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name: "Nikesh Patel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nikesh-patel"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 October 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 55
updated: "2026-09-16T18:07:42.319699+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."
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# Nikesh Patel

Actor. Born 17 October 1985 in Wembley, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 October 1985, Wembley, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2020–present

## Biography

Nikesh Patel is an English actor born in Wembley, London. He studied English at the University of Warwick, graduating in 2007, and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2010.

He is known for his roles as Aafrin Dalal in the Channel 4 drama series *Indian Summers* (2015–2016), Tom in the BBC sitcom *Starstruck* (2021–2023), and DI Ravi Dhillon in the Amazon Prime thriller series *The Devil's Hour* (2022–present). His film credits include Pradhan in *London Has Fallen* (2016) and Foaly in *Artemis Fowl* (2020). He appears as Harry in the Netflix series *How to Get to Heaven from Belfast* (2026).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *How to Get to Heaven from Belfast* (2026), Fi1m 78, as Harry — [page](https://film.one/tv/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast.md)
- *Artemis Fowl* (2020), Fi1m 32, as Foaly — [page](https://film.one/film/artemis-fowl.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Starstruck* (2021), Actor

## Also known for

- *London Has Fallen* (2016), Pradhan
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Dev Kardek
- *The Devil's Hour* (2022), DI Ravi Dhillon
- *Picture This* (2025), Akshay
- *The Critic* (2024), Ferdy Harwood
- *The After* (2024), Salman
- *Indian Summers* (2015), Aafrin Dalal
- *Four Weddings and a Funeral* (2019), Kash

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