Aml Ameen

Aml Ameen

Infobox actor
name = Aml Ameen


caption = Aml at the 2007 Screen Nation Awards
birth_date = birth date and age|1985|07|30
birth_place = London, England
death_date =
death_place =
other_names =
occupation = Actor
nationality = flagicon|UK British
website = http://www.amlameen.com/

Aml Ameen (pronounced IPA|(born July 30, 1985 in London, Englandcite web|url = http://www.amlameen.com/biography.html |title = Aml Ameen |accessdate = 2008-08-01] ) is an English television actor best known for his roles as Trife in Kidulthood and Lewis Hardy in The Bill.

Biography

He learnt his acting craft at the Barbara Speake stage school in London. As a child he appeared in West End in shows such as "Oliver!" and "Jolson".

At the age of 11 he performed on stage with Michael Jackson at the 1996 BRIT Awards, in a performance famously invaded by Pulp's singer Jarvis Cocker.

Ameen's first acting role was in 2004's "Bella and the Boys", in which he played the character Terry. [cite web|url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398749/ |title = Bella and the Boys (2004) (TV) |accessdate = 2008-08-01]

His next role was a one-off appearance in an episode of the BBC television series "Holby City". He also starred in the British youth-centred film "Kidulthood" as the central character Trife.

He played PC Lewis Hardy in the long-running ITV police series "The Bill", 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 and 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. Ameen remains in the show, as a recurring character.

In April 2008 he played a leading role in the BBC Three teen drama "Dis/Connected", 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. [cite web|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0091v2q |title = BBC - BBC Three Programmes - Dis/Connected |accessdate = 2008-08-01]

Aml Ameen featured in a film on Channel 4 called Fallout, part of their Disarming Britain mini-season [cite web|url = http://www.channel4.com/news/microsites/D/disarming_britain/fallout.html |title = Channel 4 - Disarming Britain |accessdate = 2008-08-01] . The London Lite paper described this as his most memorable performance.

Aml recently featured as AJ in Silent Witness Series 12 Parts 1 and 2. He portayed a youth worker trying to make a difference in the gang and knife community which presides South London, and became friends with Leo, one of the senior pathologists doing community service for drink driving.

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 the Mobo Awards 2006.

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