Ayub khan mp

British Pakistani actor (born )

Ayub Khan Din (Urdu: ایوب خان دین; born 11 July ) is a British writer and actor. He wrote the BAFTA, BIFA and London Film Critics Circle award-winning film East Is East (), adapted from his Olivier-nominated play of the same name. His comedy play Rafta, Rafta won the Olivier Award. He went on to write the film sequel West Is West (). On television, he created the Channel 4 comedy-drama Ackley Bridge (–).

As an actor, Khan Din's roles include Sammy in Hanif Kureishi's film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid in (), Hanif Ruparell in the soap opera Coronation Street (–), and Ravi Shah in the ITV series London Bridge ().

Early life

Khan was born on 11 July to a British Pakistani father and English mother and lived in Salford. Upon leaving school, he studied drama at the Salford College of Technology. When he completed his course in , he then left to study acting at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London^[1] gradu