Nikki Patel

Nikki Patel
Born	Nikki Patel (1990-07-05) 5 July 1990 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Known for	Role of Amber Kalirai in Coronation Street (2005–2009, 2011–2012)

Nikki Patel (born 5 July 1990) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the role of Amber Kalirai the daughter of Dev Alahan, in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2005–2009, then again from 2011–2012, before departing the serial show on 23 March 2012.

Acting career

Patel joined the cast of Coronation Street in late-2005, playing Dev's teenage daughter Amber Kalirai, after four years she left the show to pursue other acting roles and to go to university. In summer 2011, Amber returned to Coronation Street and left the show again in March 2012. She had numerous dramatic and emotional storylines during her time in the show, including: ruining Sophie and Sian's wedding, her stepmother Sunita Alahan taking a dislike to her personality and partying as well as her turbulent relationships.

In 2006, Patel appeared in an episode of the BBC drama Waterloo Road. She played a character called Shazia Patel. One week after landing this role, she was nominated as best newcomer at the National Television Awards.

Filmography and Other Credits

Year	Title	Type	Role	Notes
2005–2009, 2011–2012	Coronation Street	TV	Amber Kalirai	Series regular, 248 episodes
2006	Waterloo Road		Shazia Patel	Episode #1.4
2015	Future Conditional	Stage	Alia (Lead)	The Old Vic
2016	Holby City	TV	Madhu Saharan	Episode: "One Under"
	Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet	Stage	Balthasar	Garrick Theatre
	The Island Nation		Nila	Arcola Theatre
	Alchemy		Unknown	Northwall Theatre
	The Five	TV	Mona	Episode #1.3
2017	Trojan Horse	Stage	Lindsay	The Lowry
2018	Sunshine On Leith		Eilidh Clarke	West Yorkshire Playhouse

External links

• Nikki Patel at IMDb
• What's on TV profile
• The Mirror Online