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Jimmi Harkishin
Born
Rajan Harkishindas

March 1965 (age 51)
Paris, France

James "Jimmi" Harkishin (born Rajan Harkinshindas, March 1965) is a French-born British actor best known for his role as shop owner Dev Alahan in Coronation Street, which he has played since November 1999. He's also been featured in the film East is East as well as Bhaji on the Beach. He played Gary Lobo in the Jonathan Creek episode "Danse Macabre".

Harkishin was born in Paris, France, to an Indian father, Deepak, and an Italian mother, Sony.[1]

He began acting in 1988 under the stage name James Harkishin, and played the regular character of Jose Cuervo in the children's TV series Uncle Jack. In 2004, he was forced to take a break from Coronation Street after photographs appeared in the News of the World of him apparently taking drugs.[2] A month earlier, he had been cautioned by police as a result of an alleged theft in Brent Cross shopping centre.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Sad News for Jimmi Harkishin", 22 April 2011. Accessed 13 February 2013
  2. ^ BBC News Entertainment: "Street star Dev to take a 'break'", 20 December 2004. Accessed 13 February 2013
  3. ^ BBC News Entertainment: "Street actor denies theft claims", 8 November 2004. Accessed 13 February 2013


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