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Aml Ameen
Ameen at the 2016 Miami International Film Festival presentation of Soy Nero
Born
Aml Eysan Ameen[1]

(1985-07-30) 30 July 1985 (age 39)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1990s–present
Websitewww.amlameen.com

Aml Eysan Ameen (/əˈmɛl əˈmiːn/;[2] born 30 July 1985) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Trevor (Trife) in Kidulthood (2006), Lewis Hardy in the ITV television series The Bill, Malcolm in the NBC television series Harry's Law, Capheus in the first season of the Netflix original series Sense8, and Alby in The Maze Runner (2014).

Early life

Ameen was born in London, England, to Jamaican and Vincentian parents.[3] He studied acting at the Barbara Speake Stage School, an independent school in London. As a child he appeared in the West End in shows such as Oliver! and Jolson. At the age of 11, he performed on stage with Michael Jackson at the 1996 BRIT Awards in a performance famously invaded by Pulp's singer Jarvis Cocker.[3]

Career

Ameen's first acting role was in 2004's Bella and the Boys, in which he played the character Terry.[4] His next role was a one-off appearance in an episode of the BBC television series Holby City. He also starred in the British youth-centred film Kidulthood as the central character Trife and now he's starring again in Second Chance and Red Tails for a special appearance.

He played PC Lewis Hardy in the long-running ITV police series The Bill, his most famous and popular role to date. Lewis Hardy is a headstrong character who has swapped his life as a street kid to try to make a difference on the right side of the law. He has a few problems with authority and regularly bumps heads with his seniors, most especially frequent beat partner PC Roger Valentine. After Hardy was put undercover and was shot, he was transferred to Operation Trident.

In April 2008, he played a leading role in the BBC Three teen drama Dis/Connected, playing Anthony, an 18-year-old college student from London who faces gang trouble on the streets, as well as losing his friend when she commits suicide.[5]

Ameen featured in a film on Channel 4 called Fallout, part of their Disarming Britain mini-season.[6] The London Lite paper described this as his most memorable performance. He featured as AJ in Silent Witness Series 12 Parts 1 and 2. He portrayed a youth worker trying to make a difference in the gang and knife community which presides in South London, and became friends with Leo, one of the senior pathologists doing community service for drunk driving.

Ameen at Dinard British film festival (France), 2006

In June 2008, Ameen began Actors Student Alliance, a drama school set up to discover and teach untapped talent in London. From its inception, the school produced a short film and a theatre showcase for its students. Within its second year, the school expanded into a management company.[7]

He performed at the Tricycle Theatre on the "Not Black and White" season in October 2009. Described as "exceptionally charismatic Aml Ameen the freshest, most inspiring voice in the play" by Time Out London, he received outstanding reviews in the national press. Ameen starred in Jason Barrett's British feature film The Naked Poet, in which he played character Ryan. For this performance, he won Best Actor at the VIPF Awards in 2010.

Ameen also starred in David E. Kelley's legal drama Harry's Law in the first season, which began to air on NBC during the 2011 television season.[8]

Ameen's first Hollywood film role is in George Lucas's Red Tails (2012), about the African American Tuskegee airman in World War II. He played Alby in the 2014 film adaptation of the young adult, science-fiction, dystopian novel, The Maze Runner.

In 2015, Ameen was one of the eight central characters in the initial run of the Netflix series Sense8, produced by the Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski. However, conflicts with the Wachowskis resulted in his replacement with Toby Onwumere after filming two episodes of the second season in 2016.[9]

In 2018, Ameen starred as a young Jamaican named "D" in the film Yardie. The film was based on Victor Headley's 1992 cult novel of the same name. Actor Idris Elba made his directorial debut with the film in London and Jamaica.[10]

Recognition

He was named one of The Times newspaper's "Ones To Watch" for 2006, and won "Best actor in a TV performance" at the 2007 Screen Nation Awards. Additionally, he presented an award at the Mobo Awards 2006.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Kidulthood Trevor "Trife" Hector
2010 Shank Bus Conductor Cameo
2010 Second Chance Aaron Bently Short film
2012 Red Tails Bag O'Bones
2012 The Naked Poet Ryan
2013 The Butler Young Cecil
2013 Evidence Officer Jensen
2014 The Maze Runner Alby
2014 Beyond the Lights Trey
2015 Lila & Eve Stephon
2016 Soy Nero Bronx
2017 The Price Seyi Ogunde
2018 Yardie Dennis "D" Campbell
2019 Inside Man: Most Wanted NYPD Detective Remy Darbonne
2020 Run Sweetheart Run Quidda
TBA Till Death Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 EastEnders Simon 1 episode
Little Britain Pupil 1 episode
2004 Bella and the Boys Terry TV movie
2004 Holby City Bradley Norris 1 episode
2006-07 The Bill PC Lewis Hardy Main role
2008 Fallout Dwayne Edmons TV movie
2008 Silent Witness AJ 2 episodes
2008 Dis/Connected Anthony TV movie
2011-12 Harry's Law Malcolm Davies Main cast (season 1), Guest star (season 2)
2012 CSI: Miami Jack Brody 1 episode
2015 Sense8 Capheus Main role (season 1)
2020 I May Destroy You Simon 4 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Search results: Aml Ameen". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  2. ^ "How collaborating with Idris Elba helped actor Aml Ameen connect with his roots". PBS NewsHour. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Aml Ameen". Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Bella and the Boys (2004) (TV)". Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  5. ^ "BBC – BBC Three Programmes – Dis/Connected". Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  6. ^ "Channel 4 – Disarming Britain". Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  7. ^ "Actors Student Alliance". Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  8. ^ "NBC Adds To New Scripted Lineup With Four New Series – 'The Cape,' 'Outlaw,' 'Harry's Law' And 'Friends With Benefits' – And Renews 'Chuck' For Fourth Season In 2010–11" (Press release). NBC Universal. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (26 April 2016). "'Sense8': Aml Ameen Replaced By Toby Onwumere in Wachowskis' Netflix Series". Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Robert (16 May 2017). "Idris Elba Begins Production on Directorial Debut 'Yardie'". Variety. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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