 One of his first roles was in the BBC hospital drama, "Angels" (1982).He is perhaps best known for playing the role of Rezaul Kabir in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders" from 1986–1987.Other credits include "Boon" (1986); "How to Get Ahead in Advertising" (1989); "Bhaji on the Beach" (1993); "Goodnight Sweetheart" (1993); "Love Hurts" (1994); "The Knock" (1997); playing Ron in "Gimme Gimme Gimme" (2000); "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002); "The Bill" (2002); "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" (2003); "Steel River Blues" (2004); "The Golden Hour" (2005), "Dracula" (2006) and "Badla"(2019)