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name: "Emil Marwa"
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born: "1 January 1974"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:50.778886+00:00"
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# Emil Marwa

Actor. Born 1 January 1974 in London, United Kingdom.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1974, London, United Kingdom

## Biography

Emil Marwa is a British actor. He was born in 1974 and raised in London. His father is an Indian Kenyan Sikh and his mother is of Norwegian descent.

Marwa is known for his role as Maneer Khan in the 1999 film *East Is East* and its 2010 sequel *West Is West*. Other film credits include *The Guru* (2002), *Code 46* (2003), *Doghouse* (2009) and *The Physician* (2013). He received an Amanda Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in the 2005 Norwegian film *Izzat*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *East Is East* (1999), Fi1m 74, as Maneer Khan — [page](https://film.one/film/east-is-east.md)

## Also known for

- *The Physician* (2013), Tuveh Ben Meir
- *Code 46* (2003), Mohan
- *Doghouse* (2009), Graham
- *The Guru* (2002), Vijay Rao
- *Hustle* (2004), Rocky
- *Zen* (2011), Mazzotta
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), Sarosh Mehta
- *West Is West* (2010)

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