Arsher Ali is a British actor. He has played various TV and film roles, and is a regular lead performer at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Personal life

Ali is of Pakistani descent. He is a graduate of East 15 Acting School. He married British-Iranian actress Roxy Shahidi in 2010. The couple had their first child, a daughter, in January 2018. Ali has been vocal throughout his career about the challenges faced by British Asian actors in the film industry and his continual fight against racial typecasting.

Ali is a keen Nottingham Forest fan.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Four LionsHassan
2012All in Good TimeEtash
2013ComplicitWaleed Ahmed
2015A Patch of FogTroy Griffen
2015RemainderNaz
2016The Darkest UniverseMax Robson
2017The RitualPhil
2018Been So LongJake
2019The FloodNasrat
2021The DigGrimes
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009WallanderJamal1 episode
2010PulseAdam HusseinTelevision film
2011Silent WitnessZak Khan8 episodes
2011–2012Beaver FallsAdil "A-Rab" Hussain12 episodes
2013The GuiltyDS Vinesh Roy3 episodes
2013ComplicitWaleed AhmedTelevision film
2014The MissingMalik Suri7 episodes
2014AltCallumTelevision film
2015Arthur & GeorgeGeorge Edalji3 episodes
2015Doctor WhoBennet"Under the Lake" / "Before the Flood"
2016Line of DutyPC Hari BainsSeries 3
2017–2018Ackley BridgeSamir QureshiSeries 1–2; 9 episodes
2018InformerImran Aziz5 episodes
2018Hang UpsRyan Mehta2 episodes
2020Cold CouragePeter ChandraMain role
2022The Fear IndexHugo QuarryMiniseries
2023–presentFunny WomanDennis MahindraMain role
2023–presentEveryone Else BurnsElder SamsonRecurring role
2023Top BoyIsaac Latif1 episode
2026HijackRobert Lang6 episodes

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