Asif was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire and attended Salt Grammar School, Baildon.  He now lives in South London. Before attending drama school he studied at The University of Bradford (BSc Electronic Imaging & Media Communications).

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As an Actor

 

Trained at The Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art (RADA).

 

Theatre work includes: A Man For All Seasons (Theatre Royal Bath/ Chichester Festival/ Richmond Theatre), Silence (Tara Theatre 2024 UK Tour), Great Expectations (Royal Exchange Theatre), Tartuffe (RSC/Birmingham Rep Theatre), Hamlet, The Cherry Orchard (Theatre Royal Windsor), A Kind Of People (Royal Court), When The Crows Visit (Kiln Theatre), Love, Bombs & Apples (The Kennedy Center, Washington DC), Tartuffe (Royal Shakespeare Company), Love, Bombs & Apples (San Francisco & UK Tour), A Passage To India (Simple8/Royal & Derngate/Park Theatre), Love, Bombs & Apples (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2017), The Hypocrite (RSC/HullTruck), Paradise of the Assassins (Tara Arts), Love, Bombs & Apples (Arcola & UK Tour 2016), Handbagged (UK Tour 2015, Kiln/Tricycle Theatre/Eleanor Lloyd Productions), Love, Bombs & Apples (Arcola Theatre 2015), Punjabi Boy (RichMix), Multitudes (Kiln/Tricycle Theatre), The Nutcracker & The Mouse King (Unicorn Theatre), The Book (Flying Cloud), Queen of the Nile (HullTruck), Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi (Arcola Theatre), The Snow Queen (Unicorn Theatre/ Trestle), Snookered (Tamasha/ Bush Theatre), Mixed Up North (Out of Joint), Twelfth Night (National Theatre), Playback (Ankur Productions).

 

Television work includes: Mr Bates Vs The Post Office (ITV/Little Gem), Diana & I (BBC2), Spooks (Series 10), Doctor Who, The Dumping Ground, Doctors, Casualty, Better (BBC). Dark Matters, Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal (Sky1), Man Down, Stath Lets Flats, Bradford Riots, Plot to Bring Down Britain's Planes (Channel 4), Hapless (Amazon Prime).

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Film work includes: Genera (Devisio Pictures, Somesuch, BBC Film, BFI), Hamlet (BKL Productions), Love Type D (Midnight Circus Films).

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Radio Work includes: Inside The Harem, Wimmy Road, Maps For Lost Lovers, Blasphemy And The Governor Of Punjab, Exemplar, One Five Seven Years, We Apologise For Any Inconvenience, Faith Hope And Glory (BBC Radio 4) and Silver Street (BBC Asian Network).

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As a Writer

 

COMBUSTION - Selected as one of 6 new plays for the Arcola Theatre's playWROUGHT#2 Festival, 2014. Progressed through to the final stage of the BBC Writers Room Script Room 8 Scheme. Produced by AIK productions and Tara Arts (2017). Directed by Nona Shepphard. Published by Aurora Metro Books.

 

IMAAM IMRAAN - Produced by the National Youth Theatre, premiere at Kala Sangam Theatre, as part of the Bradford Literature Festival, 2019. Directed by Iqbal Khan

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JAMIL'S LEGENDARY STAG NIGHT - Commissioned by Rifco Theatre Company & Watford Palace Theatre. A new full length play supported by the Channel 4 Playwrights' Scheme. 

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WILLKOMMEN - A play on Migration for teenagers. Commissioned by Tamasha & The Migration Museum and performed by students at Landau Forte College (Derby).  Directed by Esther Richardson. Published by Methuen Drama in a collection titled 'Migration Plays'.

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THE LADY - Commissioned by Tamasha. Performed by students from Swansea School at RichMix & Theatre Royal Stratford East. In 2019, it was performed by schools in Derby and Coventry. Directed by Cheryl May Ndione & Kate Hibbert. 

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TIGHT BASTARDS - Performed as a reading at the Soho Theatre for Tamasha Theatre (2015) and at Theatre503 (2016).

 

THE PLOT - Performed as a reading at the Soho Theatre for NEW MUSLIM VOICES, Sept 2016, as part of the Tamasha Scratch Night - Commissioned by Tamasha. Recently commissioned to develop the full length play.

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DIRTY SHINY BRADFORD - A television comedy developed with BBC Comedy Room and co-writer with Philip D McQuillan.

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FLIGHT - A short film for the Young Muslim Voices Project, produced by Voices Of London.

 

THIS WEIRD NORMAL - A new five-part audio fiction podcast written by Stella Kammel, Asif Khan and Susan Wokoma. Produced by RADA.

