Name Jimmi Harkishin | Role Actor | |
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Full Name Rajan Harkishindas Nominations The British Soap Award for Best Storyline Similar People Shobna Gulati, Patti Clare, Malcolm Hebden, Sue Cleaver, Katy Cavanagh | ||
Coronation street s jimmi harkishin on the show s success
Jimmi Harkishin (born Rajan Harkinshindas, March 1965) is a French-born British actor best known for his role as shopkeeper Dev Alahan in Coronation Street, which he has played since November 1999. He's also been featured in the film East is East as well as Bhaji on the Beach. He played Gary Dunn in the Jonathan Creek episode "Danse Macabre".
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Harkishin was born in Paris, France, to an Indian Mackem father, Deepak, and a Gujarati Indian mother, Soni.
He began acting in 1988 under the stage name James Harkishin, and played the regular character of Jose Cuervo in the children's TV series Uncle Jack. In 2004, he was forced to take a break from Coronation Street after photographs appeared in the News of the World of him apparently taking drugs. A month earlier, he had been cautioned by police as a result of an alleged theft in Brent Cross shopping centre.
Filmography
Actor
1999
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Dev Alahan
2012
Coronation Street: A Christmas Corrie (TV Short) as
Dev Alahan
2010
Children in Need (TV Series) as
Dev Alahan
- Episode #1.31 (2010) - Dev Alahan
2010
Coronation Street: Tram Crash (TV Movie) as
Dev Alahan
2005
Coronation Street: Pantomime (TV Movie) as
Dev Alahan
1999
East Is East as
Iyaaz Ali Khan
1998
Close Relations (TV Mini Series) as
Ravi
- Episode #1.5 (1998) - Ravi
- Episode #1.4 (1998) - Ravi
- Episode #1.3 (1998) - Ravi
1998
Heat of the Sun (TV Mini Series) as
Amir Ali
- Private Lives (1998) - Amir Ali
1998
Jonathan Creek (TV Series) as
Gary Lobo
- Danse Macabre (1998) - Gary Lobo
1997
Holding the Baby (TV Series) as
Doctor
- Episode #1.2 (1997) - Doctor
1995
Paparazzo as
Spike
1990
Medics (TV Series) as
Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar / Jay Rahman / Vijesh
- Love Lies Bleeding (1995) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Living and Lying (1995) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Running on Empty (1995) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- In Sickness and in Health (1995) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Breaking Point (1995) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Second Chance (1995) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Certain Risks (1995) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Coming to Terms (1995) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Born Losers (1995) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Labour of Love (1995) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Illusions (1995) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Lifeline (1995) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Going West (1994) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Aftermath (1994) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- In the Dark (1994) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Keeping Secrets (1994) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Home Truths (1994) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Cross Purposes (1994) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- All in the Mind (1994) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Changing Faces (1994) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Consequences (1994) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Here Today (1994) - Dr. Jay Rahman, registrar
- Annie (1990) - Vijesh
1993
Harry (TV Series) as
Sami
- Episode #1.9 (1993) - Sami
1993
Fighting for Gemma (TV Movie) as
Richard Meeran
1993
Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy (TV Series) as
Jose Cuervo
- The Tomb of El Wadi Whant (1993) - Jose Cuervo
- A Dig at El Ninny (1993) - Jose Cuervo
1993
The Bill (TV Series) as
Kumar
- The Knowledge (1993) - Kumar
1993
Bhaji on the Beach as
Ranjit
1992
Desmond's (TV Series) as
Derrick
- The Godmother (1992) - Derrick
1992
Crime Story (TV Series) as
Arthur Hosein
- Gone Too Far: The Mystery of Mrs. Muriel McKay (1992) - Arthur Hosein
1992
Uncle Jack and the Dark Side of the Moon (TV Series) as
Jose Cuervo
- Kidnapped (1992) - Jose Cuervo
- Evil Weather (1992) - Jose Cuervo
1992
Casualty (TV Series) as
Greggory Pratkash
- Rates of Exchange (1992) - Greggory Pratkash
1991
Uncle Jack and the Loch Noch Monster (TV Series) as
Jose Cuervo
- Countdown (1991) - Jose Cuervo
- Monsters Galore! (1991) - Jose Cuervo
- Terror in Edinburgh (1991) - Jose Cuervo
- Operation Rescue (1991) - Jose Cuervo
- The Return of the Vixen (1991) - Jose Cuervo
1990
Uncle Jack and Operation Green (TV Series) as
Jose Cuervo
- All Tied Up (1990) - Jose Cuervo
- Kidnapped (1990) - Jose Cuervo
- Carrying the Can (1990) - Jose Cuervo
- The Plot Thickens (1990) - Jose Cuervo
- How It All Began (1990) - Jose Cuervo
1990
TECX (TV Series) as
Karim Dhillon
- A Soldier's Death (1990) - Karim Dhillon
1988
South of the Border (TV Series) as
Krish
1990
Eurocops (TV Series) as
Vip
- Pushed (1990) - Vip (as James Harkishin)
1989
Saracen (TV Series) as
Hazzom
- Reaper (1989) - Hazzom
1989
Shalom Salaam (TV Mini Series) as
Rashid Sattar
- Episode #1.5 (1989) - Rashid Sattar
- Episode #1.4 (1989) - Rashid Sattar
- Episode #1.3 (1989) - Rashid Sattar
- Episode #1.2 (1989) - Rashid Sattar
- Episode #1.1 (1989) - Rashid Sattar
1988
For Queen & Country as
Sadiq (as James Harkishin)
1987
A Killing on the Exchange (TV Mini Series) as
Krishna
- Episode #1.5 (1987) - Krishna
- Episode #1.4 (1987) - Krishna
Self
2023
Celebrity Catchphrase (TV Series) as
Self - Contestant
- Charlie Brooks, Jimmi Harkishin and Siobhan McSweeney (2023) - Self - Contestant
2022
The British Soap Awards 2022 (TV Special) as
Self
2021
Johnny Briggs: Coronation Street Legend (TV Special) as
Self
2020
Coronation Street: Soapy Slip-Ups (TV Special) as
Self
2019
Coronation Street at Christmas (TV Special documentary) as
Self
2012
The Corrie Years (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- The Stunts (2012) - Self
2008
Xposé (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #3.40 (2008) - Self
2008
This Morning (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 11 February 2008 (2008) - Self
2007
Coronation Street: The Wedding Special (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2007
Happy Birthday BAFTA (TV Special)
2007
The British Soap Awards 2007 (TV Special) as
Self - Audience Member
2005
Coronation Street Pantomime: Unwrapped (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2005
The British Soap Awards 2005 (TV Special) as
Self
2005
When Ken Met Deirdre (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2004
2nd Irish Film and Television Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2004
Hell's Kitchen (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.15 (2004) - Self (uncredited)
2001
Deirdre & Me (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
2020
Coronation Street: Compilations (TV Series documentary) as
Dev Alahan
2018
Coronation Street Special: From Here to Now (TV Movie) as
Dev Alahan
2015
Coronation Street Catch Up 2015 (TV Movie) as
Dev Alahan
2010
The Stars of the Street: 50 Years, 50 Classic Characters (Video) as
Dev Alahan
2009
Stars on the Street (TV Movie documentary) as
Dev Alahan (uncredited)
References
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