of East is East
East is East
East Is East, a quotation from Rudyard Kipling's poem "The Ballad of East and West", may refer to one of the following:* East Is East , a 1999 BAFTA award-winning film...
at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. Close to the West Pennine Moors, it is north west of the city of Manchester. Bolton is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, of which Bolton is the...
in 2005.