Jan Uddin is a British actor of

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descent, now living in Los Angeles. He is best known for his lead roles in independent film '' Cliffs of Freedom'' (2019) and British thriller ''

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'' (2017). Jan is the first person of Bangladeshi origin to star on Marvel Cinematic Universe and

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Early life

Uddin was born in

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, England. His parents were of Bangladeshi origin. Jan moved to London when 19 years old and then trained to become an actor at the Academy Drama School.

Career

Acting

In 2007, acting roles included '' Casualty'' and short film ''Famous Last Words''. In 2008, he featured in the BBC soap opera ''

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'' as

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; a love interest for

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.) His character first appeared on 17 March 2008 departing on 28 March 2008. In 2009, Jan Uddin appeared in a film called '' Boogie Woogie'' alongside Gillian Anderson, Heather Graham and Amanda Seyfried. In 2010, Uddin played Sweet Boy in '' Shank.'' The film is set in the future, around the survival of young adults during a food shortage. In 2011, he starred in the French film '' Black Gold'', directed by

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and starring Freida Pinto,

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and Mark Strong. In 2017, Jan was cast as KD in Lies We Tell. His character "- brings some of the dark side to the film." In 2019, Jan played Tariq in the independent drama Cliffs of Freedom directed by

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and shot in New Mexico.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Uddin, Jan 1985 births Living people English people of Bangladeshi descent English male film actors English male soap opera actors English male actors of South Asian descent English male models Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands Alumni of the Academy Drama School