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A THREE YEAR OLD IN LOCKDOWN - IMAGINATION, 19 of the UK’s most exciting writers have written a collection of stories for the nation, exploring humanity and the unprecedented circumstances we’ve been living in during 2020. Produced by Theatre Centre and Theatre 503.

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NOAH AND THE BUMBLE BEES OF BIRMINGHAM - A new play commissioned by Birmingham Rep Theatre.

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JABALA AND THE JINN - AIK productions & Turtle Key Arts in association with Kala Sangam and Belgrade Theatre.

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SISTERS 360 - production due in 2025 at Polka Theatre, followed by Leeds Playhouse.

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BLOODSTAINED MAN - a new play in development.

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THREE MEN - a new play in development.

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Previous member of the Tamasha Playwrights Group, the Arcola’s Middle Eastern, Asian and North African writers group & BBC Comedy Room.

 

On the 'BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017 ' for new writers.

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Part of NATIONWIDE VOICES  2020 with English Touring Theatre.​

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AWARDS

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RADA - Won a Laurence Olivier Bursary Award. Won a Sir Alec Guinness Memorial Award and selected for Sir John Gielgud Bursary (2009). Stage Fighting - Won the Henry Marshall Award (2007).

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PLOT TO BRING DOWN BRITAINS PLANES (Channel 4) - BAFTA Winner 2013

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ADOPT A PLAYWRIGHT AWARD (OffWestEnd.Com) - Nominated and Final Shortlist.

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BEAM AWARDS 2017 - Nominated for The Male Actor of the Year Award .

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CHANNEL 4 PLAYWRIGHTS' SCHEME 2018 - WINNER. The scheme celebrates emerging British playwriting talent and has been supported by Channel 4 for the past five years.

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EASTERN EYE ARTS, CULTURE & THEATRE AWARDS 2017 - Nominated as a finalist for BEST ACTOR (Theatre) for Love, Bombs & Apples.

EASTERN EYE ARTS, CULTURE & THEATRE AWARDS 2018 - Nominated as a finalist for BEST ACTOR (Theatre) for A Passage To India.

EASTERN EYE ARTS, CULTURE & THEATRE AWARDS 2019 - Nominated as a finalist for BEST ACTOR (Theatre) for Tartuffe.

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LOVE, BOMBS & APPLES - WINNER of OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION at Theatre Bay Area Awards 2018 (US Debut).

LOVE, BOMBS & APPLES - Nominated as a finalist for BEST STAGE PRODUCTION at the ASIAN MEDIA AWARDS 2016.

LOVE, BOMBS & APPLES - Nominated as a finalist for BEST STAGE PRODUCTION at EASTERN EYE ARTS, CULTURE & THEATRE AWARDS 2017.

LOVE, BOMBS & APPLES - Long-listed for an Amnesty Freedom Of Expression Award 2017.

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COMBUSTION - WINNER of BEST STAGE PRODUCTION at the Asian Media Awards 2017.

COMBUSTION - WINNER of BEST PRODUCTION at EASTERN EYE ARTS, CULTURE & THEATRE AWARDS 2018

COMBUSTION - Nominated for Two OFFWESTEND Awards inc BEST NEW PLAY & MALE PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE.

COMBUSTION - Nominated for a STAGE DEBUT AWARD  2017 for Best Writer.

COMBUSTION - Nominated as a Finalist for Best Poster Design at Theatre & Technology Awards 2017.

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IMAAM IMRAAN - Nominated for BEST WRITER at EASTERN EYE ARTS, CULTURE & THEATRE AWARDS 2021.

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JABALA AND THE JINN - Nominated as a finalist for BEST STAGE PRODUCTION at the ASIAN MEDIA AWARDS 2021.

JABALA AND THE JINN - WINNER for BEST SCRIPTWRITER at EASTERN EYE ARTS, CULTURE AND THEATRE AWARDS 2022.

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SNOOKERED - Nominated for BEST NEW PLAY​ & BEST ENSEMBLE CAST by Off West End Theatre Awards 2012. 

SNOOKERED - WINNER of BEST NEW PLAY at the Manchester Theatre Awards 2013

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THE HYPOCRITE - Nominated for BEST REGIONAL PRODUCTION at the WHATSONSTAGE Awards 2018.

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TARTUFEE - WINNER of BEST PRODUCTION at EASTERN EYE ARTS, CULTURE & THEATRE AWARDS 2019

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A KIND OF PEOPLE - Nominated as a finalist for BEST STAGE PRODUCTION at the ASIAN MEDIA AWARDS 2020.

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BOX OF TRICKS & SKY STUDIOS SCREEN/PLAY AWARD - Shortlist.

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