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In April 2008, he played a leading role in the BBC Three teen drama ''
Aml Eysan Ameen (; born 30 July 1985) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Trevor (Trife) in ''
soap ''Kidulthood
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'' (2006), Lewis Hardy in the ITV
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television series ''The Bill
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'', Capheus in the first season of the Netflix
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original series ''Sense8
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'', and Alby in ''The Maze Runner
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'' (2014).
Early life
Ameen was born in London, England, to Jamaican and Vincentian parents. He studied acting at theBarbara Speake Stage School
The Barbara Speake Stage School was opened on 10 February 1945 as an independent school, and was initially set up as a dancing school, by the founding principal Miss Barbara Speake, MBE, and was located in East Acton, London. The school was fee- ...
, an independent school
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in London. As a child he appeared in the West End in shows such as ''Oliver!
''Oliver!'' is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens.
It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before op ...
'' and ''Jolson''. At the age of 11, he performed on stage with Michael Jackson
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at the 1996 BRIT Awards
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in a performance famously invaded by Pulp
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...
's singer Jarvis Cocker
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.
Career
2002–2011
Ameen's first acting role came in 2002ITV
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police series ''The Bill
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The programme focused on ...
'', and he made another guest stint in 2004 before joining the series full-time in 2006 as PC Lewis Hardy, 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.
Soon after his guest appearance on The Bill in 2004, he portrayed the character Terry in '' Bella and the Boys'', He also made one-off guest appearances in BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...EastEnders
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'' and medical drama ''Holby City
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''. He also starred in the British youth-centred film ''Kidulthood
''Kidulthood'' (stylised as ''KiDULTHOOD'') is a 2006 British crime drama film directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Noel Clarke, who appeared in the film alongside Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, Adam Deacon, Jaime Winstone, Femi Oyeniran, Madelei ...
'' as the central character Trife, while he also appeared in ''Second Chance'' and ''Red Tails
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'' for a special appearance.
In April 2008, he played a leading role in the BBC Three teen drama ''Dis/Connected
''Dis/Connected'' is a BBC Three drama pilot, written by Howard Overman. It starred Holliday Grainger, Cloudia Swann, Aml Ameen, Bradley James, Laura Aikman, Katrina Rafferty and Lucy Evans.
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Dis/Connected tells the story of a group of d ...
'', 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.
Ameen featured in a film on Channel 4
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called ''Fallout
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'', part of their Disarming Britain mini-season. The ''London Lite'' paper described this as his most memorable performance. He featured as AJ in ''Silent Witness
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'' 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.
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.
Ameen performed at the Tricycle Theatre
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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
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In 2012, the London edition becam ...
'', 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
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's legal drama ''Harry's Law
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'' in the first season, which began to air on NBC
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during the 2011 television season.
2012–2018
Ameen's first Hollywood film role is inGeorge Lucas
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's ''Red Tails
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'' (2012), about the African American Tuskegee airman in World War II. He played Alby in the 2014 film adaptation of the young adult
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, science-fiction
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, dystopian
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novel, ''The Maze Runner
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''.
In 2015, Ameen was one of the eight central characters in the initial run of the Netflix
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series ''Sense8
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'', produced by the Wachowskis
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and J. Michael Straczynski
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. However, conflicts with Lana Wachowski
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resulted in his "abrupt" firing and replacement with Toby Onwumere
Toby Onwumere (born February 1, 1990) is a Nigerian and American actor known for the role of Capheus in the second season of the Netflix original series ''Sense8''.
Early life
Onwumere was born in Nigeria, and raised in Mansfield, Texas. Befo ...
after filming two episodes of the second season in 2016.
In 2018, Ameen starred as a young Jamaican named "D" in the film ''Yardie
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''. The film was based on Victor Headley's 1992 cult novel of the same name. Actor Idris Elba
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made his directorial debut with the film in London and Jamaica.
2020–present
Ameen's own debut as a director was announced in November 2020. ''Boxing Day
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'' was released on 3 December 2021 and, as the writer, Ameen used elements from his own life, "I kind of draw from inspiration from different moments in my family .my parents got divorced when I was 15, not when I was 28, so I just kind of reconstructed everything a little bit to suit the film and to suit the dramatic purposes. But a lot of the characters ..are based on my real sister, my real father." The film stars Ameen, Aja Naomi King
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, Leigh-Anne Pinnock
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(in her film debut), Marianne Jean-Baptiste
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, Stephen Dillane
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and Martina Laird
Martina Laird (born 1971) is a Trinidadian British actress, director and acting teacher.
Early life and education
Martina Laird was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1971. Her interest in Drama began early, when she was seven years old, an ...
. ''Boxing Day'' received mixed reviews.
He also played the role of the narrator Tom in the podcast The Left Right Game.
In addition to his theatrical work Ameen has used his voice to shed light on issues within the industry. In 2022, he featured in a BBC radio 4 documentary ''My name Is Ricardo P Lloyd''.
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 theMobo Awards
The MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin, also known as the MOBOs) are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in " music of black origin", including hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and Af ...
2006.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ameen, Aml 1985 births English people of Jamaican descent English people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent Black British male actors English male child actors English male television actors 21st-century English male actors English male film actors Male actors from London Living people