Himesh Patel

Biography

Himesh Jitendra Patel (born 13 October 1990) is a British actor. He began his career portraying Tamwar Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2007–2016). This was followed by roles in the Channel 4 sitcom Damned (2016–2018) and the films Yesterday (2019) and Tenet (2020).

In 2021, Patel starred in the HBO miniseries Station Eleven, earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, and appeared in Adam McKay's Netflix film Don't Look Up. He then starred in the films Good Grief (2023), Greedy People (2024), The Assessment (2024) and Bubble & Squeak (2025).

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Known For

EastEnders

Tamwar Masood

Black Mirror

TV Krish

The Graham Norton Show

Self

Top Gear

Self

Station Eleven

Jeevan Chaudhary

Avenue 5

Jordan Hatwal

The Franchise

Daniel Kumar

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2026	The Odyssey
2025	The Assessment	Aaryan
2025	Bubble & Squeak	Declan
2024	Greedy People	Will
2023	Good Grief	Thomas
2022	Enola Holmes 2	Dr. Watson
2022	The Amazing Maurice	Keith (voice)
2021	Don't Look Up	Phillip
2021	Enjoy	Michael
2020	Tenet	Mahir
2019	Yesterday	Jack Malik
2019	The Aeronauts	John Trew
2019	Children In Need 2019: Got It Covered	Self
2018	The Best of EastEnders	Tamwar Masood (archive footage)
2017	The Fox	The Suit
2014	Two Dosas	Pavan
	Enola Holmes 3	Dr. Watson
	High in the Clouds	Wirral (voice)

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	The Franchise	Daniel Kumar
2024	Rob Beckett's Smart TV	Self
2022	Ten Percent	Himesh Patel
2021	Station Eleven	Jeevan Chaudhary
2020	Avenue 5	Jordan Hatwal
2020	The Luminaries	Emery Staines
2017	Motherland	Mr. Glencuddy
2016	Damned	Nitin
2011	Black Mirror	TV Krish
2009	Live from Studio Five	Self
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self
2002	Top Gear	Self
1985	EastEnders	Tamwar Masood