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Amar Chadha-Patel
Chadha-Patel in 2022
Born (1986-06-03) 3 June 1986 (age 37)
Other namesAmer Chadha-Patel
Years active2012–present

Amar (or Amer) Chadha-Patel (born 3 June 1986) is a British actor, filmmaker, and musician. On television, he is known for his roles in the ITV drama Beecham House (2019) and the Disney+ series Willow (2022). His films include Dashcam (2021). He is a member of the band Strong Asian Mothers and the directing collective Tom & Amar.

Early life[edit]

Chadha-Patel grew up between Highbury in North London and Hackney in East London, while his grandparents lived in a Punjabi Sikh community in West London.[1][2] He was 29 when he decided to go into acting.[3]

Career[edit]

In 2012, Chadha-Patel formed an indie electro music band called Strong Asian Mothers with his friends Kalim "Khushi" Patel and Josh "Rogan-Josh" Stadlen. They self-released their debut EP Lynx Africa in 2016.[4]

Chadha-Patel has directed commercials and fashion campaigns for ASOS, All Saints, and L'Oreal. His film A Brave New Love for The Kooples won Best Cinematography at the 2015 London Fashion Film Festival, in addition to being nominated for Best Editing and Best Major Brand Production.[5] Chadha-Patel formed a directing collective with Tom Allen under the name Tom & Amar; Tom & Amar directed the music video for Strong Asian Mothers' 2017 single "Hard to Find".[6]

Chadha-Patel made his television debut in 2019 when he played the main role of Ram Lal in the ITV historical drama Beecham House and the recurring role of Detective Sergeant Keith in the 2019 Channel 4 sitcom Year of the Rabbit. He also appeared in the film Doom: Annihilation and had soundtrack credits as a DJ on Gurinder Chadha's Blinded by the Light.[7] The following year, he had a recurring role in the Sky Atlantic and HBO series The Third Day.[8]

In 2021, Chadha-Patel starred in the horror film Dashcam and had small roles in episodes of the Netflix series Sex Education and Amazon Prime series The Wheel of Time. He also co-wrote and edited the short film Behind the Mask for director Simon Matthews.[9] During Disney+ Day 2021, it was announced Chadha-Patel had joined the cast of the series Willow, which premiered in 2022. Chadha-Patel starred as Thraxus Boorman.[10] In 2023, he played Eric in the Roku comedy series Slip[11] and Rusty Raj in the Amazon Prime tennis series Fifteen-Love,[12] and appeared in the Gareth Edwards' science fiction film The Creator (originally titled True Love)/[13]

Chadha-Patel has upcoming roles in the Netflix period drama The Decameron and the film William Tell.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 A Brave New Love Director
2019 The Meeting Steve Short film
Blinded by the Light DJ Soundtrack credits
How We Met Mark Short film
Aladdin Palace Guard
Doom: Annihilation Pvt Rance Redguo
This is English Club Tutor Short film
I Want to Make You Happy Chris Short film
2021 Dashcam Stretch
Behind the Mask Short film; writer, editor
Fairground Short film; director
2023 The Creator Omni / Sek-on / Sergeant Bui
TBA William Tell Furst

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Year of the Rabbit Detective Sergeant Keith 5 episodes
Beecham House Ram Lal Main role
2020 The Windsors Ash 1 episode
Flack Deepak Episode: "Danny & Deepak"
The Third Day Preacher 5 episodes
2021 BBC Laugh Lessons Writer, director; episode: "Toxic Ting"
Sex Education DJ Dave 1 episode
The Wheel of Time Lord Yakota 2 episodes
2022 Willow Thraxus Boorman Main role
2023 Slip Eric 4 episodes
Fifteen-Love Rushikesh "Rusty" Raj Main role
TBA The Decameron Dioneo Upcoming

Video games[edit]

  • House Hack (2021) as Barney

Music videos[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2015 London Fashion Film Festival Best Cinematography A Brave New Love Won [14]
Best Editing Nominated
Best Major Brand Production Won

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pearson, John (11 November 2022). "Amar Chadha-Patel: Rising Together". Mr Feel Good. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ Olivia Emily (19 December 2022). "Amar Chadha-Patel: 'Home is always where your chosen family is' – Interview". Country & Town House. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Amar Chadha-Patel: "It's been a perfect cocktail of complete unpredictability"". Square Mile. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ Sharp, Andrew (12 April 2016). "Strong Asian Mothers – Out Of Love". Euphoria. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Results 2015". London Fashion Film Festival. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. ^ Knight, David (1 December 2017). "Strong Asian Mothers 'Hard To Find' by Tom & Amar". Promonews. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ "'Blinded by the Light' Soundtrack Out Now". Spotlight. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  8. ^ Salvi, Pooja (22 September 2020). "The Third Day's Amer Chadha-Patel says filming on Osea Island was 'very strange and claustrophobic'". MEAWW. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  9. ^ Srinivasan, Sahana (17 January 2023). "Amar Chadha-Patel". PhotoBook Magazine. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (26 April 2021). "'Willow': Amar Chadha-Patel To Star In Disney+ Series". Deadline. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  11. ^ Sadek, Farah (28 April 2023). "'Slip' takes us back (Review)". Screen Speck. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  12. ^ Cormack, Morgan (21 July 2023). "Fifteen-Love cast: Meet the characters in Aidan Turner tennis drama". RadioTimes. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  13. ^ Ravindran, Manori (15 March 2022). "Gareth Edwards' 'True Love' Casts Amar Chadha-Patel as Mysterious Simulants Character (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Results 2015". London Fashion Film Festival. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

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Category:Living people Category:1986 births Category:Advertising directors Category:British male actors of Asian descent Category:Creative directors Category:English people of Indian descent Category:English people of Punjabi descent Category:Male actors from London Category:People from Hackney, London Category:People from Highbury