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name: "Raji James"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 February 1970"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:50.782877+00:00"
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# Raji James

Actor. Born 24 February 1970 in Islington, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 February 1970, Islington, London, England, UK

## Biography

Raji James is a British actor. He trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, graduating in 1991.

James is known for his role as Abdul Khan in the film *East Is East* (1999). On television he has played regular characters including Ash Ferreira in *EastEnders* (2003–2005), DS Vik Singh in *The Bill* (2000–2002) and Ali Shahzad in *Hollyoaks* (2021–2022). Other credits include appearances in *Doctor Who* (2006), *Robin Hood* (2006), *Coupling* (2000), *Casualty*, *Nina's Heavenly Delights* (2006) and *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (2022).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Also known for

- *Doctor Who* (2005), Dr. Rajesh Singh
- *Coupling* (2000), Waiter
- *EastEnders* (1985), Ash Ferreira
- *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (2022), Rajiv
- *U.F.O.* (2012), Mr. Peterson
- *Robin Hood* (2006)
- *Casualty* (1986), Adil Saifi
- *Nina's Heavenly Delights* (2006), Sanjay Khanna

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