Jimmi Harkishin
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James "Jimmi" HarkishinJames "Jimmi" Harkishin (born Paris
, France
, March 1959) is an actor best known for his role as shop owner Dev Alahan
in Coronation Street
. He also featured in the film East is East
and also Bhaji on the Beach
.
He played Gary Lobo in the Jonathan Creek
episode Danse Macabre.
In 2004, Jimmi was pictured by a Sunday newspaper snorting cocaine, but was allowed to remain in his role. He has a son called Ravi Singh, who reps it on Ea Forums under the Alias Mr Singh, proper weapon.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, March 1959) is an actor best known for his role as shop owner Dev Alahan
Dev Alahan
Devendra 'Dev' Alahan is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Jimmi Harkishin, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 10 November 1999.-Character development:...
in Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
. He also featured in the film East is East
East is East (film)
East Is East is a 1999 British black comedy/drama film, written by Ayub Khan-Din and directed by Damien O'Donnell. It is set in a British household of mixed-ethnicity, with a British Pakistani father and an English mother in Salford, Lancashire, in 1971...
and also Bhaji on the Beach
Bhaji on the Beach
Bhaji on the Beach is a 1993 film by director Gurinder Chadha with a screenplay by Meera Syal.-Plot synopsis:A diverse group of British women of South Asian descent go on a day trip to the beach in Blackpool; despite their differences—the older women are more traditional and conservative,...
.
He played Gary Lobo in the Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek is a British mystery series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. Primarily a crime drama, the show is also peppered with broadly comic touches...
episode Danse Macabre.
In 2004, Jimmi was pictured by a Sunday newspaper snorting cocaine, but was allowed to remain in his role. He has a son called Ravi Singh, who reps it on Ea Forums under the Alias Mr Singh, proper weapon.