Biography
Badi Uzzaman was a Pakistani-British actor. Born Mohammed Badi Uzzaman Azmi on 8 March 1939 in Phulpur, Azamgarh, British India, he moved with his family to what became Pakistan and graduated from Government College, Abbottabad, in 1959. He began his career as a radio presenter before moving into acting on Pakistan Television after its launch in 1964.
Uzzaman appeared in the 1984 Pakistani film Malia, which led to his seeking political asylum in the United Kingdom. He became a British citizen and worked extensively in British television and film, with roles including Anwar in the 1993 series The Buddha of Suburbia, a patient in The Singing Detective (1986), the Dealer in My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Suzie's Father in Torchwood (2006), Mr Gupta in Another Year (2010) and the Chemist in Eastern Promises (2007). He died on 14 June 2011 in Lahore, Pakistan.
