--- name: "Jimi Mistry" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jimi-mistry" fi1m_id: "jimi-mistry" imdb_id: "nm0592993" tmdb_id: 16756 wikidata_id: "Q724227" roles: ["Actor"] born: "1 January 1973" reviewed_on_fi1m: 5 average_fi1m_score: 70 average_as: "actor" average_over: 5 updated: "2026-10-05T11:11:11.408426+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jimi Mistry ## Identity Jimi Mistry - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jimi-mistry - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jimi-mistry - **IMDb ID:** nm0592993 - **TMDB ID:** 16756 - **Wikidata ID:** Q724227 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Mistry, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q724227, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0592993/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16756 Actor. Born 1 January 1973 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 1 January 1973, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK - **Active:** 1996–2010 - **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 5 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (2), 2000s 57 (2), 2010s 83 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 69 across 5 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Documentary 1, Mystery 1 - **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $825m across 5 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Mistry, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q724227, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0592993/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16756 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Arbor*](https://film.one/film/the-arbor.md) (83) - **AMC+:** [*Exam*](https://film.one/film/exam.md) (57) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Jimi Mistry is a British actor. He was born on 1 January 1973 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, and trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama. He first gained attention playing Dr Fred Fonseca in the BBC soap opera *EastEnders*. His film breakthrough came as Tariq Khan in *East Is East* (1999). Subsequent roles include *The Guru* (2002), *Blood Diamond* (2006), *RocknRolla* (2008), *Exam* (2009) and *2012* (2009). On television he has appeared in *Strike Back* as Latif and as Kal Nazir in *Coronation Street*. Mistry's screen career spans 1996 to 2015. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (5) - *The Arbor* (2010), Fi1m 83, as Yousaf — [page](https://film.one/film/the-arbor.md) - *2012* (2009), Fi1m 57, as Dr. Satnam Tsurutani — [page](https://film.one/film/2012.md) - *Exam* (2009), Fi1m 57, as Brown — [page](https://film.one/film/exam.md) - *East Is East* (1999), Fi1m 74, as Tariq Khan — [page](https://film.one/film/east-is-east.md) - *Hamlet* (1996), Fi1m 81, as Sailor Two — [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet.md) ## Complete filmography (35) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Lock-In* (2022), as Doctor Fredrico Fonseca - *Festival of Lights* (2012), as Vishnu - *The Syndicate* (2012), series, as Tom Bedford - *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Paul — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md) - *The Arbor* (2010), as Yousaf — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-arbor.md) - *West Is West* (2010), as Tariq Khan - *Basement* (2010), as Derek - *It's a Wonderful Afterlife* (2010), as Dev - *Strike Back* (2010), series, as Maj. Jamal Ashkani / Latif - *2012* (2009), as Dr. Satnam Tsurutani — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/2012.md) - *And The Beat Goes On...Ibiza* (2009), Writer - *Exam* (2009), as Brown — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/exam.md) - *RocknRolla* (2008), as Councillor - *Fiona's Story* (2008), as Charlie - *Nearly Famous* (2007), series, as Matt Bright - *Partition* (2007), as Gian Singh - *Blood Diamond* (2006), as Nabil - *Dead Fish* (2005), as Salvador E. Johnson - *Things to Do Before You're 30* (2005), as Dylan - *The Truth About Love* (2005), as Sam Holbrook - *Touch of Pink* (2004), as Alim Jahan - *Ten Minute Movie* (2004), as Sam - *Ella Enchanted* (2004), as Benny - *The Guru* (2002), as Ramu Gupta - *Spooks* (2002), series, as Nazim Malik — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md) - *The Mystic Masseur* (2001), as Pratap Cooper - *My Kingdom* (2001), as Jug - *Born Romantic* (2000), as Eddie - *East Is East* (1999), as Tariq Khan — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/east-is-east.md) - *City Central* (1998), series, as Kumar Joshi - *Hamlet* (1996), as Sailor Two — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet.md) - *Silent Witness* (1996), series, Actor - *Illegal Access* (1994), as Billy - *EastEnders* (1985), series, as Fred Fonseca — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md) - *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor ## Gallery - ![Jimi Mistry](https://film.one/media/person/89038/gallery-ec3c477e85b0.jpg) Jimi Mistry — Ian Smith from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Jimi_Mistry_%285244429754%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Jimi Mistry](https://film.one/media/person/89038/gallery-b5503217e60b.jpg) Jimi Mistry — Image via TMDB - ![Jimi Mistry](https://film.one/media/person/89038/gallery-48888ae61986.jpg) Jimi Mistry — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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