Personal Background: Born India, raised
and educated in UK
Full
Name: YUSUF SALEJI PATEL
Education: Studies Social Science, Bradford
College
Drama Training: Bradford College. British
Asian Theatre, London. Bradford Playhouse (2 years)
Skills: Horse Riding, Golf, Modern Dancing, Health & Fitness, Running, Yoga, Fight Sequences, Full Driving Licence and Photography
Accent: Yorkshire, Indian and Middle Eastern
Other Performance Skills: TV Presenting
Yusuf had a two year’s break from acting and entered the industry with newly acquired skills.
Yusuf had the opportunity to work in ‘The King of Bollywood’ (English Movie) for “I Dream Productions” directed by Piyush Jha starring Sophie Dhal (the famous British Model) and Om Puri. Yusuf played NRI (Non-residential Indian) and almost all his scenes were opposite Om Puri. (Please view Yusuf’s
profile)
CREDITS:
Amina's Father, HALF WAY SHORT Film, Director, Alfie Barker, MERRICAT PICTURES production 2022.
Stage, Mr Patel, COMEDIANS, Everyman
Theatre, Liverpool, Kate Rowland
Stage, The King, GOD, Playhouse,
Bradford, Graham Barraclough
Stage, Italian Waiter, FILUMENA,
Playhouse Bradford, Ron Pearson
Stage, Mr Patel, COMEDIANS, Lyceum
Edinburgh, Ian Wooldridge
BBC
Radio 4, Mahmud, BEYOND EVIL, Michael Fox
Yusuf Sultan has currently completed a screenplay which he co-wrote. The film is due to go into production soon. Yusuf is currently researching and writing a second screenplay.
Television, Zafar Iqbal, CRIME WATCH UK, BBC, Emma Clark
80,s Band Feature trailer, Jafee Khan, Happy Our Films Ltd. Pete Hunt
Radio, Zafar Akram, BBC Digital Radio Asian Network, Silver Street, Naylah Ahmed
Additional production support inc.directing, cel animation (Cartoon) capitalchicks, GarthWest Ltd.
Formed "Multi Angle Productions". Directed 6 corporate
videos for Local Government organisations, Yorkshire. Also
directed music video for Z TV and B4U UK.
Television, Hassan, CRIME WATCH UK, BBC, Mark Scantelbury/Lee
Salisbury
The League Of Gentlemen (3rd Series), BBC. Comedy sketches.
Dir: Adam Buxton
Feature Film, NRI, THE KING OF BOLLYWOOD, (English/Hindi) I
Dream Prod. Piyush Jha
Video, Shylock, MERCHANT OF VENICE, New Dawn Productions, Georgina
McKenzie
Television, Zara Khan, CITY
CENTRAL 3, BBC, Martin Hutchins
Television, Jeevan Kanda,
UNDERCOVER CUSTOMS, Granada, Nick Justin
Television, Kamal Akhtar,
THE BILL, Carlton, Zed Maguire
(Young Omar Sharif lookalike)
Television, Mr Mir, THE
END OF EVOLUTION, BBC, Robin Brightwell
Television, Mr Mumtaz, HETTY
WAINTHROPP INVESTIGATES, BBC, John Glenister
Television, Mr Paulin, THE BILL,
Carlton, Sarah Harding
Television, Ahmed, BUST (Eps1&2)
London Weekend, Don Leaver
Television, Policeman, WORLD
OF EDDIE WEARY, Yorkshire, Alan Grint
Television, Asian Jeweller, THE KNOCK, London Weekend, Gerry Poulson
Television, Hassan, DEMPSEY AND
MAKEPEACE, London Weekend, Gerry Mill
Television, Arab Diplomat, CRIME
MONTHLY, London Weekend, Nigel Milner
Television, Trader, ALBION MARKET
(Series) Granada, Various
Television, Mr Khan, CHILDREN
WARD, Granada, Spencer Campbell
Television, Mohsin Mahmud, TRAVELLING
MAN, Granada, Charles Kitchen
Television, Hassan, WORLD IN
ACTION, Razak, Granada, Charles Tremayn
Television, Bhatti Jnr. ME & MY
GIRL, London Weekend, John Reardon
Film, Fight Sequences, OCTOPUSSY
(007) BOND, Eon Productions, John Glen
Film, Santok’s Brother,
THE MARKSMAN, BBC, Tom Clegg
Film, Mr Mir, OPEN COURTYARD,
Hifza International, Farooq Beg
Film, The Boss, DIWANA TERE NAMKA
(Hindi Movie) R T V Films (Bombay) Rajat Ravail
Film, Documentary, CHILDREN OF
VISION, Viscon Films Ltd, Self written and directed
Television, Documentary, REMINISENCE
OF THE ASIAN ELDERS, Yorkshire TV History project self written
and presented
COMMERCIALS:
TV Commercials, BRITISH BISCUITS
ASSOCIATION, Pakistan TV.
Zambia Airways
VOICE-OVERS:
A & E, Granada
Film, K2, Chameleon Films.
Television, GBH, (Re-voicing)
Independent Production for C4.
Television, WORLD IN ACTION,
Granada.
ROAD TO 1984, Granada
Television, MEDICS, Granada
Television, GEOGRAPHICAL EYES
OVER BRITAIN, (Re-voicing) Yorkshire TV
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