James "Jimmi" Harkishin (born Rajan Harkishindas; 19 March 1965) is an English actor best known for his role as shopkeeper
Dev Alahan in ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Orig ...
'', which he has played continuously since 10 November 1999. He also played Ranjit in the film ''
Bhaji on the Beach
''Bhaji on the Beach'' is a 1993 British comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha (in her feature film directorial debut) and written by Meera Syal.
Plot
A community group of British women (mostly Punjabis of various faiths) of differen ...
'' (1993) and Iyaaz Ali Khan in ''
East is East'' (1999).
Harkishin played Gary Lobo in the ''
Jonathan Creek'' episode "Danse Macabre".
Harkishin was born in
Bangalore
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India
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, to Sindhi parents, Gomomal and Vimla. He has three children, Holli Harkishin, Rajan Harkishin and India Rose Harkishin with partner Susan Beaton.
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He began acting in 1986 under the stage name James Harkishin, and played the regular characters of Jose Cuervo for 18 episodes between 1990–1993 in the children's TV series ''Uncle Jack
''Uncle Jack'' was a children's TV show which aired on BBC1 in the early 1990s.
The plot centres around Jack Green, an environmentalist and undercover agent for MI5, who with his family are on a mission to save the planet. Jack's archenemy ...
''. He also played Dr. Jay Rahman in the medical drama TV series ''Medics
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Filmography
Television
Film
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
British male soap opera actors
British male actors of South Asian descent
British people of Indian descent
British people of Italian descent
French people of Indian descent
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